CONCH

On our excursion to the Grand Bahamas in Freeport, our taxi driver Leonard, drove us to a little straw market where his cousin worked. She had a little stand where she would make all sorts of dishes with conch. Conch (pronounced 'konk') is a traditional Bahamian food, eaten grilled or raw.


In order to get this animal out of it's shell, you have a put a little hole in the shell. She used a hammer.


A look at it's eye balls.


Once you have a little hole, you can pull it out of it's shell, like this:





There is very little that they discard. They use almost every part of this creature.

Here she is slicing and chopping the conch to make a salad. It is cured with lime.


What does it taste like? We had a salad that was VERY spicy. It tasted rubbery, kind of like clams . . . (Are you surprised that I tasted it???)

This definitely was a highlight. My only regret: not videotaping the whole thing!!!