Jamaica

History Christopher Columbus 1494 founded Tainos aka Arawaks were 1st people to live on island, discovered in 900 A.D. 1665, English naval forces led by Oliver Cromwell invaded Jamaica, captured colonial rival's capital, Spanish Town

3 past leaders 1945: Michael Manley, P. J 3 past leaders 1945: Michael Manley, P.J. Patterson, Portia Simpson-Miller WWII huge impact on Jamaica Caused widespread shortage Involved in Baptist, First and Second Maroon, and Tacky’s war, Invasion of Grenada, and Mount Bay Rebellion

Now She is the seventh Prime Minister of Jamaica, currently serving since January 5 2012

Top 10 traditional Jamaican Foods Ackee & Saltfish Curried Goat Mackerel Run Down Cornmeal Pudding Beef Patty Bammy Rice & Peas and chicken (fried or BBQ) Toto Bulla Dukunoo Dunkunoo tied with string Beef Patty Coconut toto bread

Jamaican food most different and delicious food in the Caribbean. 30 Jamaican food types. most popular : Barbecue, Jerk, Cereal, Condiments, Culinary Herbs, Spices, Desserts, Fruits, Meat, Poultry, Seafood, Vegetables. Barbeque Jamaican recipes very popular, easily prepared, and cooked w/ multiple seasonings

Jerk food recipes most popular Jamaican jerk chicken recipes represent Jamaican food most Seafood most favored most well-liked Jamaican seafood recipes: fish, lobster, shrimp. These can be cooked indifferent ways.

Vegetables are an admired choice Use of vegetables admired because use of it in drink recipes Carrot drink and beetroot drinks mixed with Jamaican herbs and spices such as sarsaparilla Unique taste and creates healthy choice

Diet Sunday:liver, ackee & saltfish, beetroot, carrot juice, soursop juice, and sorrel(if in season0 Monday-Friday: Breakfast-sardine, eggs(fried or boiled), Lunch-patty & cocoa bread and cheese Dinner-curry chicken, curry shrimp, escovitch fish, steam fish, oxtails, (Friday dinner eat out) Saturday:liver w/ banana, dumpling, ham, beef or chicken soup(must)

Customs Reggae big genre of music in Jamaica Rastafarian big religion in island Jamaica holds the Guinness World Record for most churches per capita Majority of people in Jamaica wear flip flops than shoes, and some don’t wear footwear at all

Jamaicans wear clothes such as jeans, skirts, shorts t shirts “Out of many, one people” Jamaica's motto Currency: American and Jamaican share the same currency money; J$ Special dishes are made for special holidays; Ackee and salt fish

Jamaican schools start first week in September and end last week of June or first week of July A law states must go to school Primary, secondary, tertiary, and university educations

Rastafari Developed in Jamaica 1930’s Young Africa centered religion Developed after coronation of Haile Selasse I, and belief is he’s God and he will return to African members in black community who are living in exile Rastafarians, Rastas, Sufferers, Locksmen, Dreads or Dreadlocks http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/rastafari/ataglance/glance.shtml

Gold symbolises the wealth of Ethiopia Red signifies the blood of those killed for the cause of the black community, throughout Jamaican history Green represents Jamaica's vegetation and hope for the eradication of suppression Gold symbolises the wealth of Ethiopia Black signifies the color of the Africans who initiated Rastafari http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/rastafari/ataglance/glance.shtml

Holidays Christmas- 25th & 26th August 6th- Independence Day During Christmas, Jonkanoo- dress up

Preparing Jerk Chicken Ingredients: ½ cup of malt vinegar 2 teaspoons dark rum Scotch bonnet peppers 1 red onion chopped 4 green onion tops chopped 1 teaspoon dried thyme or 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves chopped 2 teaspoons olive oil

2 teaspoons of salt 2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper 4 teaspoons ground all spice 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon 4 teaspoons ground nutmeg 4 teaspoons ground ginger 2 teaspoons molasses 5 or 6 pound chicken cut in half lengthwise ½ cup of lime juice Salt and pepper

Listen carefully to hear how to prepare jerk chicken

Preparing Ackee & Salt Fish Ingredients: ½ pound of salt fish ½ fresh ackees or 1 (drained) can of tinned ackees 1 medium onion ½ tsp black pepper 3 tbsp of butter ½ a hot chili pepper (ideally Scottish bonnet) 1 sweet pepper 1 chopped tomato 1 sprig fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme

Optional: 2 cloves of garlic 4 scallion (or spring onions) 6 slices of bacon

Please listen to us explain how to prepare and cook the dish Ackee and Saltfish

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