Jamaican Jerk Chicken

One of the items in our little black book of “Must Dos” in Jamaica is to try Jamaican Jerk Chicken. Here chicken is roasted over open flames sometimes with special wood to catch the right flavour. The fire wood is one key ingredient in addition to the many peppers and spices used to season the chicken before cooking and based it while being jerked. Often times you can grab the jerk chicken right off the grill and enjoy some explosive flavour. However it doesnt stop there. Another great addition to the flavour is the Jamaican Jerk Sauce. These sauces come in various flavours and varieties but normally have a spicy kick to them.

Jamaicans love spices…really hot spices. So be careful when trying jerk chicken. You should ask the chef how hot the chicken and or sauce is. Some great chicken spots are Scotchies in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios as well as Boston Jerk in Portland (famous for their roasted pork as welll). You can also get Jamaican jerk chicken in just about any hotel or restaurant here but to get a real local tates try Pan Chicken.

Jamaica Pan Chicken is just that…..chicken cooked in a pan. Or metal drum to be more precise. As seen above the drum is cut along its length and turned into a jerk pit. This easy and quick implementation allows for mobility. While travlleing thrpugh various towns in Jamaica these pan chiken men/women can be found dotting street corners.

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