Borough Market: Foodie Paradise

Este emblemático mercado londinense es famoso por su comida callejera. Ubicado entre unos arcos ferroviarios a la sombra de la catedral de Southwark, su historia milenaria se remonta a la construcción del Puente de Londres. A lo largo de los siglos, el mercado ha seguido prosperando, reinventándose una y otra vez.

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+ produce: productos + fare: alimentos + wares: mercancías + to ban: prohibir + to set up: montar + stalls: paradas + overcrowded: abarrotado + brothels: burdeles + spot: lugar + o: lugar + off the street: cerca de la calle + wholesale: al por mayor + retail market: mercado minorista + arrangement: acuerdo + nestled: enclavado + drop in: dejarse caer + weekly grocery shopping: compra semanal
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Este artículo pertenece al número de January 2024 de la revista Speak Up.

Borough Market in South London is a foodie paradise. Over a hundred traders sell high-quality produce + produce: productos and serve up dishes from all over the world. They range from typical British fare + fare: alimentos and gourmet foods such as oysters, to Mexican tacos, Spanish tapas, Chinese baos and Italian gelato. Famous for their excellent street food, some traders have appeared on MasterChef, while others have won BBC Food and Farming Awards. The market’s small artisan producers are known for their sustainable practices and their products often cannot be found anywhere else. 

one thousand years

Borough Market’s history dates back a millennium. When London Bridge was built in the year 990, traders sold their wares + wares: mercancías on the route into the City. Southwark, on the south side of the River Thames, was considered an undesirable place, where crime flourished. In around 1270, traders were banned + to ban: prohibir from setting up + to set up: montar  stalls + stalls: paradas  on the bridge, but the market continued to prosper. Southwark was incorporated into London and, by 1756, it was overcrowded + overcrowded: abarrotado with traders, merchants, taverns and brothels + brothels: burdeles . Parliament threatened to close it down, so the market relocated to a new spot + spot: lugar  o + o: lugar ff the High Street + off the street: cerca de la calle , where it remains today. 

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A railway viaduct was built through the middle of the market a century later, but the market, rather than having its business disrupted, became a centre for wholesale + wholesale: al por mayor produce. Until the late 1990s, it was mainly a fruit and vegetable market. Then supermarkets became a threat to its existence. Borough Market transformed itself once again, this time as a retail market + retail market: mercado minorista  for high-quality food. 

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one thousand years more

Borough Market today is a charity, existing for the benefit of the community. Thanks to a historic arrangement + arrangement: acuerdo , its income is still used to reduce the tax rates of the residents of St. Saviours in Southwark. Nestled + nestled: enclavado  between the railway arches at the foot of a cathedral, its unique location and gourmet food attract millions of visitors a year. However, the market is not just a tourist attraction. Locals drop in + drop in: dejarse caer for their weekly grocery shopping + weekly grocery shopping: compra semanal and workers come for lunch. Schoolchildren visit to learn about fresh produce and chefs come to discover new products. With a long history of reinventing itself, Borough Market is likely to be around for another thousand years.  

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