Anecdotes & Observations

Some dumplings are soft and succulent, and practically melt in your mouth. However some dumplings are like rocks. It depends on who is doing the cooking.

Raise a baby on dumplings

Make the curry so hot that steam comes out of your ears.

How to make your curry appear more English:  stick some fruit and raisins in it.

Thou shalt not live by jerk chicken alone.

Rice and peas and chicken is not the only thing you can eat on Sunday.

Don't visit for dinner on Monday, you'll get left overs from Sunday.

Jamaican patties are 20 dollars - about 30 pence.  When you look at the fillings you can see why.  The pastry is nice though.

You can have a holiday in the Caribbean without having any Caribbean food.

McDonalds, Burger King and KFC are also popular in the Caribbean.

The chicken at KFC in the Caribbean was real organic chicken.  You can taste the difference and note the change in texture.

Plantain was cheaper to buy in the UK than in Jamaica.

Pubs and clubs make a roaring trade when they put on a Caribbean themed event.

I had to wait till I returned to England for a decent mango.

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