{"id":148,"date":"2011-05-01T08:13:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-01T08:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leilappetit.com\/blog\/?p=148"},"modified":"2011-08-07T21:03:40","modified_gmt":"2011-08-07T21:03:40","slug":"gourmet-girl-goes-to-the-edinburgh-larder-for-bite-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leilappetit.com\/?p=148","title":{"rendered":"Gourmet Girl goes to…The Edinburgh Larder for Bite Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Having lived in Edinburgh for over 20 years, I\u2019d say I\u2019m pretty familiar with this ol\u2019 burgh. Strangely, though, one part of the city that I rarely find myself in, is the one which tourists often get to know better than others: the Old Town. It\u2019s convenient to dismiss the area\u2019s shops as purveyors of tartan tat, tablet, and not much else, but on Blackfriars Street (literally metres off the Royal Mile) is the Edinburgh Larder, and it\u2019s well worth a visit.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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This wee 20-seater licensed caf\u00e9-cum-deli wears its \u2018locally-sourced\u2019 credentials on its sleeve. I wasn\u2019t expecting everything to have its provenance quite so readily known, but the staff will cheerily talk through the ingredients that they sell and cook with in their open kitchen. For example, the chicken for sandwiches and pies is from Gartmorn farm, the hams, salamis, chorizo are from Peelham Farm in the borders (they\u2019ve even adopted their own pig as part of the farm\u2019s adopt a Tamworth scheme), artisanal bread is from Au Gourmand and fine cheeses are sourced from all over Scotland.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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They also sell a selection of homemade pickles and jams which are used on sandwiches if you\u2019re eating in, or can be bought in jars to take home. \u2018My mum\u2019s raspberry jam\u2019 is wonderfully fruity and is great on any of the huge selection of Scottish oatcakes for sale. I met the team at one of last summer\u2019s food festivals and tried \u2018Johnny\u2019s elderflower cordial\u2019, the flowers for which had been picked from branches along the water of Leith. Talk about cutting down on food miles!<\/span><\/div>\n

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Along with the sarnies, frittata, stews and salads, you\u2019ll also find a couple of soups available everyday. On my recent visit I tried a tangy gordal olive with sun-dried tomato tapenade, and a moreish p\u00e2t\u00e9 with hot-smoked salmon, dill and cream cheese. On top of the counter lay the day\u2019s tempting baked treats – freshly-baked scones, brownies and fat meringues.<\/span><\/div>\n

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If you\u2019re taking a wander around the Old Town, I\u2019d recommend stopping by for a bite to eat, a coffee or locally-produced beer. Alternatively you can grab some goodies to take home for later. There will be extended opening hours during the summer months -see website for updates. <\/span>

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