Solomon Gundy is a
Jamaican pickled
Pickling is the process of preserving or extending the shelf life of food by either anaerobic fermentation in brine or immersion in vinegar. The pickling procedure typically affects the food's texture and flavor. The resulting food is called ...
(with salt) fish
pâté
''Pâté'' ( , , ) is a paste, pie or loaf filled with a forcemeat. Common forcemeats include ground meat from pork, poultry, fish or beef; fat, vegetables, herbs, spices and either wine or brandy (often cognac or armagnac). It is often ser ...
usually served with crackers as an appetizer.
The pâté is made with
smoked red herring (although other fish such as
mackerel and
shad are also sometimes used
[Solomon-a-Gundy](_blank)
Jamaican recipes) and is minced and spiced with
chili pepper
Chili peppers (also chile, chile pepper, chilli pepper, or chilli), from Nahuatl '' chīlli'' (), are varieties of the berry-fruit of plants from the genus ''Capsicum'', which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for ...
s and seasonings. The dish appears on the menus of Jamaican restaurants and resorts. It is also sold as a packaged food for export.
The term may come from the British word ''
salmagundi
Salmagundi (or salmagundy or sallid magundi) is a cold dish or salad made from different ingredients which may include meat, seafood, eggs, cooked vegetables, raw vegetables, fruits or pickles. In English culture, the term does not refer to a s ...
'', used to refer to a
salad
A salad is a dish consisting of mixed, mostly natural ingredients with at least one raw ingredient. They are typically served at room temperature or chilled, though some can be served warm. Condiments and salad dressings, which exist in a va ...
of many different ingredients. That term is originally from the French word ''salmigondis'', which refers to a disparate assembly of things, ideas, or people forming an incoherent whole (a
hodgepodge
Hodgepodge or hotchpotch describes a confused or disorderly mass or collection of things; a "mess" or a "jumble".
Hodge-podge may refer to:
* Hodge-Podge (comics), a character from the comic strip ''Bloom County''
* Hodge-Podge (soup), a type of ...
).
[The World In Your Grocery Cart, August 5, 2004, ''Miami Herald'']
See also
*
Pickled herring
Pickled herring is a traditional way of preserving herring as food by pickling or curing.
Most cured herring uses a two-step curing process: it is first cured with salt to extract water; then the salt is removed and the herring is brined i ...
*
List of Jamaican dishes and foods
References
Sources
*''The food of Jamaica: authentic recipes from the jewel of the Caribbean''. John DeMers, Eduardo Fuss. Tuttle Publishing, 1998. , Pg 123
External links
Recipe
Jamaican cuisine
Spreads (food)
Herring dishes
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