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Donna Gardner
- Jul 10, 2020
- 2 min
The History of Jerk Cooking
Jamaican Jerk refers to a way or style of cooking meat that is native to Jamaica. It's a blend of spices, herbs and marinate in which meat, be it chicken, beef, pork, goat, fish, vegetables or fruit is dry-rubbed or wet marinated. It has become a way of life for Jamaicans to prepare this award-winning way of cooking and serving meat. When I started researching the history of how jerk style had its native beginnings, I came across a few historians’ variations of how it began.
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Donna Gardner
- Jul 10, 2020
- 1 min
Monthly Auction Fundraising For Charity
The importance and benefit of giving back to your community. We at Taste of Jamaica believe in giving back to our community. We believe it is important to show we care about people and want to make a difference in their lives by giving a helping hand. We decided to engage in a quick, simple and fun way to make a big difference. How, you might ask? We will select a charity for each month of the year, starting August 2020. For 5 days of each month, we will post an item (Jamaica
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