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...
Passage to India – Ocho Rios First of all if you’ve never been to Jamaica you might not know that its as multi-cultural as they come! On my first trip way back in 2003 I was very surprised that the first shop owner I saw was Chinese. Of course since then I’ve learned a LOT more about Jamaica and that its very much populated by Asians and East Indians. Lunch at Passage to India, Ocho Rios There’s a shopping plaza in Ocho Rios called Soni’s Plaza and there’s...
The minute I met this guy I knew I had a star on my hands LOL!! I spent some time wandering around Lucea, Jamaica a couple weeks ago. Its a town I’ve driven through so many times but never stopped to look around. This day I decided to do just that. I wandered down towards the fishing area on the shoreline to look around. Its full of boats and little shacks where the fisherman sell their catch. My nose drew me to this shack where a man was cooking up something that smelled heavenly….GARLIC! Jamaican...
Jamaican Jerk Food Jerk is a style of cooking native to Jamaica in which meats are dry-rubbed with a very hot spice mixture called Jamaican jerk spice. Jerk also gives Jamaicans another reason to party under the disguise of Jerk Festivals. One of the best foods to eat in Jamaica, hands down, is Jerk pork. And one of the best places to sample Jerk pork is Scotchies Jerk Centre. The Scotchies I’ve eaten at on two seperate occassions is just outside Rose Hall, Montego Bay and its right...
Jamaica’s Traditional Breakfast Jamaica’s national dish is Ackee and Saltfish. Jamaicans say its the traditional breakfast dish but I would and do eat it anytime! Ackee is a fruit that grows on the Ackee tree, and it actually looks like a fruit when its still on the tree. Picture of ackee tree Before ackee can be cooked it needs to be picked from the tree and taken out of its pretty red skin. What’s inside doesn’t look like a fruit nor does it look the least bit appetizing....
