Cupboard love: dried flageolet beans
Ed Smith on why dried flageolet beans from Le Marché du Quartier are an essential component of his kitchen cupboard
Le Marché du Quartier
French food and wine
35 stoney street
DURING THE TRUFFLE SEASON THE STALL STOCKS FRESH TRUFFLES SNIFFED OUT BY PIGS IN PERIGORD
A family business rooted in the south-west of France, Le Marché du Quartier sources fine food and wine from small-scale French suppliers. Specialities include goose fat and garlic, confit and cassoulet (available to eat hot at the Market or to take away in tins), poulet de bresse chickens and a wide variety of French cheese. During the truffle season, the stall stocks fresh truffles sniffed out by pigs in Perigord.
Opening times
- Monday – Wednesday 10:00 – 17:00
- Thursday – Friday 10:00 – 21:00
- Saturday 08:00 – 17:00
- Sunday 10:00 – 16:00
Recipes
Braised lamb & flageolet beans
Ed Smith
Slow-roasted shoulder of lamb with beans
Jenny Chandler
Hake, haddock & romanesco bake
Ed Smith
Tomato & anchovy pissaladière flamiche
Gurdeep Loyal
French onion dip
Ollie Lawrence
Cacio e pepe risotto with brown-butter lemons
Gurdeep Loyal
