The international guide to Jamaican restaurants and Caribbean restaurants contact us | register-restaurant | recipes | ital recipes | jamaican-foods | advertise | search| travelogue | about us | chat | reviews | jamaican groceries | home  Jamaican Recipes  Jamaican foods page 1  Jamaican foods page 2  Jamaican fruits  rastafarian cooking   ital recipes   ital foods Ital Foods     Pimento Pimento is an essential ingredient of Rastafarian cooking. Most people call the tree "pimento' and the berries 'allspice'. Because the pimento berry has the flavor and aroma characteristic of cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and pepper, all combined in one spice it is called allspice.   Annotto Inside these pods are annotto seeds. The pulp surrounding the seeds is red. The dried mature seeds are used as food coloring and seasoning in Jamaican cooking.      Keep up with the Global Caribbean Community.  caribbean-events.com News And Events For The Global Caribbean Community      Scotch Bonnet The Scotch bonnet pepper is an essential ingredient of Rastafarian cooking because of its distinctive flavor. It looks almost identical to a habanero pepper but it has its own unique flavor. To get the flavor of the scotch bonnet without the heat, which is mostly in the seeds, you can use the skin sparingly. Or use it whole in soups and remove it without breaking the skin after the soup is cooked. Scotch bonnet peppers are available at Jamaican food stores, but be careful and ask questions, because many times regular habanero peppers are sold as Jamaican scotch bonnet.  Coconuts Coconuts are essential to Rastafarian cooking providing both oil and flavor. The coconut is crushed and coconut milk is extracted and distilled by boiling to remove water leaving a very flavorful oil. Callaloo You could say that Callaloo, of Illaloo, according to Rastafarians, plays a role in the Rastafarian diet that is similar to the role Spinach plays in the American diet. But that would understate the importance of callaloo in the Jamaican and Rastafarian diet. And those who have had both agree callaloo has more going for it than spinach. Steamed callaloo is often served with breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is cooked with codfish and used in soups.  Ackees    Breadfruit  Roast Breadfruit   Avocado     Susumba Susumba is small green and bitter berry, but when cooked and eaten as a side dish, or cooked with salted codfish, or in the rice, has an edgy taste that transforms many dishes. It is supposed to be good for high blood pressure and the leaves are sometimes used as a home remedy for flu and colds. Susumba should be cooked separately and the water discarded.  Bananas   Sweet Potatoes Plantains    International Pages USA Pages Africa Asia Britain Canada Caribbean Jamaica Latin America United States Western Europe   HOME PAGE   Alabama HREF="alaska.html">Arizona Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky  Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New  Hampshire New Mexico Wyoming New Jersey New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington-DC West Virginia Wisconsin Phone: 206-339-9034 Fax: 206-339-9034 E-mail: eatjamaican@eatjamaican.com  ©eatjamaican.com, 2015