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Conch, a large tropical mollusk (sea snail) with firm, white flesh, is the national dish of the Bahamas. [2] Conch can be prepared in a number of ways: served raw with lime juice, raw vegetables and even fruit called conch salad. It can be steamed, stewed, deep-fried ("cracked conch" or conch fritters), used in soups (especially conch chowder ...
Sides include conch salad, fried plantains, steamed cabbage, baked mac and cheese, coleslaw, potato salad, peas and rice, coconut rice, corn on the cob and a garden salad. Sides cost from $2 to $5.
Conch is indigenous to the Caribbean and West Indies. Conch is particularly popular in the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, and Jamaica. [8] In Bahamas, conch is often cooked into fritters. In Jamaica conch is eaten in stews and curries. In the Dominican Republic, Grenada, and Haiti, conch is commonly eaten in curries or in a spicy soup.
Conch, especially in fritter form, has been widely consumed in The Bahamas since the settlement of the islands by the Lucayan people although the increasing harvest of juvenile conches has negatively impacted their population. [2] The dish is popular in Bahamian restaurants and was described by Time as "the Bahamas' own original fast food". [3]
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The Bahamas (/ b ə ˈ h ɑː m ə z / ⓘ bə-HAH-məz), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, [13] is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean.It contains 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and 88% of its population.
Now whenever his wife cooks, Leary knows his role. "I can do the dishes so I did them last night after dinner," he adds. "If you don't cook, you clean.