4 of the Best Foods to Try in Jamaica

Jamaica is more than just Bob Marley and Reggae. Aside from the infamous familiarity of other nation with Jamaica’s music and the known music artist, Jamaica boasts spectacular flora and fauna. Natural attractions in Jamaica include its luscious rainforests and the activities worth experiencing in it. And of course, who will forget the mystic mountain in Jamaica that makes it one of the sought after destination in the Caribbean region.

After having an enjoyable adventure at the rainforest and the mystic mountain, it is just to spoil yourself with Jamaica’s wide variety of food and their natural produce. But what are the must try food in this side of the Caribbean? 

Here are the top foods to try in Jamaica:

1. Jerk Chicken. Jamaican cooking uses a considerable measure of flavors, and the most common if these flavoring is the jerk sauce. A sauce made of island-grown seasonings like cinnamon and nutmeg and Scotch cap peppers and pimento that are incorporated on meat which is then broiled over pimento wood. Any meat could be jerked, yet chicken is the top choice, and Jamaican chicken is not at all like any you'll discover in the States. Chickens brought up in the Caribbean are sustained by natural grown foods rather than commercially produced grain, which brings about a scrumptiously wealthier taste. Attempt the sweet and zesty meat with a bit of hard-mixture bread for an traditional Jamaican meal.

2. Jamaican Patty. Commonly sold in restaurants around Jamaica, this Jamaican patty is a bread filled mainly of ground meat and Jamaican flavorings. Variations can be made by the different choice of meat incorporated in the bread.  Fillings can include meat like chicken, pork and lobsters.

3. Ackee and Saltfish. Ackee and Saltfish is a tradiitonal Jamaican breakfast made of scrambled eggs, a codfish and an ackee fruit. Ackee fruit is a bland but somehow sweet tasting fruit locally grown in the area. It perfectly match the saltiness of the codfish included in the meal. Ackee and Saltfish is your Jamaican version the omelet breakfast.

4. Gizzadas. A gizzada is Jamaica's local pastry. After a meal, you should indulge yourself of this sweet treat. It is a tart filled with butter, or fresh sweetened coconut, nutmeg and ginger. Its texture is gooey and crunchy. Every visitor in Jamaica should end a scrumptious meal with this satisfying treat.