One of my favorite places to go for lunch in London these days is Borough Market. No matter the day of the week, there is always a large selection of bites from which to choose. On our second visit, Fitz and I happened upon Rainha Santa, a roast hog stall. You know it’s promising when they actually have an entire pig in a roaster behind the stand. For only 5 quid, you get pulled pork with apple sauce, a touch of spinach, and topped off with crackling in some nice rustic bread. I would highly recommend this dish for any pork sandwich enthusiasts.
On my third visit (this time with PH), I ventured back to Roast to try their Scotch Egg Butty. Scotch eggs are one of the British delicacies that I will truly miss when I’m back in the “New Country.” Just in case you’re unfamiliar with this morsel, it is basically a boiled egg wrapped with sausage meat, breaded, and then deep-fried. It may sound disgusting, but I assure you they’re tastier than their description. Roast offers homemade scotch eggs that are about the size of a tennis ball. For the butty (i.e. sandwich), they not only slice one in half, but also fry up additional bacon to place in between the slices of bread. It’s breakfast in sandwich form (one of my new loves in addition to all-day breakfast). This thing will keep you going for HOURS. And as a fellow ex-pat mentioned, it's the best hangover cure.
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