Sorrel Listed among 2022’s Top 10 Food Trends

Hibiscus sabdariffa, known in the Caribbean as sorrel, the source of the tangy flavor in the traditional Jamaican Christmas beverage, has been named one of the top 10 food trends for 2022 by Forbes magazine and Whole Foods. Sorrel’s red bulbs are the calyx of the hibiscus plant and are an excellent source of vitamin […]

“From Whappy Kill Fillup” – Learn the Origins of This Jamaican Phrase

Many Jamaicans use the phrase all the time, in reference to something which happened loooong ago, e.g. “You leave Jamaica from Whappy Kill Fillup.” Was there a man named Whappy who killed a man named Fillup? Well half and half. There was a Whappy, but there was no Fillup. The phrase was born out of […]