Chicken back shows flexibility

The flexibility of one of Jamaica's most popular meats was on show last Thursday in Old Harbour, St Catherine.

Persons who flocked the Time Out Sports Bar and Lounge in Glendon Court Plaza wasted little time devouring the tasty treat.

It was a time when chicken back was king. It was jerked, baked, barbecued, brown-stewed, curried and put in 'run down'.

It was served with turned cornmeal, roti, bread, dumpling, rice and peas, roasted and fried breadfruit, and white rice.

But some were quite content in having it solo chicken back.

"The chicken back concept came about after a group of us decided that it should be tested for its flexibility and we are loving the result," notes one of the organisers, Robert Clarke.

His view was echoed by many who said, while chicken back has formed a part of the meat chain, its flexibility left a good taste in their mouths.