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Long Island Mutton Festival in Salt Pond
Long Island Mutton Festival is a one-day cook-off and tasting event in Salt Pond built around mutton, the island's signature ranching-tradition dish, prepared stewed, curried, barbecued and baked by local cooks who compete informally for bragging rights. Promoted for years by Bahamian tourism authorities, it draws Long Islanders and Out Island visitors for an afternoon of food stalls, rake and scrape music and an unhurried settlement-wide gathering.
The Long Island Mutton Festival gathers Salt Pond, Long Island around the dish most associated with the island's ranching tradition, an annual cook-off and tasting day built entirely around mutton prepared a dozen different ways.