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Name: Jerk Chicken
Eaten in : Jamaica
Foodie: Linda
Apparently, the jerk technique and mix of spices were brought to Jamaica by runaway West-African slaves called Maroons. I find this fascinating because even though I grew up in West Africa, the first time I had jerk was at a Jamaican restaurant in the United States. True, jerk chicken is similar to some grilled meat dish typical
to the coastal regions of West Africa
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I grew up around Merveilles (Côte d’Ivoire), also called Atchomon in other West African countries (e.g. Togo): the best way I can describe them is as peanut size cookies which taste wonders and can be eaten any time of the day as a snack. I use to purchase these cookies or treats from street vendors while living in Côte d’Ivoire…
Summer is here, our new year «exercice more and eat right» resolution comes back to our minds……
I have no particular background story to tell you here. It was one of those Saturday afternoons, I was craving for a finger food kind of meal and I had just bought decent size frozen shrimps (supposedly jumbo ones). The first thing I saw when opening my food pantry was a pack of unsweetened, fine shredded coconut so I figured: why not bread those shrimps with coconut?
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