Beef?

[Hussyband]

We generally do not eat a lot of beef while on the island. It's always been good --if very lean-- every time I've had it however. As far as goat, on our first trip to the island, we went horseback riding... My wife's topped to take a picture of a goat in someone's front yard... The guide said "you just photographed their Christmas dinner". The look on my wife's face was priceless.

[Fred Stripe]

Are you saying you have a beef with their beef ?

[Kritter]

Jamaica has regulated their beef import for many years after the mad cow outbreak in other countries. When I lived there and tried to find 'hamburger' meat - they didn't know what I was talking about ... they call it 'minced' beef It does taste a little different, and I had to get used to it before I appreciated it. Couple reasons it tastes different, it's a different breed of cattle than most of us are used to. Most of their beef is the Red Poll, a breed that does well in their climate (I think it was first introduced from New Zealand). Another reason it tastes different, it grazes on Jamaican flora ... different than the grain-fed, or range-fed beef we're used to (you don't see too many bales of hay in Jamaica). It's diet is what gives it its 'gamey' flavor. It's also more lean than most the beef we're used to .... the cows just don't get as fat as the ones here in N. America. In general, their beef is probably more wholesome, healthy, & safe than ours in the States (as long as it's cooked sufficiently). I recommend you try it if you haven't.

[KitchenBeeotch]

Are you saying you have a beef with their beef ?

LOL!!!
Okay! Okay! I'll try the goat! They're just so damn cute We've never been to The Caribbean, only Mexico so I'm excited about tasting new foods. I WILL be adventurous!!! (maybe not so much with mushrooms though...I hear they're "different" in Jamaica??)

[lanetop]

jamaica beef the best..grass feed and happy cows....trus me...

[Slightly Stoopid]

happy Cows !!

[Papa Georgie]

Eat more Chicken!!!!!

[IRIEchic]

I know a little off topic, but goat is very tender and quite tasty. Too bad it has so many bones. But do yourself a favor and at least give it a try.
The only beef we eat in Jamaica is in patties.
Regards,
Bob

I totally agree with Bob I never tried goat and the thought of eating goat was not an option for me until I tried it in Negril...now its my favorite! I still dont eat it at home only in JA...so don't knock it until u try it.

[jon c.]

I don't eat goat at home because local vendors get $18/lb for it. Love goat curry and wanted to try making it myself, but I can't bring myself to pay filet mignon prices for meat that should be relatively inexpensive. I've eaten good burgers in JA, but I can get good burgers in the states so I'd rather eat a good goat curry.

[jcjcnj]

I don't do beef very often. More of a Sunday dinner kind of thing, a nice NY strip. Husband does seafood wherever he goes, so he does the same in Negril. Hamburgers are a summer holiday picnic food and I wouldn't order one on vacation, for sure. We did the all inclusive at Charela Inn on our last trip and they had beef tenderloin in a mushroom sauce that was spectacular. There was always too much food at any meal while there but I finished a very generous portion of the beef, completed by using the bread for the sauce! We usually ordered two different entrees each night but the tenderloin night we both had it and both more than enjoyed it. I think that probably was the only beef we have had in Jamaica, besides a patty. We don't do pizza or Italian/pasta in Negril, either. We love jerk, curry, stew, thermidor, rundown. Can be chicken, seafood, goat or ox. Its all good. And we love all the soups and salads! In all our trips to Jamaica we have never had a bad meal, in all honesty. Lucky, I guess.