ACTOR DANNY GLOVER AMONG HONOREES AT AFUWI GALA 2009
Friday, December 05, 2008 - Actor and Humanitarian Danny Glover, Bermuda Premier Dr. Ewart Brown and Macy’s Department Store are among the list of honorees for the 12th Annual Fundraising Gala of the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI) to be held on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at the Pierre in New York City at 6:30 pm. Harry Belafonte will again serve as Honorary Patron. Read more
Doggone it! Respect due to turn cornmeal
Doggone it! Respect due to turn cornmeal
Jamaica’s ‘shameful’ culinary secret comes to light in delicious new ways
“Old habits die hard.
Take the case of my friend Paulette who now lives in New York City. Ever since she has known herself, Paulette understands that turn cornmeal goes to the dogs. Her grandmother did it, her mother did it and no amount of persuading can convince her otherwise.
Even now that she has discovered that in Italy the lowly (in Jamaican culture) turn cornmeal is called Polenta and is sometimes dressed up as gourmet fare, Paulette will have none of it.
While turn cornmeal still has its doggone reputation, it’s no longer shameful to confess to digging into a plate of cornmeal with saltfish (cod) and okra. Late last year, in an interview on a Jamaican radio station, popular dancehall artiste Beenie Man waxed poetic about turn cornmeal. And he’s not the only one.
