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  Jamaican cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jamaican cuisine is a healthier diet than most because it is made with many unprocessed foods and uses smaller amounts of red meats with much more fish, beans and vegetables.
British cuisine and American cuisine are not new to the island.
Jamaican ice cream is traditionally made with coconut milk, rather than milk or cream as used elsewhere.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jamaican_cuisine   (323 words)

  
 Jamaican Foods   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Jamaican cuisine is healthy because it is made with many unprocessed foods, uses smaller portions of meats, has a high content of fish, beans, and vegetables, and, most of all, because it is an eclectic mix of the best that African, European, Indian, and Chinese cuisines have to offer.
Perhaps Jamaican cuisine is healthy due to luck or happenstance.
Although habaneros are believed to have originated in Cuba, it is nonetheless an important part of cuisine in the Yucatán peninsula, where it is often served roasted as a condiment with meals.
eatjamaican.com /jamaican-foods/jamaican-foods.html   (955 words)

  
 Jamaican Villa Cuisine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
I recommend that if you are unfamiliar with Jamaican cuisine, you should ask your cook to make some Jamaican style meals for you, but tell her to be moderate with the hot peppers.
Some Jamaican dishes are made from familiar ingredients, but prepared in different ways from what you are probably familiar with at home, others are made from ingredients you more than likely did not even know existed.
Jamaican style Pork Chops is another dish that is a variation on familiar North American fare.
www.jamaicavillavacation.com /jamaican_villa_cuisine.htm   (2527 words)

  
 Jamaican Recipes (Jamaica)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Seasoned with many of Jamaican spices Jamaican Stuffed Roast Beef is a favorites at special occasions.
Jamaican Easter time means our traditional bun and Cheese.
It is a favorite that is served during this season.
www.jamaicans.com /cooking   (325 words)

  
 OnWisconsin Live Dining: David's Jamaican Cuisine
In a way, I was sorry that I waited until spring to visit David's Jamaican Cuisine in Monona.
Ackee is a Jamaican fruit that, in its cooked form, resembles scrambled eggs.
But judging from the quality of the sweet potato pie ($1.10), the carrot cake ($1.25) and the creamy key lime pie ($1.30) that I did taste, the coconut desserts ought to be great.
www.onwisconsin.com /dining/dining.asp?id=3462&format=print   (937 words)

  
 Jamaica Gleaner - The spice of Jamaican cuisine - Thursday | September 27, 2001
On Sunday Jamaicans and visitors will be able to enjoy a cornucopia of spicy Jamaican foods at the Jamaica Spice food festival in Ocho Rios.
Jamaica's cuisine has also benefited from the heritage of the colonizers -- the British and Spaniards -- who brought their own foods.
Of lesser influence on today's cuisine but still significant, were the food practices of the Portuguese, the Jews, French, and North Americans.
www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20010927/cook/cook2.html   (561 words)

  
 The Whistling Bird - Contact Us   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Jerk cooking is an authentic Jamaican way to cook chicken, pork and seafood by using a highly spiced combination of thyme, scallions, onions, cinnamon, nutmeg, scotch bonnet peppers and Jamaican pimento.
All jerk dinners are served with Jamaican rice and beans (cooked in coconut milk) and festival (a fried corn bread).
Jamaican Jerked Mahi Mahi – 8-ounce fillet of Mahi Mahi, rubbed with Jamaican Jerk paste, and flame broiled.
www.whistlingbirdcafeandbar.com /house_specialties.html   (659 words)

  
 Jamaica : Restaurant, Food & Budget
Jamaica's home-grown cuisine is a fusion of many ethnic traditions and influences and the product of generations of women who as children apprenticed alongside their mothers and grandmothers and grannies who cooked using yabbas (clay pots) A fair amount of Jamaican cuisine is an adventure in tongue-lashing.
Jamaicans typically forsake corn flakes for more savoury fare at breakfast: ackee and salfish is typical.
Jamaican's most popular dish (now finding its way onto the world market) is jerk, a term that describes the process of cooking meats smothered in tongue searing marinade.
www.seejamaicacheaply.com /jamaica_travel_restaurant.html   (549 words)

  
 Island Offerings. Recipes and Histories of Jamaican Delights.
Photographed here are Jamaican Rums and ingredients often found in Jamaican cuisine such as plaintains, saltfish, Scotch bonnet peppers, coconut, ackees (in the white bowl) and ginger, amongst others.
The Jamaican diet is based on a wide range of poultry, seafood, and meats, such as goat, pork, and beef.
Jamaica's cuisine is not only the basis for a palette pleasing and extraordinary culinary journey, it can also be used to trace the island's multi-faceted and precious cultural history.
www.urbanmozaik.com /2001.nov_issue/nov01_fea_jamaicanfood.html   (659 words)

  
 Busha Browne - Pepper Jellies, Chutneys, Preserves, Sauces, Jerk Seasonings, Pepper Sherry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
West Indian food is spicy, but Jamaican food calls for a unique combination of "seasoning" for meats and savories which includes lime, garlic and the incomparable, very hot but elusively favorable Jamaican Scotch Bonnet Pepper.
It is the judicious addition of this mysterious, pungent spice that provides the exotic taste that highlights Jamaican cuisine in dishes as varied as soups and stews to fruit compotes and Jamaican Christmas Pudding.
Sligo himself was among the first to free his slaves on his Jamaican estates - Kelly and Cocoa Walks - which he had inherited from his ancestors, the Kellys and Brownes of Ireland; Jamaican settlers from the late 1600s.
www.cookscorner.net /SpecialtyFood/BushaBrownes2.html   (617 words)

  
 Frequently Asked Questions
The five-day course is designed to educate and introduce new trends in food and raise the bar on traditional Jamaican fare.
Jerk is considered a mainstay of the Jamaican kitchen, a local dish that's cooked on the roadside, says Farquharson.
It's explained that jerk is the Jamaican option of "salt curing, which helped to prevent spoilage in the hot tropical heat." The depth of the flavour is achieved by the length of time the meat or fish is left to marinate in the spices before cooking.
www.jamaicavillas.com /PRESS_TORONTO_SUN.html   (592 words)

  
 Rockhouse Hotel/Restaurant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Jamaican cuisine is a complex mix of all the cultures that have come to her shores.
Drawing from these diverse roots, The Rockhouse Restaurant creates "new Jamaican cuisine", a lighter, modern interpretation of classic Jamaican cooking designed to enhance your island experience, yet remain accessible to those not familiar with Caribbean food.
The Rockhouse Menu honours the tradition of Jamaican cuisine, with humble but tasty coconut toast, ackee and salt fish, and jerk chicken spiced with a scotch bonnet sauce.
www.rockhousehotel.com /about/index.php?sub=eat   (493 words)

  
 Celebrate Jamaican Cuisine and Culture at Jerkfest
This year Jerkfest coincides with Jamaica's August 1 Emancipation Day, when guests can help Jamaicans celebrate their independence while liberating their taste buds and perhaps a few inhibitions.
Pulsing reggae music, rhythmic dances and fiery spices set the mood for the spirited weekend event, exploring the "essence of jerk" evoked by the island's rich culture, heritage and flavorful cuisine.
The "Original Boston Jerk," a group of expert "jerkers" from the Jamaican town of Boston, will express their inner jerks in a live demonstration on the art of jerking chicken, pork, fish and vegetables.
www.travellady.com /Issues/July03/CelebrateJamaicanCuisineandCultureatJerkfest.htm   (500 words)

  
 W4E: Jamaica Cuisine & Recipes
The cuisine of Jamaica shows a multitude of influences from around the world.
Allspice and thyme are typical seasonings in Jamaican cooking, and the super-hot Scotch bonnet pepper adds fiery punch to almost everything.
Ackee and saltfish is a mixture of salt cod and the scrambled egg-like fruit and is considered the national dish.
www.whats4eats.com /4rec_jamaica.html   (368 words)

  
 Coyaba Jamaican Restaurant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
We are the first and only Jamaican restaurant in Scotland.
Served up with rice and peas, plaintain and Jamaican root vegetables, washed down with exotic punches, cocktails and natural juices and soothed with the sweet sounds of reggae music.
Coyaba is a haven of tropical Jamaican paradise.
www.coyaba.co.uk   (198 words)

  
 Jamaica Gleaner - The Grand Dame of Jamaican cuisine - Thursday | June 19, 2003
She's reluctant to claim the unofficially conferred title 'Grand Dame of Caribbean cuisine', but Norma Shirley cannot escape the fact that when it comes to regional food her name readily comes to mind.
Shirley, caterer, food stylist, and owner of Norma's on the Terrace at Devon House in St. Andrew, was recently awarded the Prime Minister's Medal of Appreciation for service to the culinary arts.
I make up my own recipes using Jamaican food because I think Jamaican food can be used to make splendid dishes.
www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20030619/cook/cook3.html   (675 words)

  
 Burning Void--Reviews: Cooking: "Jamaican Cooking," Lucinda Scala Quinn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The introduction gives us an idea of the many influences that have shaped today's Jamaican cooking, from the foods of the Arawaks (Jamaica's native inhabitants), to the Spaniards, African slaves, English influences, Creole, and more: "Authentic Jamaican food, when it is cooked with understanding, nourishes the body, mind and soul." Ms.
Quinn is very up-front about who her book is aimed at, for which I'm grateful--I have a special irritation reserved for regional cookbooks that seem to be aimed at introducing foreigners to a cuisine, yet make it very difficult for anyone outside of that area to make the recipes.
The recipes are accompanied by occasional fl-and-white pictures of Jamaicans cooking by various methods, and a few side-bars about certain cooking methods.
www.burningvoid.com /review/2003/jamaicancookingquinn.php   (930 words)

  
 Classic Jamaican Cooking
Covering all aspects of Jamaican cuisine from soups to preserves, fish to ices, Classic Jamaican Cooking also presents a range of traditional herbal remedies and drinks.
With its blending of European and African influences, Jamaican cooking rests on a foundation of tropical fruits and vegetables, and the author draws out the full range of their flavors in one of the world’s most interesting cuisines.
Caroline Sullivan was the mistress of a large Jamaican household at the end of the nineteenth century and author of the first ever book on Caribbean cookery, The Jamaica Cookery Book, of which this is a lightly revised edition.
www.interlinkbooks.com /BooksC/Classic_Jamaican_Cook_text.html   (273 words)

  
 Busha Brownes - Pepper Jellies, Chutneys, Preserves, Sauces, Jerk Seasonings, Pepper Sherry
The finest Jamaican Seville Oranges are cooked with cane sugars in small batches to produce this special caramelized wild orange flavor.
Originally applied to wild boar in the 17th century, it is now an integral part of Jamaican life.
For that uniquely Jamaican flavor, spread jerk sauce on pork, steak, chicken or fish prior to grilling.
www.cookscorner.net /SpecialtyFood/BushaBrownes.html   (1315 words)

  
 Monthly luxury villa newsletter by CaribbeanWay
In fact, Jamaican cuisine draws its inspiration from a medley of sources.
Some interesting Jamaican vegetables include cho-cho (also christophine), and callaloo is a Jamaican spinach and the basis for the island's famous pepperpot soup.
Although there are many restaurants on the island offering a sample of Jamaican cuisine, travelers agree that the best way to experience the authentic fare is to have home-cooked meals prepared by your very own cook.
www.caribbeanway.com /newsletter/july_2005/h04.asp   (608 words)

  
 Mrs Dodd's Basic Jamaican Cooking   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Now, a lifetime later, after running the business myself, I was constantly approached by members of the public, burning with curiosity and raring to have a go, but having no clue as to what things are or how to cook them.
For example, any type of yam is a root tuber, very similar to a potato and cooked much in the same way, but few people seem to know this.
I hope to de-mystify and bring Jamaican food to a wider audience, since I know most people are receptive to new ideas, tastes and cooking experiences.
www.50centadvertising.com   (639 words)

  
 jamaican vacation rentals
Chinese cuisine at the corner of West and Fort George streets.
Caribbean cuisine that caters to meat lovers and vegetarians alike and serves food using fresh, local produce when available.
Guests will be introduced to a vegetarian Jamaican meal lovingly prepared by Sista P herself.
www.blueheaven-jamaican-vacation-rentals.com /long_bay_information_dining_jamaica_vacation_rentals.html   (503 words)

  
 New York City.com : jamaican in Times Square
This mama has a new look, and is now Jamaican mon, from the Mama's Food Shop folks.
Kingston Jamaican Bakery -- Bakeries 1 Of 2
Pitkin Jamaican Bakery -- Bakeries 1 Of 2
www.nyc.com /restaurants/jamaican.aspx   (158 words)

  
 Jerk, Jamaican Jerk - Food Facts & History - Food Reference
This is a unique Jamaican way of preserving and cooking meat, originally pork, but now chicken and even fish is 'jerked'.
Its origins date back to the native Arawak Indians traditional method of using Jamaican pimento (what we call allspice) to season and smoke meat (primarily wild pigs).
Combine this with hot chilies (originating in South America and the Caribbean) with pirates bringing in a variety of new spices from both the old and new worlds; add salt and escaped slaves with skills at slow roasting in pits, mix well and you have jerk.
www.foodreference.com /html/artjerkjamaican.html   (434 words)

  
 Jamaica
Jamaicans love a good meal, and good meals are here to be had.
Primary ingredients of the island's diet are fish, chicken, vegetables, exotic fruit, and pepper-based spices, either light or flame-throwing.
The diet is truly Jamaican these days, with traces of African and post-British colonial influence mixed throughout.
www.globalgourmet.com /destinations/jamaica   (69 words)

  
 RESTAURANTS: CARIBBEAN, CUBAN & JAMAICAN RESTAURANTS IN NEW YORK CITY
Caribbean cuisine is multi-cultural combining traditional ingredients such as chili peppers, taro root, corn, yams, cassava, fl-eyed peas, lima beans and peanuts with foods from West Africa (okra, breadfruit and plantains) and ingredients from India, China and Europe.
The islands each have varied influences, for example - the cuisines of Puerto Rico and Cuba are distinctly influenced by Spanish cuisine, the cuisines of Guadeloupe and Martinique bear French influences and Jamaican cuisine is largely African influenced.
Victor's Cafe Cuban cuisine and atmosphere in the Theater District.
www.citidex.com /6749.htm   (698 words)

  
 BlackNews.com - Graduate Chemist Turned Cookbook Writer Audrey Dodd Aims to Tantalise Taste Buds with Mrs Dodd's Basic ...
West Yorkshire, UK (BlackNews.com) - Audrey shares recipes and methods of cooking taught to her by her mother, who was born and raised on the Island of Jamaica, but migrated to Britain in the Windrush of the 1950's and 60's.
Mrs Dodd's Basic Jamaican Cooking: A Rudimentary Guide to Jamaican Cuisine is a step-by-step introduction to the Jamaican way of cooking and uses a unique illustrated guide to choosing ingredients, which allows the user to identify obscure foods before buying.
Mrs Dodd's Basic Jamaican Cooking: A Rudimentary Guide to Jamaican Cuisine is available for purchase at Amazon.com and www.lulu.com and can also be ordered from high street bookstores.
www.blacknews.com /pr/jamaicancookbook101.html   (294 words)

  
 Ackee and Saltfish Anyone: So How Exactly Does a 35 Year Old Chemistry Graduate End Up Running a West Indian Market ...
A step-by-step introduction to the Jamaican way of cooking, it uses a unique illustrated guide to choosing ingredients, which allows the user to identify obscure foods before buying.
This book was compiled to help the many cooking enthusiasts and exotic travellers with an interest in Jamaican and tropical foods to take their first steps into preparing delicious renditions of authentic Island meals.
Mrs Dodd’s Basic Jamaican Cooking: A Rudimentary Guide to Jamaican Cuisine is available for purchase at www.lulu.com and Amazon.com.
www.emediawire.com /releases/2006/4/emw369335.htm   (564 words)

  
 Jamaican Restaurant, Jerk Chicken, Catering - Albany, GA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
include oxtail, jerk chicken, curry goat, and curry chicken—not to mention Jamaican beans and rice.
We also provide a wonderful selection of appropriate Jamaican music in the background all in a family-friendly Christian environment.
About Us In business since February 2005, Jamaican Cuisine Restaurant specializes in Jamaican Island foods from the West Indies.
www.jamaicancuisine.net   (186 words)

  
 Jamaica Glossary of Terms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
escovitch – a Spanish and Portuguese method of marinating seafood, it is quite prevalent in Jamaican cuisine.
Rice and peas – a popular Jamaican dish made from rice cooked with peas (kidney or gungo peas), various seasoning, and coconut milk.
Ugli – a warty and irregular citrus fruit which is larger than an average grapefruit and indigenous to Jamaica.
www.jamaicans.com /speakja/glossary.htm   (1029 words)

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