July 27, 2021 – Pop Up Gourmet Jamaica

Chicken Roulade with a JamChef Twist

By: Executive Chef George Matthews

Guava Glazed Pan Chicken

By: Executive Chef Simone Walker Barrett

Jamaican Cuisine

Our Jamaican Cuisine is world renowned for it’s mouthwatering flavours! It is a melting pot of amazing flavours influenced by the many nationalities who, at one time or another inhabited Jamaica, and who, brought with them, their food kind, spices and their own style of cooking. Among these nationalities were the tainos, spanish, british, africans, chinese and east indians. Each has left their indelible mark on Jamaica's culinary landscape making Jamaican Cuisine what is today - bold, spicy & full of flavour!

Traditional Jamaican Food

Mention Jamaican food and people automatically think' jerk' and/or spicy beef patties. But jerk and beef patties are just two of the many must-try traditional Jamaican dishes. Other popular traditional Jamaican dishes include ackee & salt fish (Jamaica's national dish), curried goat, oxtail & broad beans, rice and peas, fried chicken & mackerel rundown. Naturally, as islanders we are avid lovers of seafood. Favourite Jamaican seafood dishes include fish - fried & escoveitched, steamed, or roasted with bammy, festival and or rice.

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