Archive for Food In Jamaica
Fruits: I have come to like in Jamaica
Jack Fruit, Hmmmmm.. I remember my husband showing me how to cut this huge fruit apart and eat the sweet pods with my hands. No way were my taste buds which are generally way open to new taste handling this new “Jack Fruit”. Fast forward 4 years later I found myself yesterday being most upset [...]
Returnee To Jamaica> Shares a relocation gone bad
This story was shared with me by a reader of my blog. She asked if she could share her story, as she felt that others may benefit from her own walk. I stood in the kitchen, one dark snowy Canadian morning, watching my toddler and my 5 year old fighting and screaming over some toy [...]
A Closer Peep at Jamaica>
The following realistic videos show snippets about what is good in Jamaica. I am often asked, “what do I like most about Jamaica? ” My initially answer is usually, that I love the food, the beautiful scenery of the countryside and the rhythm of the Jamaican people. The mountains, valleys and beaches are the best [...]
Coronation Market: Kingston, Jamaica
I do not recall the exact moment I realized I loved going to the market. As a child living in Trinidad, I knew the exact locations of all the markets and was even aware of the fact that overcrowded weekends featured the largest variety of goods for sale. I remember how I would stare out [...]
The Real Taste of Jamaica > Cookbook
A Jamaican Cookbook Promotion: The following post highlights the virtues of acquiring a local cookbook upon relocating to Jamaica. If you are a person who enjoys cooking then a local cookbook is a “must have” in your personal library. Your cookbook, a curious palate and an open appetite will soon transform “breadfruit”, “ackee”, “callaloo”, “green [...]
Roadside tour Of Fatty’s Cooking Spot – Faith’s Pen, Jamaica
Food: When I saw this Utube video I had to share it, mainly because it represents what Jamaicans call “eating pon the road” The first year I arrived in Jamaica on holiday, my husband who was then my boyfriend took me to ” The Pen, or Faiths Pen” for lunch. We were driving to the [...]
What’s Right With Jamaica Continued
I was asked by a few Jamaicans to continue sharing on “what is right about Jamaica” and decided to share an amusing story. I realized early after moving here, that I absolutely enjoyed the delicious fresh variety of fruits that one has daily access to in Jamaica. While I occasional glance at raspberries or strawberries [...]
Cooking A Local Jamaican Food> Breadfruit
With current food prices on the rise throughout the world, Jamaica is by no means exempt from these escalating prices. I saw a news report on television last night that said food prices have gone up by 36.5percent in the last twelve months. I guess I was aware of this, as our weekly grocery bills [...]
Jamaica: Observer Food Awards 2008
Food in Jamaica is absolutely phenomenal. While Trinidad also has excellent cuisine, the sheer variety and creativity in how foods can be prepared here in Jamaica is amazing. We had some friends visiting from Trinidad this weekend, and we took them to Hellshire Beach for Prendy’s fried fish and lobster. What a time we had, [...]
Taste History
View Article @ http://jamaica-guide.info/food/ After a long day at the beach and before a night of island-style partying, your appetite deserves attention. Jamaica has no shortage of dining options: from the finest restaurants at 5-star resorts, to open-air Jerk shacks cooking up specialties in an oil drum grill. Dining in Jamaica is relatively cheaper than [...]
