Jamaican Food and Style
Jamaica is a beautiful island south of Cuba, between North and South America. The island has a great deal of "rich agricultural land, and although much of the mountainous are is not very fertile, here and there in the hills are pockets of land which can bear abundantly" (Buisseret, 1969, i). Jamaica's uniformities and diversities concerning their food, as well as their unique religious functions, geography, economics, and technology contribute to their distinctive food culture.Most Jamaicans are able to produce their own food, such as sugar crops, bananas, and citrus fruits (Buisseret, 1969, 58). They use these products in trade, as well as for themselves. Also, they grow a great deal of domestic crops, such as "corn, vegetables, fruits, cassave, yam, cocoes, dasheeen, and sweet potatoes" (Bent, 1966, 44). Though rice is an important food to Jamaicans, they are forced to import it from Guyana, mainly (Bent, 1966, 45). Also, beef cattle, pigs, poultry, fish, and
Phillipo, James M. (1975). Jamaica. New York, NY: University Press. Johnson, Alexander W. (1982). Jamaicans. Philadelphia: University Press. sheep are a significant part of the Jamaican food consumption. They raise them themselves, though sheep rearing is a great deal less successful. Most of the meat consumed in Jamaica is imported or grown by a few local livestock owners. Jamaicans buy their goods at markets in the largely populated cities (Bent, 1966, 75-78). Planters are well respected in Jamaican society, since they tend to be more well-off than most (Stewart, 1971, 126). Most food preparation involves pepper and the cook's "special ingredients"; however, much of the cooking of meat is done in small drums on charcoals (Johnson, 1982, 25). Jamaicans are much like Americans concerning their food storage. They keep dried foods in pantries and keep milk, etc. in refrigerators (Johnson, 1982, 84). The act of eating itself is also "modernized just like the United States" (Johnson, 1982,
Some common words found in the essay are:
United Johnson, South America, Jamaicans Americans, jamaican food, johnson 1982, Style Jamaica, buisseret 1969, Johnson Alexander, Bent RM, food culture, bent 1966, Stewart John, Buisseret David, Phillipo James, jamaica york ny, york ny, jamaica york, university press, citrus fruits, concerning food, York NY, jamaican food culture,
Approximate Word count = 675
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
