It is a cornmeal-based food which is made with different ingredients including okra, onions, and green peppers, and is sometimes served plain.
The components of a fungi band or "scratch band" include: Themes explored in fungi music include love and relationship, folklore, the basis of Virgin Islander oral history, on topics ranging from church life to smuggling rum as well as current events and social commentary.
Band perform at a variety of events including weddings, festivals, parties as well as in restaurants and hotels.
There is a definite melody and rhythm and the lyrics are meaningful, as the songs tell stories from the past.
These stories are reminders of the life the people of the British Virgin Islands lived.