Ackee!

[BaileysMom]

Ok, now I've got to check out the foreign food section at my local stores. I swear I've never seen anything in the canned food aisle, so I'll have to search in earnest. The only Jamaican food I've seen locally is Patties in the frozen food section. I'm hoping the (real) fresh patties in Jamaica taste better than the frozen ones I've tried.

[smith744]

Ok, now I've got to check out the foreign food section at my local stores.

...and
for some things
check the Chinese/Asian stores (e.g., in you local China-town neighborhood)

good stuff in the Kosher foods section too ..... found some awesome tin-sardines der recently,,, and tea bisquits

interesting/nice stuff pon shelf around the Jewish holidays

. The only Jamaican food I've seen locally is Patties in the frozen food section..

TRY this:::

check with folks you know from Africa, SouthAmerica, Mexico, Ethiopia, and of course from-Jamaica folks
ask 'em WHERE they get their food stuff

i guarantee you'll find what ya want/need.


the Africans use a LOT of same things they use in Jamaica --- might/probably be *different* name(s) ... but basically the same
...if it's African, it's Jamaican .... and visa versa

and
in those-type stores/markets
frequently better quality & definitely better price$

The only Jamaican food I've seen locally is Patties in the frozen food section.

that stuff is pure-garbage..!!..
:-(
wa$te of money
and
chew-time

I'm hoping the (real) fresh patties in Jamaica taste better than the frozen ones I've tried.

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no need to ''..hope..''
ALL the on-island patties are better

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BUT::>> there are *differences* from place to place

for example,
a popular brand is Tastee patties
[[ 'cause they got a LOT of sugar in 'em ]]
me stopped eating them, when i saw big-truck bringing to store FROZEN

i prefer my patties made fresh daily from scratch.
e.g., i like TanTan patties, but i'm not for-sure, but i *think* the only TanTan that makes 'em *fresh* is in Lucea ..... and even here, it all depends on who's in the kitchen making 'em (( which is always the case, of course, when it comes to cooking, restaurants, etc.)

an aside::::>> i'm always tickled with board-comments 'bout food tasting so good at one place or another ---- then others go-down-der, and try the place and don't find it so great .... lol lol lol lol .... staff & cooks change down-yonder all the time ..... change quicker than i change my underwear

finally,

check this video below,
from one of my recent trips

'twas at MissSonia's
she make nice pattie from scratch, by-the-order

if you check her out,
ask to go back in the kitchen area and WATCH 'em work der magic.
....make it look so easy...when making the pattie dough

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a final-finally::::
:-)

1...i'd just returned from a leisurely jog from MissSonia's place to Ricks & back
...she/they let me change there, and watched my clothing, phone, stuff, and money
...nice peoples in Jamaica na tru

2...here in-foreign I DO NOT eat-Jamaican cooked food [[ period ]]
...it AIN'T the same
...not *their* fault :::: it's just not being done in Jamaica ::: gotta be done iN Jamaica :::: the air, the water, the wood, the everything

plus, they charge way too much here in-foreign :::: dem bandits ... highway robbers.

so,,,,,,,,,,,,,,book, pack & Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ..!!!