Group # 1 diversified foods
Blue Mountain Coffee
The once forested, lower slopes of the Blue Mountains are now mostly grasslands but some areas are used for the cultivation of vegetables, spices and the world renowned Blue Mountain coffee. The mountain slopes were cleared to establish coffee plantations and by the first quarter of the 19th century Jamaica was the leading coffee producer in the world.
Today, Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is considered to be among the best of the gourmet coffees in the world. To ensure the quality, the Jamaica Coffee Industry Board set standards for the coffee beans and the processing in order to carry the ‘Blue Mountain Coffee’ label. 90% of the island’s production is exported to Japan.
Although some coffee estates remain, most of the beans are grown on small plots by local farmers. Considering the retail price of Jamaican coffee worldwide, the farmers get a pittance for their crop and some opt to roast and sell their own beans. A number of them can be found on the Kingston-Buff Bay road near the little town of Section. The process of hand picking ripe berries then drying, curing and roasting the beans is time consuming. Each farmer has his own ‘secret’ process and is happy to explain why his is the very best. It’s an excellent opportunity for coffee connoisseurs to sample a variety of roasts and to purchase a truly unique product.
Jamaican Cuisine
Jamaica's culinary history began a long time before the days of coal stoves and brick ovens and its evolution reflects the history of the island.
It all started with the arawak indians who introduct jerk chicken, pork, and fish which has now become jamaica's favourite. Other principal foods of the arawaks were cassava, corn, sweet potatoes, callaloo, guavas, pine-apples, papayas.
In the sixteen century the spanish brought goats and pigs to the island they also introduced citrus from spain like the valencia oranges, lemon, lime, ginger, plantain, coconuts, grapes, sugar and bananas.
Popular dishes likeescoveitched fish originated in spain.
Then around the same time the british introduced breadfruit, ackee, mangoes.
Haiti and Dominica an island of hispaniola shares many of the same fruits like plantain where jamaican's fry them ripe the haitian and dominican fry them green by first pressing it flat and then serving it with roast pork, rice and peas which is the haitian number one dish.
Barbados is know for it kunk.
All the food and fruits mention is accessible write here in the U.S.A by way of export.
The once forested, lower slopes of the Blue Mountains are now mostly grasslands but some areas are used for the cultivation of vegetables, spices and the world renowned Blue Mountain coffee. The mountain slopes were cleared to establish coffee plantations and by the first quarter of the 19th century Jamaica was the leading coffee producer in the world.
Today, Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is considered to be among the best of the gourmet coffees in the world. To ensure the quality, the Jamaica Coffee Industry Board set standards for the coffee beans and the processing in order to carry the ‘Blue Mountain Coffee’ label. 90% of the island’s production is exported to Japan.
Although some coffee estates remain, most of the beans are grown on small plots by local farmers. Considering the retail price of Jamaican coffee worldwide, the farmers get a pittance for their crop and some opt to roast and sell their own beans. A number of them can be found on the Kingston-Buff Bay road near the little town of Section. The process of hand picking ripe berries then drying, curing and roasting the beans is time consuming. Each farmer has his own ‘secret’ process and is happy to explain why his is the very best. It’s an excellent opportunity for coffee connoisseurs to sample a variety of roasts and to purchase a truly unique product.
Jamaican Cuisine
Jamaica's culinary history began a long time before the days of coal stoves and brick ovens and its evolution reflects the history of the island.
It all started with the arawak indians who introduct jerk chicken, pork, and fish which has now become jamaica's favourite. Other principal foods of the arawaks were cassava, corn, sweet potatoes, callaloo, guavas, pine-apples, papayas.
In the sixteen century the spanish brought goats and pigs to the island they also introduced citrus from spain like the valencia oranges, lemon, lime, ginger, plantain, coconuts, grapes, sugar and bananas.
Popular dishes likeescoveitched fish originated in spain.
Then around the same time the british introduced breadfruit, ackee, mangoes.
Haiti and Dominica an island of hispaniola shares many of the same fruits like plantain where jamaican's fry them ripe the haitian and dominican fry them green by first pressing it flat and then serving it with roast pork, rice and peas which is the haitian number one dish.
Barbados is know for it kunk.
All the food and fruits mention is accessible write here in the U.S.A by way of export.
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