Revisiting Kensington
I realize I have already covered tonights topic in previous posts, but something has happened that rocked my taste buds so hard, I had to share it with you.
I decided to go to Kensington Market to pick up some groceries the other day. I will admit to being a bit like a bird, that is I am attracted to the pretty shiny things, like the Maple Leaf Gardens Loblaws, but Kensington IS better, and cheaper, and well just more fun. So I hopped on my bike, which I recently "fixed" so now the front brake rubs and it is twice as hard to ride, and off I went.
I picked up some leafy green things and stopped at the spice shop. I got some amazingly good Colombian coffee for 8.99 lb ( its 11 a Lb at the bulk barn here) I was honestly a little disappointed with the fruit, but picked up some black and blue and raspberries. As I am trying to avoid dairy to lose some weight, I walked by it once, then twice, then I had to go in...Yea, you know it...Global Cheese
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| Global Cheese - Kensington Market
Global Cheese is a long standing tradition in Kensington, there is also Cheese Magic, but Global seems to be everyones favorite. Cheese shops in Kensington are always an experience. If you are shy, or the least bit inhibited, I recommend the 18 foot wall of ( Over priced) cheese in MLG Loblaws. It is an experience in its own way, just not nearly as gritty and fun.
I find the best way to enjoy Global is to walk n as if you have known the guy behind the wall of cheese your whole life. All you have to do is say, "so, whats good today..?" And faster than a fat kid on cake, an arm will shoot out from some hole in the cheese you hadn't previously noticed, dangling a sample of something exotic, or something on sale. And it happens over and over again, Mmmm.
On this particular day I noticed they had crumbled Feta on for some crazy low price, so I got that. Althought its fattening I cheated and got some baba ganoush. Then, I saw it, the sign that read "our own Greek style Yogurt" Well as we all know,I am a nut for Greek style yogurt, and now the cheese shop has made its own!? Well sign me up.
As the friendly clerk is reaching over to hand it to me he is in mid conversation with another customer and I hear him say, Yes, its half goat half cows milk. Oh Oh...Once I went to get yogurt at the store, I wasnt wearing my glasses, and I accidentally bought "goat" instead of "greek". I saw the G and ran with it...
Shhh, never mind the comments, I also do the dishes without glasses now and again and you dont want to know about that!
I tell the guy, Hmm I dunno, and of course, he whips off the lid and gives me a sample.
OK, words are only weak feeble things and can do no justice to the sheer heavenly joy to the palate that this miracle concoction is. it really is more like creme fraiche than yogurt. Its so sinful tasting I fear I may have to go to confession for just savoring one spoonful.
The stuffs pretty good :) I imagine because they are a small shop not only do they make it themselves they can hang it with care in a way that even my beloved Liberte can not do to its size. That and the darn goat milk, I guess. Although it did not at all have the typical muskiness that the goat milk usually imparts.
Just brilliant...
Put on your shoes, and get up
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