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Jamaican soups consist of tubers/staples (such as yam, sweet potato, white potato, breadfruit, Jamaican boiled dumplings or dasheen), vegetables (such as carrot, okra and cho-cho/chayote), corn, pumpkin and meat. In Jamaica, soups are often prepared on Saturdays for dinner, but they may be eaten throughout the week or at special events.
Jamaican cuisine is available throughout North America, the United Kingdom, and other places with a sizeable Jamaican population or descendants, [86] [87] such as coastal Central America [7] [8] [11] and the Caribbean. Jamaican food can be found in other regions, and popular dishes often appear on the menus of non-Jamaican restaurants.
Ackee and saltfish is widely regarded as the national dish of Jamaica. [12] [13] [14] According to The Guardian, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt often has ackee and saltfish for breakfast. [15] Harry Belafonte's 1956 hit song "Jamaica Farewell" declares, "Ackee rice, saltfish are nice". [16]
Owner and Chef Kirk Henry holds up a plate of ackee and salt fish at KJK Jamaican Kitchen at 3348 Vineville Ave. in Macon.
Compared to cities like New York, Miami, Washington, D.C., and Boston, Los Angeles’ Caribbean restaurant scene — a broad and sweeping classification that includes over a dozen countries ...
Jerk is a style of cooking native to Jamaica, in which meat is dry-rubbed or wet-marinated with a hot spice mixture called Jamaican jerk spice.. The technique of jerking (or cooking with jerk spice) originated from Jamaica's indigenous peoples, the Arawak and Taíno tribes, and was adopted by the descendants of 17th-century Jamaican Maroons who intermingled with them.
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Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery, Inc. is a Caribbean fast casual restaurant operator and manufacturer of Caribbean cuisine including Jamaican food, Jamaican patty, and other baked goods. The parent company is owned by the Hawthorne family, and the stores are franchised .