4/5 Anthony 1 year ago on Google
Have
you
tried
authentic
Jamaican
food
before?
Check
this
out!
I
got
the
oxtail
and
jerk
chicken
combo
plate.
What
is
jerk
chicken?
Jerk
refers
to
a
style
of
cooking
where
the
meat
is
rubbed
in
spices
such
as
allspice
(think
pimento)
and
Scotch
bonnet
peppers
(think
habanero)
and
cooked
over
a
wood
fire.
The
result
is
a
rich,
smokey
flavor
with
a
kick.
Addtionally,
this
was
my
first
time
having
oxtail.
Oxtail
is
similar
to
a
beef
short
rib,
but
it’s
more
tender
and
has
a
more
“silky”
gelatinous
texture.
What’s
interesting
about
the
history
of
oxtail
is
that
it
used
to
be
primarily
a
working-class
cut
of
meat,
but
recently
has
became
popularized
and
has
now
been
promoted
as
“gourmet”
thus
increasing
the
price
along
with
it
(as
well
as
supply
and
demand
since
cattle
only
have
one
tail,
obv).
This
combo
comes
with
rice
&
beans
as
well
as
sweet
fried
plantain.
Fried
plantain
is
a
favorite
of
mine
and
when
fried
and
eaten
with
the
smokey
meats,
provides
for
a
great
light
contrast.
All
in
all,
I
enjoyed
this
dish
a
lot.
Very
interesting
and
unique
way
of
cooking!