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Cool to learn that jerk is due to the meeting of Jamaica’s African and Native peoples. My food heritage comes from Guyana, and our traditional Christmas dish of
by jpster 6y ago
Cool to learn that jerk is due to the meeting of Jamaica’s African and Native peoples. My food heritage comes from Guyana, and our traditional Christmas dish of pepperpot — beef stewed in cassava syrup — has a similar background. The enslaved Africans learned it from the Amerindians. And the method itself is built on food preservation technique. (Simmering it daily allows you to keep it unrefrigerated for days.)
Got a full pot of it on the stove right now :-)
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- daniellarusso 6y agoPlease share that recipe. Sounds delicious.
- jpster 6y agoHere you go! See the tip at the bottom about finding “cassareep”, the cassava syrup you’ll need. https://www.chatelaine.com/recipe/dinner/joy-of-cooking-guyanese-pepperpot/ https://www.chatelaine.com/recipe/dinner/joy-of-cooking-guya...