Jamaican Cuisine

25 dishes · Community built

Jamaican Dishes

#1

Jerk Chicken

Smoky, spicy, deeply flavoured chicken marinated in a fiery blend of scotch bonnet peppers, allspice, thyme and spring o...

#2

Ackee and Saltfish

Jamaica's national dish — ackee fruit (which resembles scrambled eggs when cooked) sautéed with salt cod, onions, tomato...

#3

Oxtail Stew

Jamaica's greatest comfort food — oxtail slow-braised for hours with butter beans, scotch bonnet, allspice and browning ...

#4

Curry Goat

One of Jamaica's most celebratory dishes — goat slowly braised in a Jamaican curry blend of turmeric, allspice, scotch b...

#5

Gizzada

A sweet Jamaican pastry tart filled with spiced, caramelized coconut.

#6

Bammy

Jamaica's ancient cassava flatbread — soaked in coconut milk and fried or baked, served alongside ackee and saltfish or ...

#7

Jamaican Jerk Pork

Pork marinated in fiery jerk seasoning and slow-smoked over pimento wood until deeply flavorful.

#8

Jamaican Fried Dumplings

Simple fried bread dumplings, crisp outside and soft and fluffy inside.

#9

Brown Stew Chicken

Chicken browned and simmered in a rich, dark, spiced gravy with vegetables.

#10

Rice and Peas

Rice cooked with kidney beans in coconut milk, seasoned with thyme and scotch bonnet pepper.

#11

Jamaican Ackee Rundown

Fish or ackee simmered in a reduced coconut milk sauce until thick and creamy.

#12

Festival

Slightly sweet, fried cornmeal dumplings, typically served alongside fried fish.

#13

Jamaican Steamed Fish

Whole snapper gently steamed with okra, carrots, thyme, pimento and Scotch bonnet in a peppery, buttery broth.

#14

Jamaican Hard Dough Bread

A dense, slightly sweet white loaf with a tight crumb — Jamaica's everyday sandwich and toast bread.

#15

Toto

A dense, spiced Jamaican coconut cake made with grated coconut, brown sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon.

#16

Escovitch Fish

Fried whole fish topped with a tangy, spicy pickled vegetable mixture of carrot, onion, and pepper.

#17

Jamaican Beef Patty

A flaky, turmeric-colored pastry filled with spiced ground beef.

#18

Mannish Water

A hearty Jamaican goat soup made from the head and offal, traditionally served at celebrations.

#19

Jamaican Gungo Pea Soup

A thick, hearty soup of pigeon peas, pumpkin, yam, spinners and salted meat, simmered with thyme and pimento.

#20

Jamaican Red Pea Soup

A hearty Saturday soup of red kidney beans simmered with beef or pig's tail, yam, coconut milk and small flour dumplings...

#21

Jamaican Coco Bread

A soft, buttery, slightly sweet folded bread made with coconut milk — famously split open to hold a beef patty.

#22

Jamaican Grater Cake

A chewy coconut candy of freshly grated coconut boiled with sugar, traditionally set in two layers with the top tinted p...

#23

Jamaican Pepper Shrimp

Small shrimp cooked whole in a fiery scotch bonnet pepper sauce.

#24

Jamaican Bulla

A dense, dark, spiced molasses cake flavoured with ginger and nutmeg, often eaten with cheese or avocado.

#25

Jamaican Stew Peas

Red kidney beans stewed with salted pork or beef and spinners, a hearty comfort dish.

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