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From what I've seen Jamaican food is about nourishment for the working man. That's sometimes using suboptimal ingredients, but also taking advantage of whats available in abundance e.g scotch bonnet, etc. The jerk spice you get here in the UK is a joke, it tastes like sawdust, also I want avoid...

Unfortunately "Negative" is not descriptive or prescriptive, neither is "many Jamaican cooking sites". :lol:

Yes, that's what I meant by pickling :sad: which is why my G/F says its dangerous to do that. I wish I could preserve the flavour of caramelized garlic somehow. Perhaps freezing like you say, is the better option.

I imagined it would be nice caramelised brown,and pickled in olive oil?

My G/F insists that pickling garlic is dangerous. Which is a shame because I'd love to pickle caramelised garlic.

This is a thread where I will plead ignorance, but what the hell is Jamaican food supposed to taste like? Unfortunately I have not been able to go there on holiday yet, nor do I trust Caribbean restaurants in the UK to be loyal to the Jamaican style (too many bad experiences). This is not an...

You have to remember this is a TV show so take it with a pinch of salt. I love Rick Steins show's and books but even he is guilty of misrepresenting. Indians use powders. I also took issue with his offense at the use of the "curry" word. There is a distinction between UK "curries" and Indian...

Perhaps fly over a piece of "Louisiana" steak (whatever that is?). Seriously however, it sounds like an psychological affectation to me as you can get terrific steak in ANY country, especially Australia. I've noticed many (but not all) Americans are big on food elevation, i.e. the more...