| > | | | | Jamaican cuisine has many influences around the |
| In the Caribbean, Jamaican cuisine is possibly the most | | | | world, although it is simple and addictive, and something |
| delicious and diverse of the foods in the islands, with | | | | that one cannot pass up, the food is a combination of |
| over 30 different food types to enjoy. Jamaican | | | | the various ethnic and cultural backgrounds that make |
| Cuisine and is a true calling card for Jamaica. | | | | this food so very delicious. |
| The early settlers that arrived in Jamaica from South | | | | Jamaican food is long on flavor and variety with a |
| America was the Arawak Indians, around 650 AD, and | | | | tendency to very hot like the Jerk Chicken and Pork |
| named the island Xaymaca or land of wood and | | | | that visitors would receive from the roadside Jerk huts. |
| water. The Arawak Indians peacefully lived on the | | | | The term jerk from Jamaican Jerk History is said to |
| island and the sea’s bounty. | | | | come from the word charqui and jerk also derives |
| In 1494, Jamaica, the Caribbean's third largest island, | | | | from a blend of cultures that are part of Jamaica's |
| Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the | | | | unique history. The food is highly spiced and the main |
| New World, landed on this island for a visit. | | | | seasonings are allspice known as " pimento". |
| The History of Jamaica is told by the motto which is | | | | Although, Jamaican food is best known for its famous |
| "Out of Many, One People" and it is a saying that could | | | | jerk seasoning. |
| equally be applied to Jamaica's food, and it is a history | | | | The Indian and Chinese cultures influenced the food in |
| of Jamaica that is told by the food Jamaicans | | | | Jamaica in many ways. The food of Jamaica is very |
| consume. | | | | healthy which includes food with plenty of natural and |
| In the Caribbean, Jamaican cuisine is possibly the most | | | | unprocessed food items, quite different, and |
| delicious and diverse of the foods in the islands, with | | | | understandably so, than what one might find in more |
| over 30 different food types to enjoy. | | | | northern countries |
| Jamaica's national dish is Ackee with salt fish which is | | | | The Jamaican food, language, religion, their arts are |
| prepared with the indigenous fruit called Ackee. As an | | | | influenced by the various nationalities that make up |
| ornamental tree only a few of islands grow ackee, | | | | their culture, and this island has scenic beauty which |
| and as a tree that bears edible fruit Jamaican's are the | | | | inspires the Jamaican people. |
| only people that look at it as a food. Bright red in color | | | | The product of a rich heritage that is Jamaican cuisine. |
| ackee fruit when ripe will burst open and reveal a | | | | There have been many cultures influencing their food |
| bright yellow flesh with large black seeds. As a | | | | giving it a very unique taste, flavor and aroma which |
| Jamaican breakfast food the flesh is very popular, | | | | attracts many travelers to the country. The food in |
| although if this fruit is eaten before it becomes mature | | | | Jamaica is one of the best reasons to visit the island, |
| is it poisonous, and never open an ackee pod, it will | | | | and is a wonderful discovery for most travelers, and is |
| open by itself when it becomes safe to eat. | | | | a true calling card for Jamaica. |