Jamaican · soup
Mannish Water (Goat Head Soup)
Mannish Water (Goat Head Soup) reads sweetness 5.6, fruity 5.0 and umami 4.9 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Jamaican soup, about 53 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.
The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10
- Umami & Savory — 5.2 / 10
- Sweet & Fruity — 7.1 / 10
- Sour & Bright — 0.7 / 10
- Bitter & Earthy — 3.2 / 10
- Rich & Fat — 3.9 / 10
- Aromatic & Spice — 5.1 / 10
The measured notes (of 18)
Sweetness 5.6 · Fruity 5.0 · Umami 4.9 · Heat 4.4 · Richness 3.5 · Allium 3.3 · Earthy 3.0 · Warm Spice 2.9 · Salinity 2.4 · Herbaceous 2.3 · Floral 1.2 · Bitterness 1.2 · Nutty 1.1 · Sourness 0.7
What's in it (15)
- 2 lbs goat head and feet, cleaned and chopped
- 2 green bananas, peeled and sliced
- 1 lb yam, cubed
- 2 medium potatoes, cubed
- 1/2 lb pumpkin, cubed
- 1 cho cho (chayote), cubed
- 4 scallions
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 sprigs thyme
- 1 Scotch bonnet pepper
- 6 allspice berries
- 1 cup flour (for dumplings)
- salt to taste
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 8 cups water
Time & effort: about 53 min (23 min active) · effort: involved
Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 80.9 kcal, 5.1 g protein, 1.8 g fat, 15.3 g carbs
Dietary: Contains meat — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.
How it's cooked (3 steps)
- Clean and chop the goat head and feet, then simmer in seasoned water with scallions, garlic, thyme, allspice, and Scotch bonnet for 2 hours.
- Add chunks of yam, green banana, potatoes, pumpkin, and cho cho and cook another 30 minutes.
- Drop in small dumplings, adjust seasoning, and simmer until everything is tender and the broth is deeply flavorful.
Dishes with a similar flavor shape
- Ital Stew — Jamaican
- Caribbean Pepper Pot Soup — Caribbean
- Gungo Peas Soup — Jamaican
- Bombay Potato and Pea Curry — Indian
- Pepperpot Soup — Jamaican
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Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.