Goat soup?? Has anyone in our
beautiful twin isle ever heard of such a dish? Is it really a dish? Many
questions may be prodding in your minds. I can only imagine the disgusted look
on some of your faces on hearing about goat soup. Let me clear up all your
misconceptions. Goat soup is a meal!! It is a very important part of the daily
diet of many Jamaicans'.
Mannish water is made from the offal
of the goat -head, legs, intestines, and testicles etc. which are normally
combined with green banana, coco, yam, dumplings and scotch bonnet pepper.
White rum is sometimes added.
Mannish water is served at feasts
and other large gatherings such as funerals. Its name is believed to be related
to its aphrodisiac properties (served to men on their wedding day) White
rum may also be added
The earliest reference to mannish water was found in 1968 which has lead to the assumption that it is a recent dish. It is a Jamaican favorite. If goat isn't available i can be substituted for lamb.
The earliest reference to mannish water was found in 1968 which has lead to the assumption that it is a recent dish. It is a Jamaican favorite. If goat isn't available i can be substituted for lamb.
Would
you be so daring to try this scrumptious dish??
Where in Trinidad will I get goat soup?
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