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Patties: The fast food of Jamaica

Posted by sbarrymore

on March 4, 2012 at 8:14 am

Try a Pattie in Jamaica:

After a the zip line tour at Chukka, we were headed for a Hike and Bike tour at Bracco. However, all that ”flying through the trees” on the zip line made us hungry. So, the driver of our blogger bus stopped for one of the things that Jamaica is famous for: Patties. The name of the store was “Juici Patties”

storefront of a pattie store-steve barrymore

here is a storefront of a pattie store in Jamaica

The best way to describe a Patti is to say that it is kind of like an empanada. Simply put, it is a flat bread with a stuffing such as beef, cheese, shrimp, etc. You can buy them at lots of places that have a sign offering “Pattis”. It is known as the fast food of Jamaica. One f the people on the bus took our order and soon reappeared with a bag full of “Patties”.

Juici Patties from Jamaica-steve barrymore

Patties-a favorite fast food of Jamaica

As everyone was chowing down, the conversation turned to: “you should have tried the shrimp one, or wow, was that vegetable pattie good”. Bottom line: we were all stuffed with something none of us had ever eaten before. That is part of the fun of traveling—it’s all about trying new food and new places with new friends! Next time you go to Jamaica make sure you try some “Patties”!

Turns out we would need all that food for fuel at our next stop–Bracco Bike and Hike Tours!

Steve Barrymore

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Pier 1 restaurant in Montego Bay,Jamaica for dinner.

Posted by sbarrymore

on January 14, 2012 at 10:46 pm

At 5 p.m. after an afternoon with Chukka ATV Caribbean Adventures, we departed for dinner at the Pier 1 restaurant in Montego Bay for a great open air dining experience. I hear this is the place to be on a Friday night when they start the live music at midnight with the band “Pier Pressure”.

Of course, before entering you need to read the instructions at the door. Don’t try to sneak in any “heat”. See below:

Don't bring any "bad vibes" into the Pier One in Jamaica

I had the seafood chowder followed by the coconut shrimp. Both of them were really good.

The seafood chowder is really tasty at Pier One Restaurant

Shrimp dinner with salad and rice and beans

Several people in the group ordered chocolate cake for dessert. I was stuffed and couldn’t eat any more. All in all, it was a great dinner with my blogger friends at Pier 1 restaurant.

Lest you wonder how I managed to keep up with all this activity without getting tired…..I didn’t. I was done for the evening. I knew that tomorrow was going to be a big day at the Chukka Caribbean Adventures Excursion on the zip line tour and a Braco Bike and Hike Tour. I needed my beauty rest. Stay tuned for my next post on Jamaica.

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Scotchies Restaurant, Jamaica- Caribbean Jerk BBQ

Posted by sbarrymore

on December 23, 2011 at 6:02 am

After that ride down the Mystic Mountain on the Jamaica Bobsled, it was time for some good Jamaican jerk at Scotchies. I don’t know if BBQ was invented in Jamaica or not, but the islanders are real experts in it. When you think of Jerk, you gotta think of the skilled BBQ’ers in Jamaica. Wow!

Entrance to the famous Scotchies in Jamaica

The entrance into Scotchies in Jamaica

When we walked in to Scotchies, all the customers looked pretty happy. A friend of mine had visited Jamaica recently on a cruise. He had asked the Taxi driver to take him to the best jerk on the island. Scotchies is where he was taken.

It was time for us to chow down! We were served a mixture jerk chicken, jerk beef and pork, Jamaican bread, and rice and peas.

A full table of Jamaican Jerk-steve barrymore

a table full of Jamaican jerk-yum!

In the photo below you will see from L to R, members of our travel bloggers group: @travelwithKids, @theplanetD, @harleequinn.

From L to R, Teresa, Dave and JJ chowing down! Hey, save some for me!

They place a bowl of Scotchies hot sauce in the middle of the table. It looks very inviting. I would suggest you start out slow with the sauce. It can be quite hot, but yet very flavorful.