Mikey, glad to hear of someone else who has tried the conch "man bits". The first time I saw a fisherman cleaning conch (little fishing community outside of Negril) I noticed he slurped up something long and thin out of each one. Not being particularly shy, I walked up and asked to try whatever he was eating. Got a scowl and a growl and was told it was not for "ooman". Did that stop me? Nope. Waited a bit, asked again - nothing. Sat down and must have batted my eyelashes and stared at him like a patient puppy while he cleaned two, three, four more conch. Finally he heaved a big sigh and tossed one of the spaghetti strands at me. Not to let him get the better of me, I picked it up, took it down to the water and rinsed it off in the waves. Heavenly! Tasted just like garlic pasta! He watched me the whole time, and when I came back up to him licking my lips and smiling and said "more please" he finally laughed, hauled a warm Guinness out of his carry sack and said "ooman, yuh nuh easy". We shared the Guinness, I bought some of the conch to take home to cook up for dinner. Thank you for bringing back a memory that still makes me smile!