Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Jamaica

Bold jerk spice, scotch bonnet heat, and coconut richness rooted in African and Maroon traditions. That is the short version of what Jamaica cooks. Look for Jerk chicken (chicken in scotch bonnet-allspice marinade, smoked over pimento wood), Ackee and saltfish (national dish of buttery ackee fruit sautéed with salt cod) and Jamaican patty (flaky turmeric pastry filled with spiced beef). Maroons in the Blue Mountains smoked meat over pimento wood to preserve it; the technique moved to roadside oil-drum grills in the 20th century. This atlas has 52 Jamaica dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.

52 dishes.

Planter’s punchPlanter’s punchDark rum with lime, sugar, water and bitters over crushed iceRed peas soupRed peas soupKidney bean soup with pig tail and spinner dumplingsRed StripeRed StripePale lager in a squat bottle, drunk cold with jerkRice and peasRice and peasCoconut rice with kidney beans, the Sunday essentialRoots tonicRoots tonicBitter dark brew of boiled roots and barks, drunk in small glassesRum creamRum creamJamaican rum blended with dairy cream, poured over ice or into coffeeRum punchRum punchRum, lime, syrup and water over ice, dusted with nutmeg and bittersRundownRundownMackerel simmered in reduced spiced coconut milkSolomon GundySolomon GundyNova Scotian pickled herring with onion, eaten on crackers with cheeseSorrel drinkSorrel drinkHibiscus steeped with clove and ginger, sweetened and chilledStamp and GoStamp and GoCrispy saltfish fritters, old-time fast foodStew peasStew peasRed peas cooked in coconut milk with pig's tail and flour dumplingsStewed oxtailStewed oxtailOxtail braised with butter beans and thymeSweet potato puddingSweet potato puddingDense baked pudding of sweet potato, coconut, spiceTingTingSharp carbonated grapefruit soda with pulp, drunk very coldTotoTotoSmall dense coconut cake, spiced and cut in squares

  • Ting

    Sharp carbonated grapefruit soda with pulp, drunk very cold. A drink recipe from Jamaica.

  • Appleton Estate rum

    Aged pot-still rum with heavy fruit and molasses character. A wine & spirit recipe from Jamaica.

  • Asham

    Parched corn ground fine with sugar, eaten dry by the spoonful. Ready in 20 min prep and 30 min cooking.…

  • Bammy

    Cassava flatbread soaked in coconut milk, then fried. Ready in 40 min prep and 25 min cooking. 6 bammies. A…

  • Blue drawers

    Sweet cornmeal and coconut pudding tied in banana leaf and boiled. Ready in 30 min prep and 1 hr cooking.…

  • Blue Mountain coffee

    Prized mild coffee grown in the Blue Mountains. Ready in 5 min prep and 4 min cooking. 2 cups. A…

  • Brown stew chicken

    Chicken browned in burnt sugar, stewed in rich gravy. Ready in 20 min prep and 1 hr cooking. 6 servings.…

  • Bulla cake

    Dense molasses and ginger cake eaten with avocado or cheese. Ready in 20 min prep and 25 min cooking. 8…

  • Bun and cheese

    Spiced Easter bun eaten with cheddar slices. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 50 minutes cooking. One loaf, 12 slices.…

  • Callaloo

    Steamed leafy greens with onion and tomato. Ready in 15 min prep and 15 min cooking. 4 servings. A salad…