Manish Water=Jamaican Viagra

"Manish wata good fe de datwa"
"Everything criss & curry"
"Ram goat liver mek good manish wata"

These are popular Calypso lyrics. Mention Mannish Water to any Jamaican and they will smile. (especially the men). It is believed to be an aphrodisiac. Goat meat is a delicacy. It is such a delecay that we eat everything and we use it in every day talk. The head & the tripe is used to make Jamaican Viagra...Manish water.

INGREDIENTS :

• Chopped up goat head (or use Lamb head as a substitute)
  
• Garlic,escallion.thyme,pimento seed, salt to taste
• Whole green pepper,black pepper,
• 1pk. Chicken Noodle
• 3-6 green bananas
• ½ lbs.Yam
• 3 small Irish Potato
• Flour for dumpling
• 2 chochos (optional)
• 1 Whole Scotch Bonnet Pepper

METHOD:

1. Wash chopped goat head
2. Put in a large pot (pressure cooker best) with enough water to cover the meet
3. Add 3 teaspoons salt, 8-10 seeds of pimento and let cook and 5 crushed garlic cloves
4. Cook on a medium/high stove till meat tender
5. Add more water and and also 1pk. Chicken Noodle
6. and cut up potatoes and chochos and add
7. Peel Green bananas (or cut off the top and bottom and slit in skin)
8. Add Peel and add Yam when bananas almost cooked.
9. When almost done black pepper,thyme,couple pimento seed,escallion, whole Scotch Bonnet Pepper (do not let it burst open) and let simmer
10. Serve hot