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Manish Water

Name: Manish Water
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: 2 lbs goat head meat; 2 medium green bananas; 1 cup diced yam; 1 cup diced pumpkin; 6 pieces dumplings; 1 whole scotch bonnet pepper; 2 sprigs thyme; 5 berries allspice berries; to taste salt; to taste black pepper

Manish Water is a hearty Jamaican soup made primarily from goat’s head and assorted vegetables and dumplings. It is known for its rich, spicy flavor and is traditionally consumed as a restorative or hangover cure, deeply embedded in Jamaican street food culture.

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Culinary DNA Preview

Jamaican70%

African30%

Ingredients

goat head meat
2 lbs
green bananas
2 medium
yam
1 cup diced
pumpkin
1 cup diced
dumplings
6 pieces
scotch bonnet pepper
1 whole
thyme
2 sprigs
allspice berries
5 berries
salt
to taste
black pepper
to taste

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Manish Water has roots in Jamaican Maroon communities and African culinary traditions, evolving as a resourceful dish using every part of the goat, reflecting the island's history of resilience and resourcefulness.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Jamaican70%

ingredients+techniques

African30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

boiling simmering parboiling

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