1. Jamaica

2. History Christopher Columbus 1494 founded
Tainos aka Arawaks were 1st people to live on island, discovered in 900 A.D.
1665, English naval forces led by Oliver Cromwell invaded Jamaica, captured colonial rival's capital, Spanish Town

3. 3 past leaders 1945: Michael Manley, P. J
3 past leaders 1945: Michael Manley, P.J. Patterson, Portia Simpson-Miller
WWII huge impact on Jamaica
Caused widespread shortage
Involved in Baptist, First and Second Maroon, and Tacky’s war, Invasion of Grenada, and Mount Bay Rebellion

4. Now
She is the seventh Prime Minister of Jamaica, currently serving since January

5. Top 10 traditional Jamaican Foods
Ackee & Saltfish
Curried Goat
Mackerel Run Down
Cornmeal Pudding
Beef Patty
Bammy
Rice & Peas and chicken (fried or BBQ)
Toto
Bulla
Dukunoo
Dunkunoo tied with string
Beef Patty
Coconut toto bread

6. Jamaican food most different and delicious food in the Caribbean.
30 Jamaican food types.
most popular : Barbecue, Jerk, Cereal, Condiments, Culinary Herbs, Spices, Desserts, Fruits, Meat, Poultry, Seafood, Vegetables.
Barbeque Jamaican recipes very popular, easily prepared, and cooked w/ multiple seasonings

7. Jerk food recipes most popular
Jamaican jerk chicken recipes represent Jamaican food most
Seafood most favored
most well-liked Jamaican seafood recipes: fish, lobster, shrimp.
These can be cooked indifferent ways.

8. Vegetables are an admired choice
Use of vegetables admired because use of it in drink recipes
Carrot drink and beetroot drinks mixed with Jamaican herbs and spices such as sarsaparilla
Unique taste and creates healthy choice

9. Diet
Sunday:liver, ackee & saltfish, beetroot, carrot juice, soursop juice, and sorrel(if in season0
Monday-Friday:
Breakfast-sardine, eggs(fried or boiled),
Lunch-patty & cocoa bread and cheese
Dinner-curry chicken, curry shrimp, escovitch fish, steam fish, oxtails, (Friday dinner eat out)
Saturday:liver w/ banana, dumpling, ham, beef or chicken soup(must)

10. Customs Reggae big genre of music in Jamaica
Rastafarian big religion in island
Jamaica holds the Guinness World Record for most churches per capita
Majority of people in Jamaica wear flip flops than shoes, and some don’t wear footwear at all

11. Jamaicans wear clothes such as jeans, skirts, shorts t shirts
“Out of many, one people” Jamaica's motto
Currency: American and Jamaican share the same currency money; J$
Special dishes are made for special holidays; Ackee and salt fish

12. Jamaican schools start first week in September and end last week of June or first week of July
A law states must go to school
Primary, secondary, tertiary, and university educations

13. Rastafari Developed in Jamaica 1930’s Young Africa centered religion
Developed after coronation of Haile Selasse I, and belief is he’s God and he will return to African members in black community who are living in exile
Rastafarians, Rastas, Sufferers, Locksmen, Dreads or Dreadlocks

14. Gold symbolises the wealth of Ethiopia
Red signifies the blood of those killed for the cause of the black community, throughout Jamaican history
Green represents Jamaica's vegetation and hope for the eradication of suppression
Gold symbolises the wealth of Ethiopia
Black signifies the color of the Africans who initiated Rastafari

15. Holidays Christmas- 25th & 26th August 6th- Independence Day
During Christmas, Jonkanoo- dress up

16. Preparing Jerk Chicken
Ingredients:
½ cup of malt vinegar
2 teaspoons dark rum
Scotch bonnet peppers
1 red onion chopped
4 green onion tops chopped
1 teaspoon dried thyme or 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves chopped
2 teaspoons olive oil

17. 2 teaspoons of salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper
4 teaspoons ground all spice
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
4 teaspoons ground nutmeg
4 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons molasses
5 or 6 pound chicken cut in half lengthwise
½ cup of lime juice
Salt and pepper

18. Listen carefully to hear how to prepare jerk chicken

19. Preparing Ackee & Salt Fish
Ingredients:
½ pound of salt fish
½ fresh ackees or 1 (drained) can of tinned ackees
1 medium onion
½ tsp black pepper
3 tbsp of butter
½ a hot chili pepper (ideally Scottish bonnet)
1 sweet pepper
1 chopped tomato
1 sprig fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme

20. Optional:
2 cloves of garlic
4 scallion (or spring onions)
6 slices of bacon

21. Please listen to us explain how to prepare and cook the dish Ackee and Saltfish

22. Bibliography
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