Flavour du Jour

smack! Feature: Eat like a champ! by Therese Morris, Founder/Owner of FdJ

These master-eaters & achievers shows us just how amazing the human body is at converting calories to energy. Asafa Powell fancies himself a “Grill King”, Yohan Blake is the real “banana man” while Michael Phelps takes on the sub and Eric Shanteau… well, he’s just nuts about nuts lol

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smack! Features: “All Saltfish Sweet” & “Mario Batali: Man with the Orange Clogs” by Therese Morris, Founder/Owner of FdJ

The journey of salted codfish, from the Vikings & Newfoundland to slave food and Jamaica’s national dish. Known for his bright sense of fashion American Iron Chef Mario Batali is also verse on packing on and shedding a couple pounds, so I’ll take his word that “you just need to eat enough to get you to the next meal.”

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smack! Feature: Hungry in Kingston by Therese Morris, Founder/Owner of FdJ

The five (5) featured restaurants are Deliworks, Cafe da Vinic, Raffaele’s Pizzeria, Shelly’s Restaurant, and Cafe Blue.

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HAPPY 50TH INDEPENDENCE DAY JAMAICA!!! 

Land of my Birth by Eric Donaldson

Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Aah, Aah, Aah 
This is the land of my birth; I say this is the land of my birth. 
I say this is Jamaica, my Jamaica, the land of my birth. 

I will never leave her shores, I will never run away. 
I will always believe in the black, the green, the gold I say. 
All nations greater for their trials, we must face the test of time, 
And our people they are strong and we going to get along. 
Though some people say we are poor, but the progress you make my friend is not always how rich you are. 

I say this is the land of my birth; I say this is the land of my birth. 
I say this is Jamaica, my Jamaica, the land of my birth. 

Let us stop for a minute, count our blessings one by one. 
We should never be disloyal, but stand up and keep strong. 
My Jamaica is a beautiful island, she is the pearl of the Caribbean Seas and our people they are free, no oppression there to see. 
With the prettiest women there be. And the hills, and the plains and the rivers and the valleys always beckon to me. 

I say this is the land of my birth; I say this is the land of my birth. 
I say this is Jamaica, my Jamaica, the land of my birth. 
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Aah, Aah, Aah 

Miss Tourist, Mr. Tourist, leave your land and come. 
Tarry here for a while, and have a bath in the warm warm sun. 
We will share our land with you. Our people they are true, they will want to be with you. 
They will love, they will help, they will give, if you wish my friend you can live. 
You will be a happier one in the land of the rising sun. 

I say this is the land of my birth; I say this is the land of my birth. 
I say this is Jamaica, my Jamaica, the land of my birth. 

I say this is the land of my birth; I say this is the land of my birth. 
I say this is Jamaica, my Jamaica, the land of my birth.

Solomon Gundy, Took ill on a Thursday

Last night we discovered Tastee Cheese Solomon Gundy flavoured spread. At first  I thought “eewww” but then realized I been eating this same concoction for years lol

In case you’re unfamiliar with Solomon Gundy it’s pickled smoked red herring paste seasoned with the usual Jamaican spice suspects like scotch bonnet pepper, pimento/allspice, escallion & thyme. It’s pretty easy to make at home however we tend to go for convince now-a-days and just buy it in a jar. (Walkerswood’s Solomon Gundy)

While most here in Jamaica simply eat it with crackers, I’ve always felt compelled to press a piece of Tastee Cheese on the crackers before topping with the Solomon Gundy. Apparently my seeming odd mix has finally caught their attention…*did someone say possible royalties?* ;-D

By the way, there’s a little English nursery rhyme noted by James Orchard Halliwell (1842) which we associate with this snack. The exact connection isn’t clear but it’s really catchy and we’ll burst out singing it if someone mentions “Solomn Gundy” - at least my mom does LOL…

Solomon O’ Gundy,

Born on a Monday,

Christened on Tuesday,

Married on Wednesday,

Took ill on Thursday,

Grew worse on Friday,

Died on Saturday,

Buried on Sunday.

That was the end,

Of Solomon O’ Gundy.