Photos: Christine Matthews , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Acabashi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Jacek Halicki, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Christine Matthews , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Acabashi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Jacek Halicki, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Peckham's African and Caribbean grocers
Your local guide
Adaeze Okonkwo
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Highlights
- Staple vegetables grown for this market
- A fish counter rarely found elsewhere
- Suppliers a family has used for years
- An unfiltered, working market atmosphere
- Community history told through groceries
About this tour
This session shows Peckham's African and Caribbean grocers, the market stalls I grew up shopping at with my mother on Saturdays. It covers the staple vegetables stacked outside the stalls and the specialist fish and spice counters serving the area's West African and Caribbean communities. It is a food session grounded in a market rather than a restaurant strip.
We start at the grocer's crates with the staple ingredients explained, then move to the fish and spice counter for the specialist stock. Questions about specific ingredients come up constantly, and I answer with the kind of detail only growing up shopping here gives you. I send a short list of what to try afterwards.
It suits food-curious viewers who want an unfiltered, working market rather than a curated food hall. It also suits anyone interested in London's West African and Caribbean communities told through food.
Included
- Live video session with a local guide
- A close look at the dishes and where locals buy them
- A short list of places and dishes to try later
Not included
- Food and drinks shown on camera
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of London before heading out.
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Grocer's crates 21 min
The camera holds on crates of plantain, yam and cassava stacked outside a grocer's stall, and I explain which of these staples are grown for the London market specifically rather than simply imported as surplus.
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Fish and spice counter 21 min
Moving to a fish and spice counter, I point out ingredients rarely stocked in mainstream supermarkets, and I explain how several suppliers here work directly with importers my own family has used for years.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about London: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Pie and mash and Notting Hill, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in London time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through London, showing you Grocer's crates and Fish and spice counter live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to buy or cook anything?
No. This is a conversation: the guide describes the dishes and where to find them, so you can try them yourself whenever suits you.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We connect on a video call inside the market building, and I talk to a couple of stallholders I have known since I was a child.
Times shown in London time (GMT)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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