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    Nyam EATING JAMAICAN-STYLE

    Feb 01, 2022 3 minutes
    by Cyndy Hall

    “What’s for breakfast?” you ask.

    “Ackee and saltfish, mon,” your Jamaican host replies. “Plantation breakfast and matrimony, okay?” “Matrimony? Wait a minute, I’m too young to get married . . . “

    “This is matrimony,” he laughs, pointing to a large bowl of sliced tropical fish soaking in sweetened cream. “Tonight, we feast on Solomon Grundy and bammy [BA-mee].”

    “Solomon Grundy? Who’s he?”

    , or eat Jamaican-style, is both a delicious—and humorous—experience. Homegrown Jamaican cuisine is a mixture of African, Chinese, Indian, and European influences

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