That pastry shop has a heck of a lot more than gizzadas. Amazing banana bread, and I got a plantain tart there (but the inside was red, so confused me) which was pretty awesome.
I missed guessing the location, but had it from the first photo clue... That phone is in a couple of pictures I have from our trip.
Now that I’ve given up the source of the King Gizzadas, I just know I’m gonna go in there one day, really, really looking forward to having one – and they’ll be out. Maybe I’ll have to try a plantain tart (Thanks Hussyband)
Booger – the ‘impotent’ wasn’t a typo. You know the saying - 'The bigger the truck, . . . . '
2nutz and Dash – I actually do like skating on the canal; steaming hot chocolate, beaver tails, the sound of the blades on the ice – it’s fun. But the price of having to stay in the cold is just too high to pay. I’m good with being here right now.
Onceyougo, justchuck and rachel – thanks, I’m having fun writing it. I’m actually toying with the idea of working it over when I get home; polishing, expanding, editing, characterize, etc, and put it into an eBook format. Any ideas for a title? Rob has told me that I should do a sequence to my travelogue, ‘Walk Good’ and call it ‘Walk Gooder’.
Walking by Lazy Dayz the other day I saw them pulling out one of the cabins there. Here are some photos.
Later – a report on the monthly market and an amazing mango!
Backing the cottage out was interesting to watch, lots of yelling and crunching and pieces falling off. They had to cut down a small palm tree.
Going, going, gonzo.
A Jamaican mobile home.
My Books:
Walk Good - Sunset Negril - Night NurseAvailable @ www.amazon.com - search 'Roland Reimer'
Loving your trip report and FYI, Leighton on the beach sells those Gizzadah's (Sp) I think his mother makes them.
Yes, she does & they're wonderful ~~Originally Posted by heater
Well done T/R so far.
Thank you sir, may we have another?
Your insights about the off-the-beaten-path parts of Negril (Redgrounds bars etc.) are truly appreciated.
I do have a question:
What are beaver tails (I live in the states)?
When we say beaver, I'm pretty sure we mean something else.
That rug really tied the room together.
Re: * * * * * * Sunsets, Rum, Sand and Gizzadas – 97 Days in Negril * * * * * *
Rum_etc. With a name like yours I'm sure you have experience with the mighty beaver. But here we are talking the lowly beaver. Beaver Tails are a Canuck delicacy. Kinda like how we club baby seals, we have beer parties where we go out and club baby beavers, because the tail of the baby beaver is what we use to make beaver tails. Then you cut 'em off and you can bar-b-que them or batter them and deep fry them, then roll them in sugar. Either way they are delicious. There are food-shacks set up that sell them ; > )
See the photos:
Where you can buy beaver tails.
A raw one on the bar-bee
Cooked beaver tail - MMMMMMMM!!!
A sugar coated, commercial style beaver tail.
My Books:
Walk Good - Sunset Negril - Night NurseAvailable @ www.amazon.com - search 'Roland Reimer'
Yesterday we had the most amazing mango – the lady I bought it from, one of the fruit vendors in town, called it a papaya mango. Check out the photo. It was naturally ripe, plump and sweet and bursting with juice. I swear it squirted out juice when I cut into it. The flesh was tender and succulent, not stringy or pulpy whatsoever. We dug into it with relish; finished it in no time. Then I went to work on the pit like it was a piece of jerk chicken, holding it in my hands and stripping it clean with my teeth. It was delectably delicious - a fruity bacchanalia. Afterwards my hands, forearms, chin and cheeks were covered in thick, sweet mango juice; I had to take a shower to clean up. Eating this papaya mango was an experience that was on par with biting into a King Gizzada.
Today was the monthly market day in Negril. The market is held in an open field just north of the bridge on the beach side. We walked down there from our place. It was a hot morning and much, much hotter in the market area. There are many stalls and tons of fruit and vegetables, all at rock-bottom prices. Most things are sold by the pound, just like rope. The prices are posted on a big board. We stocked up on scallions, oranges, papayas, tomatoes and bananas. Bea bought some sorrel and ginger – she wants to make up her own sorrel drink, a popular thing in Jamaica at Christmas. We also bought our Christmas fruit cake, yah, mon. It weighs a pound and features chocolate. Can’t wait until next Wednesday!
It was so hot in there that by the time we left the market we had little streams of sweat running down our backs. This afternoon however, it is raining in Negril.
Tomorrow we plan to walk up the West End Road.
The papaya mango beside a papaya.
Cheap, mon!!
The FRESH fruits and vegetables in Jamaica are a true blessing.
The funky looking purplish stuff that looks like insect bodies is sorrel.
Scallions by the truckload!
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My Books:
Walk Good - Sunset Negril - Night NurseAvailable @ www.amazon.com - search 'Roland Reimer'
Love the pictures from the outdoor market!
Hubby and I stayed in Red Ground at Plantation House Resort atop the first hill 84-98. Have not been back since
we moved to New Mexico where the winters are better than the midwest where we lived then.
I miss Negril, soon come.....
Wondering if by chance the ice cream man's name is Livingston. If his legs could last that long, tell
him high from karen and steve from minnesota.
Missin our winter visits big time.
If a man speaks his mind in a forest
and there's no woman around to hear him,
is he still wrong?
so much niceness. thank you for the beautiful sights, and insights. enjoying the ride. warms my fingers enough to tighten up the laces. soon come
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