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Janga (River Shrimp) Soup
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Janga soup has a reputation in Jamaica as a strength-giving tonic, sharing that folk status with fish tea and mannish water.
Small freshwater shrimp are simmered in a peppery, garlicky broth, often thickened with pumpkin, with yam, green banana, and dumplings, ladled hot from roadside pots in Portland's river valleys.
Why it's made this way: Portland is Jamaica's wettest parish, and janga from its many rivers, including the Rio Grande, has long been caught locally and turned into soup.
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