First Kosher Restaurant Opens in Jamaica

Visitors to Jamaica, as well as locals, can now dine at a true kosher restaurant in Montego Bay. Rabbi Yaakov Raskin, of Chabad of Jamaica says that this is what “Montego Bay — and really, Jamaica — has been waiting for.” Kosher foods are made according to a strict set of religious laws that define […]

Exploring Jamaican Food: Ackee

Jamaica, or Xaymaca (land of wood and water) as the Tainos called it, is richly blessed in that the island produces a wide variety of fruits, ground provision, and vegetables. Some are indigenous to the island and others were brought here with slaves, slavers, and indentured labourers. One thing is sure, you can’t ‘dead fi […]