The Central Market, St Helier,
Jersery .com Jersey’s Central Market is the vibrant heart of St Helier, the Victorian covered market replacing its predecessor in 1883. Jersey’s Public Markets were first established in the late 1500s and are an important and integral part of our heritage and a source of pride to the people of Central Market, St Helier, Sheltered beneath the high-domed roof, the splendidly exuberant fountain is always surrounded with a stunning array of over-flowing flower stalls, their fragrance floating on the air. All around there are fresh fruit and vegetable stalls full of local and imported produce. There are several butchers, bakery and cake shops, with a variety of specialist suppliers around the perimeter where you will find wines and chocolate, a delicatessen and the dairy shop, as well as other unusual goods - all combining to create a cosmopolitan and modern covered shopping area with a difference. Here, you will surely be able to find those traditional, if strange-sounding, dietary desires of islanders - des mèrvelles - Jersey Wonders, (small rich cakes); de nièr beurre - Black Butter, (a traditional apple preserve, a legacy of the cider-making industry); and a bag of mixed, dried beans with which to cook pais au fou - beans in the oven, or Bean-Jar - a warming winter dish, in which the essential ingredient is a pig’s trotter, to make the rich gravy. You can still buy the ideal accompaniment - a traditional ‘cabbage loaf’ - bread baked wrapped in cabbage leaves. The dairy provides the products of the famous Jersey cow - milk, cream, butter and yoghourt - or you might like to try the flavours of the delicious ice cream. Among the other shops you will find gifts as well as more mundane articles; items for needlework and knitting; antiques and modern knick-knacks. You can buy garlic and ginger; freshly grown herbs; a pot of Jersey honey,
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Location: Victorian Central Market St Helier Jersey Channel Islands UK GB
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