Bammy is a traditional Jamaican cassava flatbread. it is produced in many rural communities and sold in stores and by street vendors in Jamaica and abroad. The cassava is grated then beaten and sieved to a fine flour texture. Salt is then added to taste. The Jamaican Beef Soup is a favorite in Jamaica for Saturday soup. It is a hearty soup dish that features beef, carrots, turnips, pumpkin, cho cho and yam. Often served with flour dumplings. "Escovietch" is a Jamaican variation of Ceviche. It is a process of cooking whereby fish is usually fried and then doused liberally with a pickling sauce made from vinegar, pimento, onions, pepper and carrots. Ackee was brought to the island by enslaved West Africans. By 1798 it was to be found as an exotic plant growing in homes in St. Andrew. The fleshy part or aril that we eat was never consumed in its native land. Breadfruit Captain Bligh arrived in Jamaica in 1793. It was his second voyage to the West Indies. He brought with him 374 healthy breadfruit plants. Breadfruit was a cheap source of food for the slaves. It was not until a generation later however, that the slaves touched the fruit. Curry Curry was possibly first introduced here by the English who knew it through their colonization of India and then by the East Indian who came to the island in the 19th century. Curried goat is the most famous or our curry dishes. It was introduced to Jamaica by the East Indian and its popularity spread throughout all the Caribbean islands. Ginger The ginger plant (zingiber officinale), originally from the Orient, was introduced by the Spaniards in 1527. Make a summary of this.
