Posted: under "Jamaica ~ Land Of Paradise".
Tags: anniversary, attraction, celebration, community, country, culture, effort, entertainment, event, experience, family, festival, foods, Jamaican, jerk, journey, loyalty, model, participant, patrons, preparation, sea breeze, tourism, world
Published: Monday | March 2, 2009
.. The 10th anniversary of the Portland Jerk Festival will be held from July 3-5 under the theme ‘Origins of Jerk’. The organisers say site preparations have begun in order to ensure that the grounds are ready. The completion of the St Mary/Portland leg of the North Coast Highway has also made the parish more accessible.
…
“Efforts are under way to make this year, the 10th anniversary of the event, into a much improved experience, making for an unforgettable weekend for the festival’s thousands of loyal patrons and all other participants,” read a release.
Read More
Mar 02 2009
Posted: under "A TASTE of the TROPICS".
Tags: African, age, alcohol, anxiety, bamboo, beaches, beef, birth, birthday, Bob Marley, British, Caribbean, chicken, Chinese, color, colors, culinary, dance, depression, diet, dreadlocks, drugs, Englishman, era, fire, fish, flame, flavor, flavors, food, foods, force, French, fruit, fruits, herb, history, indian, influence, ingredient, ingredients, island, ital, Jamaican, jerk, land, liquor, meat, mountain, music, pain, paradise, pasta, patties, period, race, rasta, rastafarian, recipe, reggae, rivers, rum, seasoning, secret, secrets, shellfish, smiles, Spanish, stress, style, sugar, teeth, time, treats, tropics, vegetarian, veggie, war, water, worries
Mention Jamaica to any non-Jamaican and immediately he or she will respond Bob Marley! Reggae music! No problem man! Or Jerk cooking.
Is Jerk the name of a dance? Maybe!
Is jerk the name of a person? Maybe!
Then what is jerk?
Jerk seasoning is made up of various herbs and spices. Jerking is using this seasoning on various meats and cooking slowly on medium heat. The term herb is also used to describe “Jamaica Ganja” a potent illegal weed, or illegal substance or drug. Jerk was a method used by the maroons to prepare wild pigs in their fight in the hills of Jamaica against the British.
Read More
Oct 19 2008