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Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken: The Dish That Works for Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner
Brown stew chicken is one of those Jamaican dishes that does not need to wait for a special occasion. It can show up for breakfast, lunch, or dinner and still make sense every single time. I remember seeing people argue online about whether brown stew chicken, rice and peas, plantain, and cabbage could really be…
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Jamaican Jerk Chicken: The Spicy Street Food That Always Wins
Jerk chicken is one of those foods you smell before you see it. The smoke, the spices, the heat, the sound of chicken sizzling over fire — it is the kind of food that pulls you in before you even decide if you are hungry. Growing up, jerk chicken was not just something you ate…
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Ackee & Saltfish: The National Dish I Had to Grow Into
It is Jamaica’s national dish, the one people talk about with pride, the one that shows up on breakfast plates, Sunday tables, hotel menus, and family gatherings. sad to say, as a Jamaican child, I didn’t like ackee. For years, something about it just never clicked with me. Maybe it was fear. Growing up, I…
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Jamaican Patty & Coco Bread
The Food I Never Outgrew There are some foods you out grow as you get older. Jamaican patty and coco bread isn’t one of them. I loved it as a child and I still love it today. Matter of fact, living away from home has only made me appreciate it more. Out of all the…
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Why I’ll Always Choose Cocoa Tea Over Hot Chocolate
There are some smells that instantly take you back home. For me, one of those smells is a pot of Jamaican cocoa tea simmering on the stove early in the morning. Growing up, for most people it’s called cocoa tea. In my house and other family member it was simply “sweet tea.” Not because it…
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Escovitch Fish: The Dish I Avoided Until I Fell in Love With It
As a child, I was a foodie, but fish wasn’t exactly my favorite. The reason was simple: bones. Eating fish felt like too much work. While everyone else patiently picked through their meal, I would rather pass and stick to chicken. Of course, you can make escovitch with fish fillets nowadays. Almost any fish can…