Jamaica Foods
Jamaica foods are extremely healthy simply because they prefer not to use processed foods. In fact the majority of meals cooked on the island are made fresh each day and use a variety of ingredients that are readily available on the island.
Pimento berries are a very important ingredient in much of the Jamaican food you will eat when visiting the island. It is also known as allspice and is an essential ingredient in Jamaican Jerk sauce. They are similar in look to whole black pepper corns when they are dried out but come with their own unique flavor. It is in fact a good home remedy to use if you have an upset stomach and should be chewed or crushed up then brewed with some water to make a tea.
Another ingredient that is regularly used in Jamaican food is coconut which is widely available on the island and is used in a variety of different ways. But how it is used will depend on how old the coconut is. Certainly the more mature coconuts will be used solely for their milk but the younger ones are used for the meat (flesh) contained within.
Then we have Callaloo which is similar in shape to spinach and is eaten not just with meals at lunch and dinner but also for breakfast. Mainly it will be cooked with codfish or added to soups and contains the same properties that spinach does. In fact it is rich in iron, vitamin C, vitamin A and flavonoids.
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