BlindRabbit
Assistant Cook
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 ideal situation if I want to make a goat curry or meat pasties.
What is the ethos of the food? I imagine (as I have no reference) to be highly spiced, very hot, fruity, earthy. A mixture of Indian, Portuguese, English and African styles. I imagine meat to be tough, gamey, old, slightly off. I imagine everything pungent and odorous but punctuated with fresh hits of fruit and vegetable.
You can see my problem. I make a Jamaican dish from a recipe and have no idea if its in keeping with the style. I want to capture the essence, the spirit of the style.
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 ideal situation if I want to make a goat curry or meat pasties.
What is the ethos of the food? I imagine (as I have no reference) to be highly spiced, very hot, fruity, earthy. A mixture of Indian, Portuguese, English and African styles. I imagine meat to be tough, gamey, old, slightly off. I imagine everything pungent and odorous but punctuated with fresh hits of fruit and vegetable.
You can see my problem. I make a Jamaican dish from a recipe and have no idea if its in keeping with the style. I want to capture the essence, the spirit of the style.