Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge

Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge

      Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge   Porridge on a whole is a traditional and popular breakfast dish to the Jamaican culture. It is easy to make, inexpensive and considered a nice hot and nutritious meal to start off your day for both kids and 

Jamaican Festival

Jamaican Festival

      What Is Jamaican Festival?   Jamaican Festival  is a sweet fried dough made with a mixture of flour, cornmeal and some sugar as the base ingredients along with other items. It is deep fried and should have a crunchy taste on the 

Jamaican Turn Cornmeal

Jamaican Turn Cornmeal

        What is Jamaican Turn Cornmeal?   Jamaican turned cornmeal is a classic dish which is made traditionally in our country using cornmeal, coconut milk, different herbs & spices, sometimes vegetables, saltfish or bacon. However, this is just a similar dish made 

Jamaican Green Banana Porridge

Jamaican Green Banana Porridge

      What Is Green Banana Porridge   Green bananas is a popular staple in Jamaica. It is pretty much a banana that is cooked and eaten before it’s ripe. We eat this as a popular side to mostly Jamaican breakfast such as ackee 

Jamaican Style Liver & Onions

Jamaican Style Liver & Onions

          So Liver & Onions is another popular dish that is cooked in different ways depending on the country. Liver is considered an organ meat and is not liked by everyone. However, there are still some people who love it.   

Jamaican Banana Fritters

Jamaican Banana Fritters

  Jamaican Banana Fritters   There are many kinds of fritters made different ways and using varieties of ingredients in many countries. In Jamaica, I have heard about just every fritter made you can think of from sailfish, corned beef, sardine, plain fritters and one 

Jamaican Corned Beef & Cabbage

Jamaican Corned Beef & Cabbage

        Jamaican Corned Beef & Cabbage   Corned Beef is well known around the world and prepared differently in many countries. However, in the Caribbean Islands, it is usually canned which makes it less perishable. In Jamaica, it is also fondly called 

Perfect Buttermilk Pancakes

Perfect Buttermilk Pancakes

        *This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclaimer here.     Perfect Buttermilk Pancakes   While pancakes are known worldwide and made differently in each country such as a crepe in France, and a similar unleavened cake in England. Here, 

Jamaican Saltfish Fritters

Jamaican Saltfish Fritters

          Jamaican Saltfish Fritters   Saltfish fritters, is also popularly called “stamp and go” from the older Jamaican generations.  I suspect the name came from the fact that this is a easy and fast “go to” breakfast treat that can usually 

Jamaican Ackee & Saltfish

Jamaican Ackee & Saltfish

                Jamaican Ackee & Saltfish   Ackee and Saltfish is a very popular traditional Jamaican dish. It is also Jamaica’s national dish. Some people eat this for breakfast or dinner but it is mostly prepared as a big