Our Jamaican cooking today is a mixture of the best from many different cultures.
To a large extent it is based on the cooking of African cultures, but in the same way that Jamaican people are "Out of Many ... One People", so too is our cooking.
Favorite Jamaican Dishes Ackee and Saltfish
Ackee and Saltfish has over the years become the national dish of Jamaica.
Although ackee is not indigenous to Jamaica, it is more widely eaten in Jamaica than anywhere else.
Salted cod was originally imported in to Jamaica as a cheap source of protein, and became one of our staple foods.
This Jamaican Ackee and Saltfish recipe was a favorite with my wife Melody Ann.
She cooked it regularly, and contributed her recipe to the "Hungry Golfer" ... a collection of recipes by the Lady Golfers of Bearwood Lakes Golf Club in Wokingham in the UK.
All proceeds being donated to Breakthrough ... the Breast Cancer Charity.
Jamaican Recipies - Salt Fish and Ackee Photo courtesy of James Groom
Ingredients
1 1/2 lbs Saltfish - soaked overnight to get rid of excess salt 2 to 3 tbspns Oil 2 cloves Garlic - chopped 1 medium Onion - chopped 1 Scotch Bonnet Pepper - or other Hot Chilli - de-seeded and chopped 1 sprig of fresh Thyme 2 Tomatoes - chopped 2 tins Ackee - brine drained off 1 Sweet pepper - optional Black Pepper to taste
Method
Place the soaked Saltfish in fresh water ... bring to the boil and simmer for 4 - 5 minutes.
Drain the water off the Saltfish ... let it cool a little ... de-skin ... flake the flesh off the bones ... discard bones and skin.
Heat the Oil in a large Frying Pan or Wok ... Stir-fry Onions, Pepper, Garlic and Thyme until you can smell the aroma.
Add the Saltfish and Tomatoes to the Wok and bring to a simmer.
Add the Ackees ... very gently fold ackees in so that the Ackees don't break up ... bring back to a simmer.
In Jamaica some people say "Ackee and Saltfish", others say "Saltfish and Ackee".
And we mostly use fresh Ackees to make this dish, but tinned Ackees work well.
We eat Salt Fish and Ackee at anytime, but mainly for Breakfast or Brunch.
It can be accompanied by a wide variety of other local foods ... boiled Green Banana, Festival, Yam, Fried Ripe Plantain, Avocado, Hard-dough Bread, and/or Roast Breadfruit.
Eat it with anything you wish ... or just eat it by itself.
this was taken from a friends page.i'm a certified jamaican chef..but was too lazy to type and edit at the time it was posted so don't mind the glitches..lol jamaica no problem
you are actually wasting your time hiding posts. they ARE NOT permanently hidden. I have seen all the posts that you hid by clicking on SHOW.
and also write proper English
this is a dating site, NOT a place for cheap advertisement, with English written in teenage jargon, you are defeating your purpose by being rude and nasty
and again, I am NOT interested in Jamaica or Jamaican food I will visit Sao Tome and Corsica before I even think of Jamaica
ok, now that I have finished my rant, OP, go ahead and hide it.
Feb 28, 2012 9:07 AM CST who wanna learn to cook some Jamaican dishes or purchase authentic jamaican products,foods etc
DanishDelightSkanderborg, Central Jutland Denmark27 Posts
DanishDelightSkanderborg, Central Jutland Denmark27 posts
equiya: HIDE my post too.
you are actually wasting your time hiding posts. they ARE NOT permanently hidden. I have seen all the posts that you hid by clicking on SHOW.
and also write proper English
this is a dating site, NOT a place for cheap advertisement, with English written in teenage jargon, you are defeating your purpose by being rude and nasty
and again, I am NOT interested in Jamaica or Jamaican food I will visit Sao Tome and Corsica before I even think of Jamaica
ok, now that I have finished my rant, OP, go ahead and hide it.
It's a recpie
Even if you don't find it interesting, others may do.
and also write proper English this is a dating site, NOT a place for cheap advertisement, with English written in teenage jargon,
I was writing a lot with a Jamaican guy for a while ago. he said his native language was english and he didn't know any other language but his english was extremely "special", they may just talk this way
nevica: I was writing a lot with a Jamaican guy for a while ago. he said his native language was english and he didn't know any other language but his english was extremely "special", they may just talk this way
yes they do,especially among themselves! And the Recipe is definitely tasty!
Thanks for defending me Danish Delight,Ali110 and Nevica u know no matter wht u do u always have the naysayers..but i want to let all them Know that Jamaicans are vey resilient and strong people we are no weak fence. so mek them gwaan chat off their big mouths. i know none of them can't cook like us....lol..they are just plain bad mind..Jamaica no problem mon..
so what if i am doing it for my job..listen to mi Jamaicas NATIVE LANGUAGE IS PATIOS pronounced PATWAH..so go do your research before you criticise..BUT CUH PON YUH TUH!!!! ha ha ha..
equiya: so why did you ban me from the other thread of yours?????? what did I do to deserve that? I only asked other posters why their posts were hidden
ok BAN me from here too, cheapskate and quit using CS to advertize Jamaica. we can tell you are doing this for your job
so what if i am doing it for my job..listen to mi Jamaicas NATIVE LANGUAGE IS PATIOS pronounced PATWAH..so go do your research before you criticise..BUT CUH PON YUH TUH!!!! ha ha ha..
so why did you ban me from the other thread of yours?????? what did I do to deserve that? I only asked other posters why their posts were hidden
ok BAN me from here too, cheapskate and quit using CS to advertize Jamaica. we can tell you are doing this for your job[/quote
YES THIS IS A DATING SITE BUT I DON'T THINK U CAN READ CAUSE IT HAS FORUMS WHERE WE CAN EXPRESS OUR THOUGHTS AND SHARE STUFF..WHY THE HELL U GONNA WASTE YOUR TIME ON MIN GO CREATE UR OWN..THESE PREDUJICE PEOPLE ALWAYS WANT TO DISTACT OTHERS..A JAMAICA MI BORN AND GROW AND WI NUH TEK INTIMIDATION FROM NO ONE..DO YOUR RESEARCH MY DEARS..LOL WE GOT THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS EACH YEAR TO OUR BEAUTIFUL SHORES. JAMAICA ALL THE WAY..THE LAND OF WOOD AND WATER...BOB MARLEY AND USAIN BOLT..AND THE FRIENDLY PEOPLE..WE ARE VERY GOD FEARING ALSO..I AM GONNA PRAY FOR ALL THESE DEVILS AND CROSSES N MY WAY...
missjamaica1: What is an authentic Jamaican Recipe?
Our Jamaican cooking today is a mixture of the best from many different cultures.
To a large extent it is based on the cooking of African cultures, but in the same way that Jamaican people are "Out of Many ... One People", so too is our cooking.
Favorite Jamaican Dishes Ackee and Saltfish
Ackee and Saltfish has over the years become the national dish of Jamaica.
Although ackee is not indigenous to Jamaica, it is more widely eaten in Jamaica than anywhere else.
Salted cod was originally imported in to Jamaica as a cheap source of protein, and became one of our staple foods.This Jamaican Ackee and Saltfish recipe was a favorite with my wife Melody Ann.
She cooked it regularly, and contributed her recipe to the "Hungry Golfer" ... a collection of recipes by the Lady Golfers of Bearwood Lakes Golf Club in Wokingham in the UK.
All proceeds being donated to Breakthrough ... the Breast Cancer Charity.Jamaican Recipies - Salt Fish and Ackee Photo courtesy of James GroomIngredients
1 1/2 lbs Saltfish - soaked overnight to get rid of excess salt 2 to 3 tbspns Oil 2 cloves Garlic - chopped 1 medium Onion - chopped 1 Scotch Bonnet Pepper - or other Hot Chilli - de-seeded and chopped 1 sprig of fresh Thyme 2 Tomatoes - chopped 2 tins Ackee - brine drained off 1 Sweet pepper - optional Black Pepper to tasteMethod
Place the soaked Saltfish in fresh water ... bring to the boil and simmer for 4 - 5 minutes.
Drain the water off the Saltfish ... let it cool a little ... de-skin ... flake the flesh off the bones ... discard bones and skin.
Heat the Oil in a large Frying Pan or Wok ... Stir-fry Onions, Pepper, Garlic and Thyme until you can smell the aroma.
Add the Saltfish and Tomatoes to the Wok and bring to a simmer.
Add the Ackees ... very gently fold ackees in so that the Ackees don't break up ... bring back to a simmer.In Jamaica some people say "Ackee and Saltfish", others say "Saltfish and Ackee".
And we mostly use fresh Ackees to make this dish, but tinned Ackees work well.
We eat Salt Fish and Ackee at anytime, but mainly for Breakfast or Brunch.
It can be accompanied by a wide variety of other local foods ... boiled Green Banana, Festival, Yam, Fried Ripe Plantain, Avocado, Hard-dough Bread, and/or Roast Breadfruit.
Eat it with anything you wish ... or just eat it by itself.Eat ... Enjoy ... and "Give Thanks"
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Our Jamaican cooking today is a mixture of the best from many different cultures.
To a large extent it is based on the cooking of African cultures, but in the same way that Jamaican people are "Out of Many ... One People", so too is our cooking.
Favorite Jamaican Dishes
Ackee and Saltfish
Ackee and Saltfish has over the years become the national dish of Jamaica.
Although ackee is not indigenous to Jamaica, it is more widely eaten in Jamaica than anywhere else.
Salted cod was originally imported in to Jamaica as a cheap source of protein, and became one of our staple foods.
This Jamaican Ackee and Saltfish recipe was a favorite with my wife Melody Ann.
She cooked it regularly, and contributed her recipe to the "Hungry Golfer" ... a collection of recipes by the Lady Golfers of Bearwood Lakes Golf Club in Wokingham in the UK.
All proceeds being donated to Breakthrough ... the Breast Cancer Charity.
Jamaican Recipies - Salt Fish and Ackee
Photo courtesy of James Groom
Ingredients
1 1/2 lbs Saltfish - soaked overnight to get rid of excess salt
2 to 3 tbspns Oil
2 cloves Garlic - chopped
1 medium Onion - chopped
1 Scotch Bonnet Pepper - or other Hot Chilli - de-seeded and chopped
1 sprig of fresh Thyme
2 Tomatoes - chopped
2 tins Ackee - brine drained off
1 Sweet pepper - optional
Black Pepper to taste
Method
Place the soaked Saltfish in fresh water ... bring to the boil and simmer for 4 - 5 minutes.
Drain the water off the Saltfish ... let it cool a little ... de-skin ... flake the flesh off the bones ... discard bones and skin.
Heat the Oil in a large Frying Pan or Wok ... Stir-fry Onions, Pepper, Garlic and Thyme until you can smell the aroma.
Add the Saltfish and Tomatoes to the Wok and bring to a simmer.
Add the Ackees ... very gently fold ackees in so that the Ackees don't break up ... bring back to a simmer.
In Jamaica some people say "Ackee and Saltfish", others say "Saltfish and Ackee".
And we mostly use fresh Ackees to make this dish, but tinned Ackees work well.
We eat Salt Fish and Ackee at anytime, but mainly for Breakfast or Brunch.
It can be accompanied by a wide variety of other local foods ... boiled Green Banana, Festival, Yam, Fried Ripe Plantain, Avocado, Hard-dough Bread, and/or Roast Breadfruit.
Eat it with anything you wish ... or just eat it by itself.
Eat ... Enjoy ... and "Give Thanks"