mmmmmm yummy
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I'm not Jamaican I'm Scottish. My best friend however is of Jamaican parentage. Now she doesn't cook Jamaican food on the whole. But she had heard that this book was great. So I went ahead and bought a couple of copies for us both. I've probably cooked more Jamaican than her now!
Oh boy. Oh boy, oh boy, mmmmm tasty, tasty food! I would make one slight point though. Some of the recipes are not quite that easy to do. Only because the author presumes too much of you. I personally would prefer a more step by step guide. There appears to be steps missing in some of the recipes. But they're not that bad that you can't work them out. And the results are fantastic.
Now I'm not a huge fan of over spicy food. But I made "Jerk Chicken" and overnight I became a convert. For that one recipe the book is well worth the money. Yeah it's hot, hot, hot. But my mouth tingled, it didn't burn. It actually tingled with joy.
Plus you get a bit of cultural history as well. And a background to the recipes and their names as well.
Mince & Tatties are the staple dish of Scotland. Don't get me wrong I love good old stodgy Scottish food. But Jamaican food is so tasty, & colourful. And if you are Scottish just look at the Cake section. It's got Scotland written all over it!
Seriously you don't have to be Black to enjoy this book. Even the Auld Troll wants to borrow the book of me. So she can make some of the soups. Jamaican food is the best! It's the bees pyjamas!
Any Jamaicans out there want to adopt a skinny wee Scottish Boy?
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The Real Taste of Jamaica
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My fathers Jamaican, so we often had great carribean meals (cooked by mum!) whilst growing up. I still cook some, but with others I've tried to do 'by memory', sadly, they are never like I remembered!
My copy of 'The Real Taste of Jamaica' has only just arrived today, and I'm already very pleased with it. There are so many dishes I hadnt even heard of.
Not only has it been fun looking for and remembering things we used to have, the book is a good size, with easy to follow recipes, and large colour photographs. Its very informative, and theres also an A to Z of Jamaican foods for those not in the know.
'Cups' are used for the ingredient measurements in each recipe, but there is a handy conversion chart at the back of the book (as well as others for oven temps etc.)
Finally I have access to a full list of ingredients so I can cook my food, and make it taste just like it used to!
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The Real Taste of Jamaica is a Must Have!!!
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As I was born is England with Jamaican parents, my mum would cook amazing Jamaican dishes, but then a few years ago I moved away to go university and missed all these great meals. Then I bought The Real Taste of Jamaica on Amazon not knowing what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised.
This book has all the traditional Jamaican meals that my mum cooks and ones that she's never even heard of. The recipes include a wide range of meals and drinks. It's broken up into chapters on starters, meals, soups, cakes, desserts and drinks. Classic recipes that are in the book are rice and peas, ackee and salt fish, johnny cakes (dumplins), curry goat, jerk chicken, salt fish fritters, grater cake, spiced bun, banana cake, pina colada, rum punch and many more. Instead of really bad sketches there are beautiful large photographs of the finished product.
As I live in England, I was a bit worried about not understanding some of the ingredients, but there was only one I didn't understand which was escallion, which my mum quickly cleared up fo me as it was spring onion. The recipes themselves are easy and straighforward to do.
I would definitely recommend this book for everyone.
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The real taste of Jamaica
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This book is a must for all who want to learn to cook the wonderful dishes of Jamaica. My parents are from Jamaica and I know how to cook some Jamaican dishes, but this book will improve and show you many more dishes from the wonderful island.
Well only my mother is better and we all say that.
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You can now cook Jamaican style!!
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The moment you pick up this book, with its very appealing cover, you can taste the flavours that will engulf your taste buds.
With it's clear and easy to follow recipies you can recreate all the wonders of a recent holiday or the food that mum used to make. The measurements are in cups and Oz. The pictures are clear and give you an idea of what you should be aiming for. Invite friends around to sample your dishes, but give the credit to Enid. This is definitely one for the shopping basket.
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