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Bahamian Conch Divers Shot in Mexico with an Olympus SP 35mm

Conch is everywhere in the Bahamas. a gastropod mollusk is a part of Bahamian culture. Their gorgeous pink spiral shells are widely peddled on beaches and near food stands. The fleshy, chewy meat shows up on just about every menu you encounter, from upscale sushi restaurants to roadside shacks to the popular Fish Fry eateries in Nassau. Beloved by locals and tourists alike, it’s sliced and diced into fritters, salads, chowder, burgers, pasta, and handheld patties; it’s battered and deep-fried; it’s even scored (“scorched”) and eaten raw. In short, you really can’t come to the Bahamas and not eat the conch—it’s pretty much the national food.

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Uploaded on September 11, 2019
Taken on May 28, 2014