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Delicious Augus' Fair

Published:Thursday | August 5, 2010 | 12:00 AM
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One of the chefs at Augus' fair enjoying the national dish of ackee and salt fish with boiled dumpling. - Contributed Photos
Blue Draws or dukunno.
Chicken foot soup with corn.
Pulled peppermint candy made on location.
Culinary artefacts, such as these forks made from nickel/copper by the English in the 17th and 18th centuries, are displayed by The Jamaica National Heritage Trust.
Traditional Jamaican jerked chicken.
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IT WAS a day of 'belly-filling' fun at Augus' Fair and Culinary Show, hosted by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) on the lawns of the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Monday, August 2 - Emancipation Day.

With more than 20 food booths, the JCDC unfolded a tribute to traditional Jamaican cuisine, with patrons sampling goodies, including a variety of jerked products, 'ole time' pulled peppermint candy and 'blue draws', among others.

Other attractions included bammy making, stamp-and-go and pulled candy displays where patrons who wished to take a stroll down memory lane eagerly participated.

Augus' Fair provided the total package for patrons wishing to indulge in traditional Jamaican culture and an avenue for parents to teach their children about 'ole time' Jamaica.

Scores of families came out to enjoy traditional food, kiddies' attractions and performances of traditional Jamaican dance forms such as Dinki Mini, Maypole and Jamaican ring games.

Augus' Fair 2010 was hosted under the theme 'I Believe in Jamaica!'