It’s all about the taste

Ice-cold ‘real real’ Mauby (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

Hi Everyone,

A little over 2 weeks ago an exchange took place on Facebook between Vibert Cambridge and Henry Muttoo. They started off talking about Salara, but then the talk turned to Mauby.

20150221tastes like homeHenry:  I gon try mine (salara) wid some mauby; ah got some bark put up for such eventualities.

Vibert:  Talking ‘bout mauby, Henry. Ah had a taste of some real, real mauby in Port Mourant last Saturday—not dat ting—de syrup dat does come in a bottle and sell in supa market. It was like the one you planin fuh mek. It was the real ting! The ting we uses fuh get in de cake shop in a big glass wid a chunk of ice—dat yuh uses fuh stir with you index finga of you right hand! Mauby is de prince of de local drinks!

Stop and think for a moment. How many times have we not complained about the lack of taste in many of the food and beverage we consume, especially those sourced from outside of the home? What is even more disappointing (at least for me) is that increasingly, many of these encounters have been with the