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[Peasie]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: barosa</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> ~ Gungo, would you buy a &quot;Jamaican meal&quot; for consumption from an eskimo or a Tasmanian tribesman because they told you it was Jamaican? I dont think so... </div></div>

Of course I would. Jamaican food is totally gone international.

If you mean that they don't make authentic Jamaican food, then become a food critic and start a column in a local paper or something. But don't act like you own Jamaican culture or food or anything.

[Tuff Gong]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: barosa</div><div class="ubbcode-body">NO! not at all, Gungo, I'm serious. It may seem trivial cause it's food, but there's a principle the way I see it. Food more than many other things in a society are by nature and origin uniquely cultural mainly because of strict preparation guidelines and how it's really done... ~ Gungo, would you buy a &quot;Jamaican meal&quot; for consumption from an eskimo or a Tasmanian tribesman because they told you it was Jamaican? I dont think so... My main point is, why should a bunch of Trinidadian Indians get away with opening a restaurant in India, call it &quot;a Jamaican Restaurant&quot; to exploit our &quot;name and branding&quot; Why not call it a &quot;Trinidadian Restaurant&quot;?</div></div>How many Jamaican mothers at home prepared jerk?
Wouldn’t it be possible for a foreigner to learn to cook a specific dish well enough to suit the palate of his/her audience while keeping the essence of what it meant in Jamaica?
Would you be satisfied if they imported some Jamaican cooks?

As an expert in Jamaican cuisine have you contacted the restaurateur to register your concerns about the use of the term Jamaica in the food and name of the restaurant?


So you are worried about

[tsophra]

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polorie is a trini ting..yummy

in all fairness..we've done some &quot;mis-interpretation&quot; of indian cuisine as well..

like how we call only the yellow powder curry..when curry is actually a generic reference for any kind of sauce

[jah_yout]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jaded</div><div class="ubbcode-body">polorie is a trini ting..yummy

in all fairness..we've done some &quot;mis-interpretation&quot; of indian cuisine as well..

like how we call only the yellow powder curry..when curry is actually a generic reference for any kind of sauce </div></div>

trudat;

we got words like calallo &amp; ganja from the indians...also dishes like curry goat;
oh well

[Tuff Gong]

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LOL true thing....I just received this in my news in-box:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">Homemade Jamaican Jerk Marinade</span>
June 3, 2009

Here's one of Chef Jamika Pessoa's favorite recipes:

2 tablespoons allspice
2 heaping tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons fresh gingerroot, peeled, chopped or grated
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons Kosher salt
1 teaspoon sugar
2-3 Scotch bonnet peppers, seeded (optional) and chopped
1 cup chopped green onions
1 medium onion, chopped
3 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, stems removed
1 tablespoon black pepper
4 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup water
Measure and pour all ingredients into a blender and mix until smooth. Any leftover marinade can be frozen for up to 1-2 months.
Note from the chef: Jerk is a style of cooking native to Jamaica in which meats (traditionally pork and goat, but now including chicken, fish, beef, sausage and even tofu) are nestled in a fiery spice mixture. Jerk seasoning principally relies upon two items: allspice (Jamaican pimento) and Scotch bonnet peppers (among the hottest peppers in the world). The real heat of the Scotch bonnet pepper is in the seeds, so if you can't take the heat, only utilize the pepper, discarding the seeds.

[Tuff Gong]

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...and this one as well:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">Jamaican beef patties get green light in T&amp;T</span>Chat!

<span style="font-style: italic">Posted: 6/3/2009 9:13:20 AM</span>

GOVERNMENT has welcomed the clearance of a shipment of Jamaican beef patties by the Trinidadian authorities.

This action follows several weeks of consultations, including at the highest levels, between the two governments on the matter of the importation of Jamaican patties into Trinidad. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kenneth Baugh, was formally advised of the clearance by his Trinidadian opposite number Mariano Browne.

The resolution of the importation issue followed intervention by Baugh, as well as the Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, and the Minister of Agriculture, Christopher Tufton.

[tsophra]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body">little known fact:

jamaica invented pizza...

i'll tell you what happened later </div></div>


dis me waan hear

[uswe]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body">little known fact:

jamaica invented pizza...

i'll tell you what happened later </div></div>

Jah Boot is right, the original name was pizza dis an pizza dat!

[Tuff Gong]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: uswe</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Jah Boot is right, the original name was pizza dis an pizza dat! </div></div>LOL!

[Peasie]

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What if a Jamaican chef studied extensively at all the fine French cuisine schools, then worked for years in many fine French restaurants, working his way to opening his very own French chateau in south of France. And then, some famous English restaurant critic goes to his restaurant and, upon finding that the chef is Jamaican, announces, &quot;No Jamaican can cook authentic French cuisine.&quot; Now, wouldn't you be outraged?

[Dr.Dudd]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gungo Peas</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> What if a Jamaican chef studied extensively at all the fine French cuisine schools, then worked for years in many fine French restaurants, working his way to opening his very own French chateau in south of France. And then, some famous English restaurant critic goes to his restaurant and, upon finding that the chef is Jamaican, announces, &quot;No Jamaican can cook authentic French cuisine.&quot; Now, wouldn't you be outraged? </div></div> Th eword is 'authentic'. He said that if thef ood was authentic,is a different thing.
So in his post he acknowledge that if it was authentic he wouldn'r care. So your hypothetical don't sem to deal with his gripe at all.

[neutral]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dr.Dudd</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gungo Peas</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> What if a Jamaican chef studied extensively at all the fine French cuisine schools, then worked for years in many fine French restaurants, working his way to opening his very own French chateau in south of France. And then, some famous English restaurant critic goes to his restaurant and, upon finding that the chef is Jamaican, announces, &quot;No Jamaican can cook authentic French cuisine.&quot; Now, wouldn't you be outraged? </div></div> Th eword is 'authentic'. He said that if thef ood was authentic,is a different thing.
So in his post he acknowledge that if it was authentic he wouldn'r care. So your hypothetical don't sem to deal with his gripe at all. </div></div>

But how would you describe authentic,in my opinion it would mean having original ingredients,which is not impossible to attain,...I say anyone can cook authentic meals of a different nationality,I dont see what the fuss is about.

Here in the uk we have food joints in black communities calling themselves &quot;jamaican cuisine&quot;.....the majority of them are lucky they`re not taken to court under the trade description act.

[Dr.Dudd]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: neutral</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dr.Dudd</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gungo Peas</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> What if a Jamaican chef studied extensively at all the fine French cuisine schools, then worked for years in many fine French restaurants, working his way to opening his very own French chateau in south of France. And then, some famous English restaurant critic goes to his restaurant and, upon finding that the chef is Jamaican, announces, &quot;No Jamaican can cook authentic French cuisine.&quot; Now, wouldn't you be outraged? </div></div> Th eword is 'authentic'. He said that if thef ood was authentic,is a different thing.
So in his post he acknowledge that if it was authentic he wouldn'r care. So your hypothetical don't sem to deal with his gripe at all. </div></div>

But how would you describe authentic,in my opinion it would mean having original ingredients,which is not impossible to attain,...I say anyone can cook authentic meals of a different nationality,I dont see what the fuss is about.

Here in the uk we have food joints in black communities calling themselves &quot;jamaican cuisine&quot;.....the majority of them are lucky they`re not taken to court under the trade description act. </div></div> authentic is certainly not that sh!t on a dumplin look they presented as Jamaican food.

[neutral]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dr.Dudd</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> authentic is certainly not that sh!t on a dumplin look they presented as Jamaican food. </div></div>

LOl !

[Nanook]

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I think this gets the thread of the year award so far. At the very least, thread of the month or week or something.