I am totally in love with Borough Market. It delights my soul in a profound yet simple way. When I first ventured to this haven of creation, I saw a The Exotic Meat Company, and was delighted by the fact they had new meats for me to tick off my “I want to eat all the animals” list. I set my gaze on zebra, and would come back for it when I had a kitchen (I was homeless when I first arrived in London). Today was that day.
Of course, one simply cannot go all that way (it’s not very far from where I live really) and not explore and indulge a little…
My collection of treasures included: six chocolate truffles from Artisan de Chocolat London (these stole my heart the other day in Selfridge’s with their exquisite banana ganache), two fresh duck eggs, gorgeous sirolle mushrooms, a black pudding chorizo from Cannon and Cannon, a burger bun from Bread Ahead and some zebra meat.
I may also have bought a bottle of wine or three from an hilarious Frenchman, who replied when I asked “what do you like?” (obviously referring to the wines),
“I like to laze around doing fuck all”… Oh Borough Wines.
Grinning somewhat, I raced home to plant myself in the kitchen and create.
Charring the patty on the outside, I topped it with some bitey cheddar, the stunning sirolle mushrooms which I lightly pan-fried in some olive oil and smeared on a slathering of mustard and mango chutney for some piquancy and sweetness.
Drumroll…. Zebra, tastes like beef. Aaaaw. The crowd audibly sighs. It was delicious mind you, but I was hoping for a richer more kangaroo-like taste. You could easily tell people they were eating beef, and nobody would question it.
Next time, I might buy one of the chunks of python I saw, and hope it doesn’t taste too much like chicken.
