Jamaica
Katie Kerr 2A
5 recipes
Jerk Chicken- chicken, jerk seasonings, pimento, thyme, onions, etc. Known for its jerk flavor
Jerk Pork- pork, similar seasonings to jerk chicken. Pork is cheaper than chicken but its the same thing.
Red pea soup- made with pigtails or salt beef, peas, dumplings, thyme, pepper, etc. Loved by all Jamaicans and made with meat and/or vegetables.
Stewed Peas- red beans, pigtail and salt beef. Most households make this at least once a week.
Chicken foot soup- chicken feet, pumpkin, carrots, potatoes, etc. They only make this every once and a while
Foods used in food preparation
Bananas, avocados, limes,
5 Herbs
Thyme
Comes in 3 main varieties.
Marjoram
Can be used in place of thyme.
Basil
Comes in many varieties.
Chadon Beni (culantro)
Mostly used in mutli-cultural cuisine.
Green Onion
Used almost daily.