Motherland: A Jamaican Cookbook

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If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page. On her journey to explore her roots, Thompson details the extensive history of the island and its ties with the trade of enslaved Africans and the colonialism that shaped its foodways and culture.

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I don’t know whether it’s trying to differentiate, so it’s not copying someone else – but jerk has to be Scotch bonnet. If you are still wondering how to get free PDF EPUB of book Motherland: A Jamaican Cookbook by Melissa Thompson.That'll unlock bonus content for you, too — including Mel's secret book reviews and Dave's behind-the-scenes notes for the latest Two Truths and a Lie. In a bowl, gently beat the egg yolks with the condensed milk, trying not to get too much air or too many bubbles into the mix. I marvel at this book, a beautiful product itself: it manages to combine a matter-of-fact honesty and illuminating attention to detail with such warmth and joy and — this is, after all a cookbook — deep deliciousness.

Motherland: A Jamaican Cookbook by Melissa Thompson Book review: Motherland: A Jamaican Cookbook by Melissa Thompson

While we wouldn't recommend it to beginners, we'll be keeping Motherland around as a reference to Jamaican flavor profiles.She remains a vortex of self-regard and snobbery – the mum who dresses her son up as Connell from Normal People for World Book Day – and gets all the best lines.

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Motherland does not shy away from the brutality of the colonial periods, but takes us on a journey through more than 500 years of history to give context to the beloved island and its cuisine. She says: “People think it’s quite one-note, they think it’s more about jerk – jerk is amazing, but there is so much more to Jamaican food than jerk.

There are recipes for the classics, like saltfish fritters, curry goat and patties, as well as Melissas own twists and family favourites, such as:Oxtail nuggets with pepper sauce mayoGinger beer prawnsSmoky aubergine rundownSticky rum and tamarind wingsGrapefruit cassava cakeGuinness punch pie. But it is not too soon for the pandemic to get the Motherland treatment – if it came in a bottle, it would look, smell and perform precisely like nit shampoo. I feel sorry for other Caribbean islands, because when people talk about Caribbean food, they think about jerk, they think about Jamaican food.