Our stewed manicou ($8), as it's known in Grenada, really didn't need any sauce; it was very juicy just as is. The flavor of the meat was hard to pin down. What seemed to be a foreleg was gamey, the ribs were sweet, and the tail (our serving included one segment, the oblong at lower right) was surprisingly substantial. A prehensile tail does a lot of work, so some musculature made sense, but the overall impression was fatty and rich, not to mention tasty — hardly what I expected from opossum.
For a few more photos from the 2016 event, see the EIT page on Facebook. Additional photos, from 2014, appear on Flickr; skip the first few photos in the set and start with the soursops.
Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique Day
Field outside Old Boys and Girls High School, 736 Rutland Rd. (Troy-Schenectady Aves.), East Flatbush, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/GrenadaDay
(The 2016 festival was held on July 17)
