With so many varying flavors that still come together and make a cohesive cruise all of its own, many people may be wondering where exactly Jamaican cuisine gets its flavors from its history and culture.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJamaica was a vital British colony in America from the 17th century, where many of the people living and working on the island were either slaves or indentured servitude.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs a result of this, for its cuisine, perhaps the strongest influences that you’ll notice are a strong root in both African and English/British cuisine, as well as produce and items that were grown and cultivated on the island.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHowever, because it was also a major hub of trade and commerce in the area, there are also many influences from French, Latin America, and even spices and flavors from the Middle East as well!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll of this has blended over the last 300 to 400 years to create a cuisine that, while containing elements from all of them, has a distinct style all of its own.