Fishing Village · Curried Conch

Curry Conch

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Vendors pound the conch meat by hand for several minutes before cooking, a labor-intensive tenderizing step locals say separates a good curry conch stall from a mediocre one.

Tenderized conch meat is stewed in a spiced yellow curry sauce with potato and pepper, ladled over rice from small roadside kitchens in Westmoreland's fishing communities.

Why it's made this way: Westmoreland's stretch of coastline supports a strong conch fishery, keeping this dish a mainstay of the parish's roadside seafood stalls.

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