Mannish Water
🍲soup

Mannish Water

Ram Goat Soup

Mannish Water is not for the faint-hearted — not in flavour, not in preparation, and certainly not in its legendary reputation. This powerful goat-head soup is Jamaica's most famous aphrodisiac, the dish that men seek out at roadside stalls in the small hours of the morning after a dance, the soup t...

13 ingredients
African-Jamaican nose-to-tail tradition (1700s onward)

Mannish Water is traditionally served at Jamaican weddings specifically to the groom and his groomsmen. It is also sold at late-night roadside stalls, where its reputation as a restorative after a long night of dancing keeps customers coming back into the early morning hours.

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