Solomon Gundy is a Jamaicanpickled (with salt) fish pâté usually served with crackers as an appetizer.
The pâté is made with
smoked
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red herring
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(although other fish such as
mackerel
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are also sometimes usedSolomon-a-Gundy Jamaican recipes) and is minced and spiced with chili peppers 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'', used to refer to a salad 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).The World In Your Grocery Cart, August 5, 2004, ''Miami Herald''