Jamaica
52 dishes.
Planter’s punchDark rum with lime, sugar, water and bitters over crushed ice
Red peas soupKidney bean soup with pig tail and spinner dumplingswine & spiritRed StripePale lager in a squat bottle, drunk cold with jerk
Rice and peasCoconut rice with kidney beans, the Sunday essential
Roots tonicBitter dark brew of boiled roots and barks, drunk in small glasseswine & spiritRum creamJamaican rum blended with dairy cream, poured over ice or into coffee
Rum punchRum, lime, syrup and water over ice, dusted with nutmeg and bitters
RundownMackerel simmered in reduced spiced coconut milkfermented & pickledSolomon GundyNova Scotian pickled herring with onion, eaten on crackers with cheese
Sorrel drinkHibiscus steeped with clove and ginger, sweetened and chilled
Stamp and GoCrispy saltfish fritters, old-time fast food
Stew peasRed peas cooked in coconut milk with pig's tail and flour dumplings
Stewed oxtailOxtail braised with butter beans and thyme
Sweet potato puddingDense baked pudding of sweet potato, coconut, spicedrinkTingSharp carbonated grapefruit soda with pulp, drunk very cold
TotoSmall dense coconut cake, spiced and cut in squares-
Ting
Sharp carbonated grapefruit soda with pulp, drunk very cold. A drink recipe from Jamaica.
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Appleton Estate rum
Aged pot-still rum with heavy fruit and molasses character. A wine & spirit recipe from Jamaica.
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Asham
Parched corn ground fine with sugar, eaten dry by the spoonful. Ready in 20 min prep and 30 min cooking.…
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Bammy
Cassava flatbread soaked in coconut milk, then fried. Ready in 40 min prep and 25 min cooking. 6 bammies. A…
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Blue drawers
Sweet cornmeal and coconut pudding tied in banana leaf and boiled. Ready in 30 min prep and 1 hr cooking.…
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Blue Mountain coffee
Prized mild coffee grown in the Blue Mountains. Ready in 5 min prep and 4 min cooking. 2 cups. A…
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Brown stew chicken
Chicken browned in burnt sugar, stewed in rich gravy. Ready in 20 min prep and 1 hr cooking. 6 servings.…
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Bulla cake
Dense molasses and ginger cake eaten with avocado or cheese. Ready in 20 min prep and 25 min cooking. 8…
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Bun and cheese
Spiced Easter bun eaten with cheddar slices. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 50 minutes cooking. One loaf, 12 slices.…
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Callaloo
Steamed leafy greens with onion and tomato. Ready in 15 min prep and 15 min cooking. 4 servings. A salad…