Whether driving along the countryside, or making your way through the urban communities one common sight will surely be a coconut tree, standing tall and majestic in the cool Jamaican breeze. Such a common feature of the Jamaican landscape one would never imagine just how useful and important coconuts are a part of the Jamaican […]
Saltfish fritters or Stamp-and-Go is a popular Jamaican dish. It is believed the name Stamp & Go came about because of the practice of people to “stamp” their feet as to say “I’m in a hurry and need mine to go”. Made from saltfish or dried codfish batter. It can be eaten as an appetizer
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We are rum people! A saying synonymous with Jamaica and her people and now it’s been made official; Jamaica has the best rum in the world! The Global Spirits Masters – The world’s most highly regarded series of spirits blind-tasting competitions; recently posted the results of their “The Rum & Cachaça Masters 2022”. A competition
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St. Elizabeth, this lovely parish is known as the bread basket of Jamaica, as it produces most of the island’s domestic food needs, through fruits and vegetables, poultry, beef and tubers. It is also one of the oldest parishes and originally included parts of Westmore and Manchester. Its capital, Black River is said to be
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It’s day three of week 2 of the current lockdown measures in Jamaica. Did I get that right? It’s now a few minutes before midday, and I’m standing in the kitchen picking saltfish. Technically I’m working from home but I decided to take a quick break to make some lunch. I mean what are the
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It’s was day 3 of the third week of the lockdown measures; which were no movement for 3 of the 7 days of the week. In other words, another Tuesday where I found myself at home hungry and in need of making lunch. Now I ended my last article confessing that I’m no chef but
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I must admit I am not one to get overly excited by the prospect of going out for food, being a picky eater from as far back as I can remember. You see the thing is, there’s probably gonna be one or two things at most on a menu that I like but it’s bound
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