The English Market

prettyrestless

What are your favourite stalls?

I love the sandwich stall, its location is a bit unfortunate though. Perhaps a little pricey for a sandwich, but they're so good.

pwurple

What's wrong with the location? Busy corner, grand. I like their hummus.

prettyrestless

Just the smell of fish from Kay O'Connells. Always paranoid my sandwich will have a fishy taste off it

horgan_p

Bresnans for beef
The chicken place next to the choclate stall for chicken (both complete and wings) edit : the name of the place is Glenys Landon
Tom Durcan for lamb and esp. Steak - really good t-bones and striploins - not forgetting spiced beef at christmas
The Iago place for salami , pepperoni and pizza dough (and yummy Mozarella)

Coffee central for a decent,inexpensive (€2) coffee

I'd do our meat shopping in their every week. Little bit more expensive, but it'sgood stuff.

refusetolose

the bread shop!

Sergio

Moynihans poultry butchers for chicken all day long!

pwurple

We get 90% of our food in the market. I think frozen veg and milk are the only things we don't get there.

Bresnan's for beef.
O'mahony's for lamb and spiced beef at christmas. Never met a butcher who does a neater rack of lamb.
Ballycotton seafood and kay o'connells for fish
heddermans for smoked salmon, especially the chilli one.
Sandwich stall for hummus and butter bean salad.
The real olive for olives, olive oil, anchovies and semi sun dried tomatoes.
Iagos for fresh yeast and sometimes the pizza dough when i'm too lazy to do it myself. And cheese.
Bubble brothers for wine
Pigs back for pate, crackers, hams, chutney.
Heavens cake for fancy tarts for visitors
Mr bells for different types of rice/wasabi/nori/poppadums/tahini/noodles.
Superfruit for herbs/veg
Mcdonnells for veg
The organic shop for bread flour

And of course farmgate for eating.

mimihops

The olive shop, mmm LOVE their basil hummus, must try the sandwich shops hummus as well since it's getting good mentions on here. Love Iago as well for delicious cheese.

pwurple

Forgot about the real olive for garlic. Really big pungent garliky bulbs, not like the dried up mini garlics for crazy money in supermarkets.

JupiterKid

The English Market is a fantastic asset to Cork. Dublin simply has no equivalent.

byronbay2

pwurple wrote: »

We get 90% of our food in the market. I think frozen veg and milk are the only things we don't get there.

Bresnan's for beef.
O'mahony's for lamb and spiced beef at christmas. Never met a butcher who does a neater rack of lamb.
Ballycotton seafood and kay o'connells for fish
heddermans for smoked salmon, especially the chilli one.
Sandwich stall for hummus and butter bean salad.
The real olive for olives, olive oil, anchovies and semi sun dried tomatoes.
Iagos for fresh yeast and sometimes the pizza dough when i'm too lazy to do it myself. And cheese.
Bubble brothers for wine
Pigs back for pate, crackers, hams, chutney.
Heavens cake for fancy tarts for visitors
Mr bells for different types of rice/wasabi/nori/poppadums/tahini/noodles.
Superfruit for herbs/veg
Mcdonnells for veg
The organic shop for bread flour

And of course farmgate for eating.

Thinly veiled "I am a multi-millionaire" post ......

ABajaninCork

byronbay2 wrote: »

Thinly veiled "I am a multi-millionaire" post ......

Nope. I'm by no means a multi-millionaire but will often shop there, especially Superfruit and the ethnic food stalls for chillies, veg and assorted seasonings.

ABajaninCork

JupiterKid wrote: »

The English Market is a fantastic asset to Cork. Dublin simply has no equivalent.

Oh yes. My friends from London will kill to get to the English Market. They love the olive stall and the Ballycotton Seafood shop for goodies.

byronbay2

ABajaninCork wrote: »

Nope. I'm by no means a multi-millionaire but will often shop there, especially Superfruit and the ethnic food stalls for chillies, veg and assorted seasonings.

Yes, most Cork people will buy bits and pieces in The Market as well as treats for special occasions but buying 90% of your weekly food spend there (particularly fresh fish, smoked salmon, cheeses, olives etc.) is a rich man's game. Obviously, I was being tongue-in-cheek with the multi-millionaire jibe.

But seriously, the English Market is a brilliant place for fun browsing (particularly with visitors/children) and buying top quality food. It is, however, undeniably a much more expensive place to shop than Tesco/SV/Dunnes.

the beer revolu

byronbay2 wrote: »

But seriously, the English Market is a brilliant place for fun browsing (particularly with visitors/children) and buying top quality food. It is, however, undeniably a much more expensive place to shop than Tesco/SV/Dunnes.

You're not comparing like with like. The same cheese, if you can get it, will be no cheaper in Tesco than the market.
What do you think is cheaper in Tesco/sv/dunnes than the market - for a similar product?

byronbay2

the beer revolu wrote: »

You're not comparing like with like. The same cheese, if you can get it, will be no cheaper in Tesco than the market.
What do you think is cheaper in Tesco/sv/dunnes than the market - for a similar product?

I disagree: fresh meat/fish, smoked salmon, cheeses, olives, bread, cakes and many other items are definitely more expensive in The Market than in the multiples mentioned. I write this as a regular willing victim of the phenomenon.

You might claim that I am not comparing like with like insofar as the quality of the products is concerned; that is a subjective judgement which I agree with in some instances (which is why I continue to shop there) but strictly in terms of cost per 100g (or whatever) The Market is definitely more expensive.

pwurple

byronbay2 wrote: »

Thinly veiled "I am a multi-millionaire" post ......

Heh. I wish! Edit, we are total food snobs. Unapologetic! Can't quite afford our tastes though.

I don't buy expensive stuff in there except for special occasions. Chowder mix of seafood is as cheap a way to get fish into you as you can ever get. It's the off-cuts. A bag of mussels? Same for butchers meat. The stewing bits of beef are dirt cheap. Olives are about 60c.

I do get something expensive alright for special dinners. Rack of lamb or a whole fish for valentines or birthdays. and some pongy cheese. It's still a boatload cheaper than a restaurant for the same thing. There is stuff in the market that I've never seen in a supermarket, so I think it's tricky to compare.

Fresh veg is a killer, I'll give you that. We used to grow stuff, but we're renting so we have is a cooking apple tree, some rhubarb and a couple of spud plants in sacks. Killing me to hand over money to buy veg, but you gotta eat the stuff. I bet our food bill is still less that what people spend on ready meals, fizzy drinks, sugar stuffed cereals, and frozen pizza though. Now that's a rich mans game.

the beer revolu

byronbay2 wrote: »

I disagree: fresh meat/fish, smoked salmon, cheeses, olives, bread, cakes and many other items are definitely more expensive in The Market than in the multiples mentioned. I write this as a regular willing victim of the phenomenon.

You might claim that I am not comparing like with like insofar as the quality of the products is concerned; that is a subjective judgement which I agree with in some instances (which is why I continue to shop there) but strictly in terms of cost per 100g (or whatever) The Market is definitely more expensive.

I can buy chicken at a fraction of the price of any supermarket, same goes for bacon and black/white pudding, veg in Superfruit is mostly much the same price as the multiples. I can get olives far cheaper (not from the olive stall) in the market than jarred ones in supermarket. Meat is often cheaper in the market - especially the cheaper cuts. I don't imagine a fillet of cod in the market is any more than a fillet of cod in Tesco.

To compare 100g of hand made, 24 month matured artisan cheddar to 100g of factory produced cheddar and then claim that the market is more expensive is just daft. You have to compare like with like and when you do, you'll often find the market to be cheaper. Just check out the price per Kg of the miserable selection of artisan cheeses that Tesco do and you'll see.

pwurple

Also, it's fairly easy to argue that if you are spending money on anything at all, it should be food. We don't spend on tv subscriptions, cinema or gyms. We use the free playgrounds and the library. all of the kids clothes are second or third hand.

But a good bit of thought goes into our food. I want real food. Best I can get for my family. Proper meat, fish, pulses, and a good broad diet of different veg. not viatnamese pangsius, not mechanically extracted sausagemeat and no sneaky horses.

mimihops

Where else does olives in the market? Must check them out next time.

the beer revolu

mimihops wrote: »

Where else does olives in the market? Must check them out next time.

Mr Bells do lots of jars, tubs and vac packs of olives. We drain them and marinade them in cheap olive oil, herbs, garlic, lemon and chillies.

mimihops

Never even occurred to me to marinade them myself, will definitely be getting some of the cheaper ones and trying that out!

the beer revolu

mimihops wrote: »

Never even occurred to me to marinade them myself, will definitely be getting some of the cheaper ones and trying that out!

If you can be bothered, it's well worth it.
We use: fresh thyme, bay leaves, pepper corns, slices of lemon, sliced garlic cloves and pickled chillies. As long as you keep everything covered with the oil, they keep for an age. The flavoured oil is nice to use afterwards.

mimihops

Will definitely try that out, thanks!

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byronbay2 wrote: »

But seriously, the English Market is a brilliant place for fun browsing (particularly with visitors/children) and buying top quality food. It is, however, undeniably a much more expensive place to shop than Tesco/SV/Dunnes.

I don't think it is for a lot of stuff. Definitely cheaper to buy meat there. Bread, it's more expensive than a dodgy tesco sliced pan, but you get what you pay for. Useful to do shopping for key ingredients in the market and then stock up on the rest elsewhere.

evilivor

Might be of interest to some on here: seems to be opening soon on Marlboro Street.

draiochtanois

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