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Jamaica is an island nation located in the Caribbean Sea, to the south of Cuba and west of the island of Hispaniola (which contains Haiti and the Dominican Republic). The island nation was a British colony from 1655 (when General Robert Venables seized the island from the Spanish) until 1962, and is today the most populous English-speaking island in the Caribbean. Jamaica is well known for its culture especially popular music and literature, and also has developed a highly distinctive (and tasty!) style of cuisine.

Jamaican cuisine is perhaps known for its use of spices. In particular, pimento (also known as "pimenta", "allspice" or "Jamaica pepper"), and annatto (a spice that tastes like pepper with a hint of nutmeg and comes from pulp surrounding the fruit of achiote trees), play an important part in many dishes.

Another unusual ingredient in Jamaican cuisine is ackee (also sometimes spelled "akee" or "achee") which is a kind of fruit, which is boiled and then sautéed with salted fish (cod), tomatoes, onions and peppers. Great care must be taken to prepare ackee properly, because if this is not done correctly there is actually a risk of poisoning!

There are a great variety of other interesting Jamaican recipes, some of which you may have heard of, including:

- Jerk dishes for example are meats prepared in by rubbing with a spicy marinade and then cooked over a grill or in an oven (traditionally they were smoked by nowadays this is less common that it once was).

- Curried goat is goat meat cooked in a spicy sauce.

- Rice and peas consists of rice cooked with coconut milk, herbs and flavorings and mixed with legumes such as kidney beans.

Does that sound appetizing? If so, why not get yourself a Jamaican cookbook and give these dishes a try - they could make a refreshing change at meal times!

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Pork is a very popular meat in Jamaica, and after you try this Jamaican pork roast, you will see why. This pork is screaming with heat, so be forewarned. But the pork is so tender after all the roasting that it will just melt away.

Preparation of this Jamaican pork roast is thought to be influenced by the Spanish, were probably responsible for adding tomatoes to the dish. It's not absolutely necessary, but pushing the sauce through a food mill is just plain worth the work. The smooth texture is a great finishing touch to this pork dish. This is normally served with plain rice.

Ingredients:
1 3-pound boneless pork shoulder
5 large garlic cloves, 2 finely chopped and 3 slivered
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 habanero chiles, seeded and chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped coarsely
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
2 cups canned tomato puree

Directions:
Make small slits all over the pork with the tip of a paring knife. Stuff the slits with the garlic slivers, then roll the pork up and tie it with kitchen twine, if necessary.In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat the vegetable oil. Cook the chiles, bell pepper, chopped garlic, onion, cumin, oregano, pepper, cinnamon, and bay leaf until the vegetables are soft, or about 8 minutes, and stirring frequently. Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the lime juice.

Place the pork roast in a large bowl and pour the marinade over it. Turn the meat several times to get an even coating of marinade all over it. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, turning occasionally.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Scrape off as much of the marinade as you can off the pork, and reserve in a saucepan. Place the pork in a roasting pan and roast until the interior temperature of the meat reaches 165 degrees F., or about 1 3/4 hours.

While the roast is cooking, add the tomato puree to the marinade and bring close to a boil, before it begins sputtering, and stirring constantly. Then reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 5 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and press the sauce through a food mill, if desired. Transfer the pork to a serving platter and let it rest for about 10 minutes before slicing. Spoon the smooth sauce over the sliced pork and serve immediately.

This Jamaican roast pork dish serves 6.

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