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Overlooking the fountain from Farm-Gate

A lot of things taste better in Ireland: the Guinness, the farmhouse cheese, the fried pork, the dirty spuds. Since some of us aren\'t ready to ditch the St. Patrick\'s-ian mindset, this has to be one of the Emerald Isle\'s best culinary destinations: The English Market in Cork City, an indoor covered market hall and Ireland\'s answer to the lively, delicious Turkish bazaars. It\'s been around since 1786.

Lunch-time treat with coffee

Today you can find the older traditional stalls, Vegetable, Butchers, Fruit, Fishmongers along side Cheese, Pasta, Health, Coffee, Sandwich, Oriental stalls but to name a few. Produce that would have only been seen on holidays on far off exotic places are now readly available in the market every day.

The Real Olive Company

In the Grand Parade market the range of olives and the produce that they are selling includes chillies, feta cheese, pickles, sun-dried tomatoes, vine leaves, olive oil and dried fruits.

Farmhouse Cheese\'s available in the market

On the Pigs Back in the English Market offers excellent cheese and charcuterie from both home and abroad. Whether its for the home table or a restaurant, they can cater for all your needs. The staff are friendly, professional and most important know about all the products they sell.

Cork English Market

It is one of the oldest of its kind. Trading as a market since 1788, it predates most of the other markets like it. Barcelona\'s famous Boqueria market did not start until 80 years after it first started to serve the people of Cork. It has survived the Famine, Revolutions, Wars, Fire and Economic decline..

Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

The market includes a wide choice of healthy, nutritious and flavorsome vegetables, including Organic selections and fruit.

Heavens Cakes beautiful with coffee

Heavens Cakes has got the right idea when it comes to cakes & savoury tarts.
Just looking at these beautiful tasty treats may put on a few calories, but when you taste them its well worth it.
Trading now in the market for a number of years they have started to give to the locals what used to be seen in cookery books or on the television.

General Info

Coeliac (or celiac) disease is a condition that affects the small bowel, caused by an abnormal immune response, or sensitivity, to a dietary protein known as gluten. Sensitivity to gluten causes inflammation and damage to the small intestine, and sometimes the damage is so severe that the intestine is unable to absorb essential nutrients, leading to diarrhoea, vitamin and mineral deficiencies and eventually malnutrition.

The Chocolate Shop

Chocolate as we all know is a food that most of us love and enjoy to eat. Its different when you are able to get good quality chocolate that tastes like chocolate you just would like eat all the time. The chocolate shop offers an extensive range of chocolate that suits all whether you are a first time buyer of European chocolate or a chocolate connoisseur. One of the excellent aspects of this stall is that they are not affiliated to any manufacturer or franchise and so this allows them to purchase their stock from the best suppliers around the world.

More and more studies are being carried out about the effects of chocolate on our health and some very interesting points have been published by well known Medical organisations, here are but a few points:

Chocolate is good for your Cardiovascular health: Multiple studies by several universities throughout the world have concluded that eating chocolate boosts the levels of heart-protecting antioxidants in the blood & identified that the flavonoids in dark chocolate help to lower cholesterol and support blood vessels. Research published in the British Medical Journal in December 2004 chose chocolate as an element in their menu for a longer life on the basis of its ability to reduce blood pressure and cut cholesterol levels. The study concluded that 100 grams of dark chocolate reduces cardiovascular disease by 21 per cent; and that in combination with other ingredients in their “polymeal” would reduce cardiovascular disease events by 76%! [ source British Medical Journal ] Chocolate is good for your Libido! Dr. Andrea Salonia, an Italian researcher at San Rafaele hospital, Milan studied the link between libido and chocolate and reported that “women who have a daily intake of chocolate showed higher levels of desire than women who did not have this habit. Chocolate can have a positive physiological impact on a woman''s sexuality” They also offer a range of healthy Chocolate, yes thats right healthy Chocolate. This selection is as follows Diabetic Chocolate & Low-carb Chocolate, Gluten-Free Chocolate and Organic Chocolate. So if its some chocolate that you fancy then you know where to get them. The Chocolate Shop also stock''s Fairtrade chocolate, Amnesty International Fairtrade chocolate as well as Chateau Vert Fairtrade chocolate. (Green-Castle Fairtrade chocolate) At the shop they also supply Irish chocolate, Skelligs Chocolate have been on the market now for over 10 years an have a vast product range. The shop boasts having over 100 different types of chocolates to choose from, ranging from Belgian Pralines, Chocolate Pralines, Chocolate Truffles, Chocolate Ganache (an emulsion of chocolate and another liquid), Gianduja; Chocolate Liqueurs, Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, White Chocolate, Chocolate Marzipan, Chocolate ginger, Rose & Violet Creams; Seashells and many more.Gift boxes also done. Open from 9.00am - 17.30 pm