The cuisine of Jamaica - Caribbean

The foods of Jamaica

Jamaican cuisine includes a mixture of cooking techniques, flavours, spices and influences from the indigenous people on the island of Jamaica, and the Spanish, Irish, British, African, Indian and Chinese who have inhabited the island.
Jamaican cuisine includes various dishes from the different cultures brought to the island with the arrival of people from elsewhere.
Popular Jamaican dishes include curry goat, fried dumplings, ackee and saltfish (cod). Jamaican cuisine has been adapted by Irish, African, Indian, British, French, Spanish, and Chinese influences. Jamaican patties and various pastries and breads are also popular as well as fruit beverages and Jamaican rum.

The types of Cuisines in Jamaica are influenced by:

The regional cuisine

Jamaican pumpkin soup

Central-American/Caribbean - See the recipes

Achiote chicken and rice Apple and pork stuffing Banana soufflé Bavarois maracudja Caribbean conch stew Caribbean salmon fillets en papillotte Chocolate mocha soufflé Coconut ice cream with mango sauce codfish acras Curried quinoa with chick-peas Honey- mustard pork roast Lemony lemon pound cake Mango coconut chia pudding Mango soufflé Sorbet doudou maracudja The palm tree

Cooking in Jamaica