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Jamaica

One of the largest of the Caribbean islands, Jamaica evokes images of laid-back living, spicy food, fruity drinks, and tropical breezes under swaying coconut palm trees--and with good reason! Music fills the air--from calypso to reggae to ska--against a backdrop of paw-paw, breadfruit, banana, and flowering jacaranda trees. Jamaica’s cuisine reflects Spanish, African, Indian, Chinese, and Middle Eastern influences. Spicy Jamaican “jerk” (pork, chicken, or fish) uses Scotch bonnet peppers to infuse the marinade with heat. Pepperpot is a fiery soup made with pig tails or salt pork, coconut milk, okra, plenty of spices and lots of Callaloo (the greens of the taro root), giving the soup its green color. Curried goat is another traditional dish, as is rice and “peas” (kidney beans). Cool your throat with an icy rum libation and save room for gizzada, a coconut tart. All this and plenty of sweet, tropical fruit-- paradise!

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Featured Cook Diva Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica Living In: Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
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Home Town: Portmore, Saint Catherine, Jamaica

Living In: Oyster Bay, New York, USA

About me: Im a Jamaican born and raised. I cook well but am so lazy its not something I do often. 1. because traditional Jamaican cooking is not somthing that can be done on the fly and m…
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