Ever had Jackfruit? Embarrassed to say that it took me ten trips to try it! I guess I just didn’t know about it but I’m sad it took so long because I loved it!! And I probably wouldn’t have tried it on the tenth trip either if my driver didn’t stop to buy it for me! There are always people standing on the roads selling bags of everything….cashews, sugarcane, any kind of fruit. The way Jackfruit looks compared to the way it tastes and feels is a world of difference....
Since Ackee and saltfish is my favorite Jamaican dish I thought I’d add another post about it. CLICK HERE to see my first post about it way back when I first started writing. On my September trip I had ackee & saltfish on my very first morning for breakfast. My friend Marlon picked it straight from the tree. I love how ackee looks! Picture of fresh ackee He brought it to me in a bag and I sat on the veranda at 8am taking it out of the shell, removing the seeds and preparing it for...
Fish is super popular in Jamaica, especially among those who aren’t real meat eaters. You can find steamed fish on almost any menu in any cook shop there, and its real grass roots cooking when you order fish. They start with….you guessed it….a whole fish. One thing that amazes me when my friends cook for me in Jamaica, is the amount of flavor in every dish without excessive use of salt LOL! Back home I salt literally everything to make it taste better, but in Jamaica I don’t...
This post is near and dear to my heart considering how it all came about. I have to give you a little bit of background so you’ll understand how it happened and why its such a great memory, and why Down South will always be a place I stop when I hit the island! Down South Restaurant, Falmouth. History – Myself and a handful of women have been members of a couple Jamaican chat forums for the last 5 years, most recently my own forum, JAMAICA OUR WAY. We have been online friends and...
This is another re-post from the ones that I lost a while back Canoe restaurant in Negril is definitely worth writing about and definitely worth visiting! The suggestion to eat here came from my good friend Alice who lives in Negril, and a group of my forum friends from all over North America were meeting this afternoon for lunch and a sunset. Alice recommended it because the price is right, the food is GREAT and its literally about 20 feet from the water! Beachfront dining in Negril Canoe restaurant...
Okay, two truths about this place called The Native in Montego Bay – first its the least “native” Jamaican place I’ve eaten and second this is the least “local” thing I’ve done in Jamaica. But I wanted to post about it anyways in case you’re feeling extravagant one night and want to spend $50 USD on dinner LOL. To be honest, this restaurant was recommended to me by a Jamaican in the street in Mobay and I ate there with a friend in 2006. However, she...
Back by popular demand, this is a repost of a previous entry before I lost all my data. But I had several comments on it and we all think its hilarious! One afternoon while hanging at our apartment in Ochi my Jamaican friend started complaining of a stomach ache so he informed me he was going to run to the market and get some soup to settle it. He returned with a steaming hot cup of what looked like some fabulous chicken soup. Tasty looking chunks of veggies in it and smelled awesome! It wasn’t...
