BEST FARMERS MARKET IN THE COTSWOLDS - Stroud
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- The best time to visit a market town is market day! Because Stroud is said to have the “best Farmer’s Market in the Cotswolds” we had to pay a visit and see for ourselves! The market was fabulous, and there is loads of other good shopping in Stroud. But best of all was the CHEESE! Watch for extremely delicious cheesiness as I show a luscious savoury crepe and some tasty raclette being made!
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Y'all are SO good at that!
I know it's one year later, but I'm SO GLAD you discovered the Stroud Market, and the raclette. As a confirmed carnivore, I can testify that the sausage stall sells some of the very best tasting sausage in the UK. But one has to get there early. The specialist mushroom stall is also fab and so is the Stroud Smokery stall, where you can get interesting things like smoked pineapple chunks and smoked harissa and other unusual things. In the spring we got some wild garlic pesto and wild garlic infused sauerkraut. The market actually runs on Fridays and Saturdays, one needs to get there early for the most in demand items, like the mushrooms.
Yes, it's a delightful place! We never manage to get their early... must try harder next time! haha
wow! would love to go there too! thanks for sharing and more power to your channel!!
Oh those socks are just lovely, I love those colour combinations. 🤩🤩🤩 These would be perfect for a cosy evening in the winter.
Yes, the market was a knitters paradise!
Awesome my friend. I love this
It was really nice to see the fantastic market. I like to see the market with various items. I want to buy cheese. fully watched.
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Love the colourful brollies hung high above the street ❤🧡💙
Those are appearing everywhere! We had them in Cheltenham too ;-)
Oo I love Raclette. It was a staple when I worked in Switzerland!! We enjoyed this market and all its cheesy goodness!! 🍻
I've been craving melted cheese ever since... I'm so glad to hear that you've had the legit stuff in Switzerland too!
Yum yum yum, farmers markets are always a visual and olfactory delight and Raclettes are always great fun; just like your videos,
Have you seen raclette elsewhere in Britain? I hadn't seen it except for Switzerland, so I was THRILLED to see this!!
@@MagentaOtterTravels My sister has a small raclette set but I have never encountered one at an outdoor market.
Very nice views from this farmers market in Cotswolds.
Thanks very much!
I regularly make British Flapjacks. They are a very popular choice!
That's so cool! What other British recipes do you make regularly? I love that there are so many varieties of flapjacks... I had to try them all, LOL!
Also.. I’m nearly in tears for the want to of raclette and flapjacks and veggie pie.
You just had raclette last week! Think of all the people who can't claim that...
But yeah, I want that veggie pie too!
Very interesting video 👍 Thank you for sharing
Love seeing mixed lettuce in with the Raclette. I can get on board with that.
You gotta have a BIT of healthy stuff in with that raclette cheese, right? I loved that you served it with asparagus last week! Wasn't that yummy?
What a lovely market. I've noted the town on my list Dara. I would call those pancakes. Your American pancakes I call pikelets. And crepes are even thinner. We had those numerous times in France. ( check my It's all about bacon video 😉) Those cheeses. I'd not get my hubby moving very fast with those about and the honey. Two of his favorite products. I enjoyed strolling the market with you in that lovely town Dara. Most enjoyable. 🌺🙏🇳🇱🙋♀🇳🇿
I definitely think they were crepes... we enjoyed those in France as well. One of our favourite thing is nutella crepes! YUM!
I shall have to check out your bacon video!! Cheers! XX Dara
Oooooooh, such delightful yarns!!!! 😍😍😍
They really did look like amazing quality... premium wool and hand dyed!
Wow! I love Raclette so that looked amazing! And the pie!!!! Time to head to Stroud ....
Indeed! I had only seen that kind of legit raclette in Switzerland!
We’ve not been to this market yet. We did film the Suffolks market last year. It’s full of local stalls, food and music to boot. M&T
Yes, I watched that market video! I love the regular Cheltenham market. But we had to go to Stroud since it was supposed to be "the best". Cheers for watching! Dara
I'm a big fan of eating certain kinds of cheese with local honey.
I also like to combine stronger cheeses with fig preserves or apple preserves like they do in parts of Spain.
It's such a blessing to be able to go to markets like this and be able to take these back to your English home to enjoy.
Oh yes, I love pairing sharp cheeses with honey or preserves or chutney. So delicious!
I can't resist local honey! Thanks for sharing!
Local honey is so good! And I like when they have different floral flavours ;-) Thanks for watching! Cheers! Dara
I meant to ask, Dara have you visited any of the many farm shops dotted around the Cotswold countryside? I'd love to see a video of yours on that. I have at least 4 within a 15 to 20 minute drive. In fact I buy all my fresh meat, dairy, and most produce from them. If you've not done so yet, I invite you to do a round of them with me in the summer. Some are basic, some are posher, all are fab.
I have done a couple... one basic one is in the Hailes Abbey Belas Knap video. Then I did a video of Jeremy Clarkson's crazy shop, and also the famous Daylesford. We love that place! We have taken lots of American visitors there 😉. Which is your favourite near you?
I went on a 9 mile walk (hike, in American) in the hills just to the West of Stroud 4 days ago. Haresfield Beacon, Randwick and Standish Wood. Should have only been 7 miles but we got lost and added 2!
Good for you!! That getting lost part sounds exactly like what would happen to us. Our hour hike in the Lake District turned into 3 hours because we missed a turn ;-) Those hills around Stroud are so lovely! I hope it is a bit greener now after a dry summer.
@@MagentaOtterTravels It is. After looking like savannah grassland into August it's now back to normal and is as green as ever. I actually like it looking sun scorched as I love hot and sunny weather but the garden lawn was on its last legs. Amazing how a bit of rain brings it back to life though. Greetings from Gloucestershire!
@@garylancaster8612 thank you! If you like it scorching hot, you should come live in Texas! Lol 🔥
That Raclette looked delicious, yummy!! :)
Almost as good as what we had last week. Though having cheese fondue, chocolate fondue, and great friends made it a 10 out of 10!
Dara, you looked like the Cheshire Cat when you were contemplating the cheese tasting! 😻
I know... I was SO excited! I had not had raclette since 1985!!!
This was one of the YUMMIEST videos you have ever done, Dara. Wow!! I am starving now -- even though I just had something to eat here at home, still, all these delicious Brit goodies were awesome to see. I agree with you that the melted cheese, pouring down onto your dish of food was simply amazing. What a unique lunch, plus everything else in the video. This was great!! 😋👍🧀❤
Thank you!! Sounds like melted cheese might be your love language too 😂
OMG...I found myself repeating "WoW", "Yum", and "Delish". Oh, how scrumptious this all looks. The ambiance was sooooooo quintessentially British. All I can say, Dara, is once again you've made me homesick for England ~
Well, I kind of want to say #sorrynotsorry! I AM sad that you are homesick, but I'm glad that the ambiance and delicious food came through in the video! Thanks for watching, Elizabeth ;-) Cheers! Dara
What a picturesque place! Never been. The decor was magical! What a great time to visit, during the farmers market. The produce looks first class! 🐝 what a great market, if not this farmers market we will be visiting one soon! ❤
Markets are so fun... but they are not all equally good! Did you see the pathetic one that Rach just visited in North Wales? So sad!
Wow! We have some wonderful local farmer's markets, but this one would be such a unique and spectacular experience! I'd visit just for all that fantastic cheese and runny honey! Thanks for this Dara!
Ian really loves set honey. It's pretty terrific on hot buttered toast! And we also had some lime flower honey that was amazing in herbal tea! And yes, the cheeses in England are AH-MAZING!!! Have you had raclette before? It's to die for...
You done it again Dara .Im starving now!
haha, mission accomplished! Cheese for a midnight snack!
Love how much there is to do in Stroud, you've certainly showed off this place beautifully Dara, appreciate a good market, and boy was this GOOOD! So much to see and do, and most importantly eat hehe, the honey looked so incredible. That melted cheese was just perfection. hehe, thanks for sharing this, you made me hungry but i enjoyed the video! x
Thanks for watching! That melted cheese was amazing!
THAT CHEESE MELTING MACHINE!!!
IKR?! I want one for my home, lol
@@MagentaOtterTravels we were going to suggest that..
I used to like them, but was finding that (in my area anyways) it was a case of 'when is a farmers market, not a farmers market' Seeing one advertised, whizzing down there, only to find it'd be 80+% craft stalls, candles, doilies, and bric-a-brac. The 'farmers' in the title implies food, and that was becoming increasingly not the case. I tend to skip them now, not that i've seen one in a while. I favour food festivals nowadays... Wall to wall food, now that's more like it :)
I agree on the festivals... I LOVE food festivals! Did you see the livestream I did of the one in Cheltenham? SO FUN! But yes, lots of markets are pretty lame. It is best to make the effort when you know its a really good one like Stroud. Also, the town centre of Stroud has lots of wonderful food shops in addition to the market, so it is definitely worth the trip, IMO. Cheers for the comment, John! Dara
Great-looking cheesy foods and baked goods. Yummy! Well done on translating all the names of the items, like rocket and arugula. That's right up our street, lol!
Haha, thanks! Still waiting to meet an Italian viewer...
Your dish looked amazing! Farmers markets are always interesting and differ especially here in the US. Stroud definitely looks like they know how to put on a Farmers Market! Fabulous video Dara! ~Cara 🌺
Thanks! It really is a great farmers market as well as a foodie heaven … particularly for a cheese lover like me! 💖🧀
i love farmers markets, too much lol
Well, at least there’s farm fresh, locally produced, healthy, fruits, and veggies! 😉
Thanks for taking us through the sights, food looked delicious!
Cheers! Dara
That raclette looks mouthwatering,they do something similar in Borough market,but this example with spuds and pickles really is nice looking.👌
I haven't seen it in Borough, but they do have some great cheese and other goodies there! I will be publishing a video of the London food markets we visited... one of these months ;-) LOL
I've had the raclette in Borough Market, also excellent, but Stroud Market's version just pips it to the post with their homemade pickles and leaves.
Have you seen “the Larkins” ? ITV. It’s a spin off from “the darling buds of May” they have lovely food in those series..Marietta is the Crumpet..
I have not heard of either show, but I do love shows with great food!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Catherine Zeta Jones was catapulted out of Wales and into Hollywood by the Darling buds and David Jason connection,and into the arms of Michael Douglas..
@@griswald7156 ah I see! That’s an interesting part of the backstory!
TESCO sells milk stout..
My local town. The countryside around is fabulous 👌
I agree! We live in Cheltenham (in the summer) and absolutely love the area! Have you seen my Painswick video? It shows our favourite things in Painswick and Sheepscombe. Cheers for watching! Dara
@@MagentaOtterTravels Yes l watched your Painswick video. When l was a teenager l dated a girl who lived next door to the post office/shop that you highlighted 🙂
@@monza1002000 what a fun memory! I would be interested to see what Painswick looked like back then. I’m sure it was so different! I keep hearing how so many local shops and banks have closed over the years in these little Cotswold towns and villages. I’m hoping to do a video about Blockley for next Friday. That will be a big topic of discussion!
@@MagentaOtterTravels The town itself was not that different. Coming up the hill from Stroud there were only one or two cottages, the town carpark was much smaller and there were more little shops on the high street. Far fewer tourists yet still loads of traffic going through
I definitely need to lookout for the Blue Murder cheese.
It’s supposed to be a strong blue… let me know if you try it!
Ooh I love a good farmers market and this one looked like a beauty. Unfortunately they're often too early in the morning for me. 😂
The set honey is what we call candied honey. And I love it. The honey there looked delish. I love how local flora effects the flavour and colour. Here, my favourite is Yellow Box (a type of gum tree). 🦘
Yeah, they were crepes. Even done in the French style. I love a good crepe like that. When we go through France I always stop for a crepe son beurre et sucre. 😋🥞 Coincidentally I'm making pancakes for my son in between watching and typing this. Proper pancakes with maple syrup and butter. Just as Canada intended. Except I'm using 50-50 wheat flour and sorghum flour so they come out tinged pink. 😂🥞
And those cheeses looked sensational! 🧀🧀🧀
Lovely vlog Dara!
Thanks, Shane! I wish I were there to try the pink pancakes you are serving your son!
Candied honey is the funniest name... a bit redundant! haha
Yes, those were TOTALLY crepes. Our fave to eat on the streets of Paris is Nutella... usually with either strawberries or banana. YUM!
Not big on KFC, Dara? While Stroud is a little bigger, but it looked like a nice place to visit. Still had some of the charm and we loved visiting the Farmers Market with you! Would love to try "Raclette!" Never have before but it looked delicious. Thanks for bringing us along, Dara and Ian.
I'm not sure how easy it is to get raclette in the states... I've only seen it served that way in Switzerland, France, or that farmer's market in England. It is so unique but wonderful! And as for KFC, that is a hard pass for me. No thanks! And an imitation "USA Fried Chicken" sounds even more dreadful!
Although I live in Stroud, I think Cirencester or Moreton-in-Marsh have better markets in Gloucestershire. Great video! Take care, Paul 👍🙂
Paul! I just was watching your video collab with @South West Sundays when you were leaving this comment! We live in Cheltenham , and I enjoy going to the market here, even though it's smaller. Cheers! Dara
@@MagentaOtterTravels Thank you! I did do a video on Cheltenham Spa in conjunction with visiting Leamington Spa, its Regency twin, a little while ago. Perhaps we'll bump into each other as we cover a similar patch. Take care, Paul.
@@westcountrywanderings haven't been to Leamington spa yet! What was the title of that video? I will watch it and subscribe 👍
And now I’m craving STP cheese!! 😍 It is officially your job to remind me to order it in time for Christmas
Hey Christa, don't forget to order STP cheese for Christmas! hahahaha
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Never been to Stroud but then I tend not to venture South very much. Lots of good food on display. I think I'd need a lie down after eating the raclette. Perhaps a pint of beer would do instead tho 👍
Haha, that's funny! The South is nice. You need to visit sometime ;-) But I am a big fan of the North as well! Thanks for watching, mate!
@@MagentaOtterTravels the South is not very hermit friendly 😂
@@TheHikingHermit hahaha 🤣
@@TheHikingHermit hahaha 🤣
I love runny honey, just had it on my breakfast cereal, but some flavours are not that great IMO, especially when the bees are near lavender 😬
I have certainly seen hundreds of bees in lavender... they sure do love the stuff!
Blue Murder has to be named after the rock group, have you ever seen anything more cheesey 🤣
For real! Didn't they have amazing hairstyles?
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I would call those a crepe, too. I wonder what a crepe is like in Britain?
They were totally crepes!
Sorry, that the raclette we have served you was not that fancy. This one looks delicious!
They were BOTH fantastic!!!
USA fried chicken is not specific enough?:) it needs to be Kentucky? 😉
Jokes aside the farmers market is a big time favourite, we have those here indoors and they are the best! Especially at Christmas :)
USA fried chicken is just wrong on so many levels! Lol
And yes, markets are wonderful in general. And Christmas markets are phenomenal!
Cheesey onions is a lovely meal….
Yes, I agree!
@@MagentaOtterTravels with a swirl of HP sauce…or Heinz tomaydo ketchup..
Whisky smoked brie!!!
There were SO many interesting varieties of cheese! Britain is so great for cheese!
Hi Dara. A while ago, you asked what other channels I watch, and what I am interested in. You are into all that "marketing" and stuff. I think I have set my subscriptions to "public" now. Perhaps your purple furry paws can tell me if the list is visible now. RSVP.
How odd that I asked you that! I'm crazy sometimes, LOL! Yes, I can now see your subscriptions. But why I was being nosey like that is beyond me!🙄
Does "from Italian origins" count as an Italian viewer?? 😉 But in Italian it is not called arugula but rucola!
Are you serious?! Where on earth did arugula come from???!!!
Thanks for getting rid of that ridiculous stereotype about British food being bad. In all your videos.
I'm on a mission to PROVE that the reputation is unwarranted these days! We are decades beyond the days of war rations! ;-)
Dara please stop posting those videos.....I am running out of paper for my bucket list!!! Another place I will have to visit. 🥰
Heehee... but thankfully you can have raclette in your very own home ;-)
Boop! 👍
Thanks, luv!
How far of a drive is it from Guatemala? 😂
A bit far!!! But I sure thought of y’all when I posted my first market video! 😉💖
1st!!
Haha thanks for acting like that’s noteworthy! My views have been way down lately ☹️
Love how you say veggies instead of veg. In the UK, veggies means vegetarians, not very nice to eat!
@@Poliss95 With or without tomato sauce (ketchup)?
I try not to eat vegetarians... but I do get my 5 veg a day! ;-)
@@Poliss95 Oh dear, I do like my tomato sauce 🍅
So why are farmers markets more expensive than shops? Aren’t they cutting out a whole seller and the supermarket. Products should be cheaper, not more expensive. Money grabbing I think…..
That is a very interesting point to ponder! I'm assuming that small scale organic farming is more expensive than the giant mass produced farming that feeds the supermarkets.
We don't think that you can have a farmer's market where they don't sell honey.
Local honey is great, and I tried some lime flower honey this summer that was amazing in herb tea or on toast.
@@MagentaOtterTravels 🤤