Jamaican Cusine Essay

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Abstract Our research project is on the cuisine of Jamaica. In our research, we covered the following topics: • Clearly define and explain the topic • Be sure to discuss both the historical and contemporary relevance of the topic • Discuss any social and political issues related to the topic • Discuss any economic issues related to the topic • How has this topic impacted modern culinary arts • Discuss the relevance of this topic for young culinarians as emerging professionals • Why does this matter to you at all? We found the topic to be of much interest, we all learned more than we ever could have imagined about Jamaica. We found that, even though we did the research independently – we each took a topic or two - all of our research ended up intertwined with each other’s topic. Jamaica is an interesting, complex, but delightful country and, we’re sure, a future travel destination. People proudly identify with the foods said to define them. Cookbooks codifying these cuisines have become numerous and popular. (Higman, 2008) Within the Caribbean the cultures and societies scattered across the islands and rim land have generally been defined by language, and since European colonization, by political association. The idea of Caribbean food has sometimes been advanced as a unifying feature of life, and although this regional definition has sometimes been located within a broader idea of “creole food” or “creole taste”, individual islands and states have clung to – even created – notions of difference and uniqueness. Jamaican food is one such variety. Jamaican food means at least three different things: food commonly consumed by Jamaican people - the major items of the diet, foods that are uniquely associated with the island, and foods which have been attributed a defining role in the creation of national identity. Even though the three meanings may

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