Qype enjoys some slow food
21.12.2007 from Phil
Earlier this month we invited our London-based Qypers to take a trip down to the South Bank with us to sample the delights of the Slow Food Christmas Market, and last night a small group of hardy (and well-insulated) reviewers met up to see what Slow Food was all about.
The Slow Food organisation is an international movement that believes our food should taste good, be fair (i.e. the producers should not be exploited) and also be clean without any negative effects on the environment. The Christmas market was just one of the initiatives the organisation has organised to promote their message, and it was a great opportunity to see just how great ’slow food’ can be as well as pick up a few last minute presents.
Of course, Qype users are well versed in sampling local products so our group wasted no time at all in getting stuck in to the various stalls, which included a fantastic (and spicy!) selection of Indian chutneys; enough cheese to give you funny dreams for a week; plenty of cider, beer and wine; and even some traditional Italian lardo (thick slices of fat cured with herbs and salt which you spread on toast!).
We were also treated to some much needed warm, spiced cider and fantastically tasty spit roast pork sandwiches by nearby restaurant Canteen, all of which was consumed while listening to one of Slow Food’s UK ambassador’s explain why retaining the heritage of regional food is so important in theses days of globalisation.
All in all it was a great evening and we’d like to thank everyone who braved the cold to come down and share it with us. We’ll definitely be putting on some similar events in the new year so keep an eye on this blog to see what we’ve got planned.
Here’s a few more photographs of the evening, courtesy of Chris Osburn, food and drink editor for the Londonist blog:
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
December 21st, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Get me some more of those pork sandwiches! I’m having withdrawal symptoms…..
December 21st, 2007 at 2:53 pm
The Hot Cider rocked and I’m looking forward to the Turkey Vindaloo Chutney (sounds weird but from the tasting was surprisingly good). Thanks for the invite.
December 22nd, 2007 at 8:58 am
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December 22nd, 2007 at 2:18 pm
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December 22nd, 2007 at 6:51 pm
I’m just about to go for a fast-take-away curry - and realise I should have bought some of that slow Turkey Vindaloo chutney - even my local Brick Lane eateries don’t sell it!
December 24th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
A really nice afternoon - it restored my faith in the Christmas season and certainly got my appetite up for the holiday feasting! Thanks for inviting us and allowing us to meet the organisers, it was great to hear the message behind the market.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:51 am
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