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Foods to try in Jamaica
by D. George
This short list is for the tourist who likes to "venture where
not many tourists have gone before" and taste real Jamaican "Native
Food"
Manish Water
Type of meal: Soup
Brief History and Where you'll find it: This soup is an old time
Jamaican favorite . You'll find it served at "real Jamaican
parties", wakes, celebrations, reggae concerts and at road
side stalls. Your best bet as a tourist is to buy it from a roadside
stall where you can experience other native foods like roast yam
and saltfish.
Benefits: Cures Infertility, Impotence, and yes the common cold.
It is also know to put "hairs" on the chest of men and
beards women.
Ingredients: The head, feet of a goat, bananas, yam, pepper, and
your optional white rum.
Cowcod Soup
Type of meal: Soup
Brief History and Where you'll find it: This soup is Jamaican delicacy,
therefore it is very rare to find good Cow Cod soup. Your best bet
is to head into the Jamaican country-side and find a good domino
game. Here you will find men drinking Cow Cod soup to give them
the strength and stamina needed to play vigorous sports. Another option
is to go to a "real" Jamaican restaurant or road-side
stall.
Benefits: This also cures Infertility and Impotence but gives added
stamina and endurance for all types of physical activity.
Ingredients: The Cows Cod (this is a big Jamaican secret), bananas,
yam, pepper and your optional white rum.
Curry Goat
Type of meal: Main Course -Meat
Brief History and Where you'll find it: This dish has put Jamaican
on the world map. Jamaican's are experts at cooking curry goat and
it would be totally unacceptable if it was not cooked in a Jamaican
household once a week. You can find it at almost any hotel or restaurant
in Jamaica but to get the real curry you need to visit the household
of a Jamaican native. Cooking curry is like planting a garden or
putting a chip in your computer. It has to be nourished and handled
carefully. You want to feel the personal touch when you eat curry
goat.
Benefits: Cures colds, helps you lose weight, brings good luck
to your new home, wife, car etc..
Ingredients: Goat meat, curry, pepper and various "secret"
home seasonings
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