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Salt & Smoke from Thailand

Samning is the owner of Salt and Smoke She has been on site for 15 years, but has had this stall for the last 10 years.Samning works with her husbands…

Jason, The builder

Jason, 54, Hertfordshire, Construction Worker and his friend Jonny, Says food products from the market have increased in price since Covid.“Why would I spend £10 on a salad, when I…

Barbecues and brisket

by Victoria Breeden and Ray Smith Ning is from Thailand, and yet we find her selling a variety of foods from all around the world on the enticingly named Salt…

Fried Turkish delight

On the other side of the street is Iskele stall, with Tamir. This is an offshoot of Iskele Restaurant, also in Whitecross Street, this breakaway takeaway having operated for ten…

Harriet Badby

Harriet Badby, 35, Whitecross Market I meet Harriet of XX burritos, round the back of their distinctive VW foot truck adorned with millennial pink graffiti. In casual clothes and a…

Flavours from the land of the rising sun

by Victoria Breeden and Ray Smith We caught the attention of Hasib and Raj, on their Japanese speciality unit, Katsu. Their main dish is a Japanese dish of meat or…

From Indian markets to Whitecross Street

by Victoria Breeden and Ray Smith Without doubt, the man most proud of the stall on which he works is Nasim, who takes great pleasure in showing us around Karuna…

Brazil. Great footballers and great food

by Victoria Breeden and Ray Smith Brazilian food is available too, from Anderson who has been running his Brazil Flavour unit since Covid. He is proud of how many local…

Try a new Korea

by Victoria Breeden and Ray Smith Entering Whitecross Street Market from Banner Street, the first person we meet is Bogma running her Bibento Stall, featuring Korean style Bulgogi beef steaks.…

Ibraham Charif

Ibraham Charif, 25, Whitecross Market I meet Ibrahim under the green canopy of his falafel stand, initially camouflaged via his puffa jacket done up to his nose. A palastinian native,…