This week Edinburgh Farmers Market was named the best in Britain by Country Life. We go every week (and if we’re away on holiday we wonder what we’ve missed), mainly to get bread, veggies and beer, and my boyfriend always has his weekly meat fix of freshly cooked burgers or sausages (or sometimes fresh smokies). I’ve been known to attempt to eat my way through a small tub of delicious organic porridge or admire local yarn. Today we indulged in some chocolate terrine to celebrate living in our flat for a year - I suspect we may find other excuses to buy it more often!

The market takes place every Saturday between 9am and 2pm on Castle Terrace, just off Lothian Road. It’s best to get there early as several stalls sell out of certain products quickly. I think we might make a very concerted effort to be there from the start on December 23rd. If you are ever in Edinburgh on a Saturday morning, make sure you wander along. Although a lot of the produce is on sale in delis throughout the city, it’s much cheaper to go to the market.