Jamaican Sites Jamaican Food Jamaican food has ingredients from varying cultures around the world. For example, curried meats such as chicken, mutton or pork may be seasoned with curry powder which was adopted from the East Indians who came to Jamaica.
Some Chinese dishes are also popular.
One of Jamaica's favourite meats is chicken. This is cooked in various ways and on Sundays most families eat chicken with bean and rice. One popular method of cooking chicken is called jerk chicken. The chicken meat is heavily seasoned with pimento and pepper and is then roasted on a grill in large drums. Coal is used as fuel to cook the chicken.