Hi everyone! I am trying to get the post titled "After Painkillers and ...." going by making this post. It was started by CaribbeanSoul and will be alot of fun if people want to play a little game of Caribbean Trivia.

I will top the post and let's have some fun!

Christie

OK Christie I have one for everyone. Why is it called Jerk chicken? At least according to a Ja. cook I once met.

I always heard that no one really knew, but some people believe it came from a a dry cure method of preserving foods used by people who had escaped slavery in Jamaica. Other people insisted it was called "jerk" because the meat is jerked from one side to the other as it cooks over hot coals. Did you hear something different?

Jacketwatch,

I have no clue..is Knowing right?

Christie

Well thats not the story I heard. The cook said in the chicken was dumb enough to get caught he was a JERK. Yah mon. Knowing is probably right.

I'd bet there are at least a dozen different alleged origins for jerk chicken, but it's all the same to me when I'm eating it!

Yes. H O T !!

Jacketwatch,
I like your story the best! Jerk chicken sounds good right now, doesn't it? It's so hot here, I might as well be in Jamaica.

Knowing: Thank you. Where are you? It hit around 98 here in the Chicago area and may be 100 by tomorrow. I think Jamaica is a bit cooler. Larry

It is cooler actually
At least in Mobay. It's been rainy and overcast. We need the rain desperately so I'm grateful.

Re <font color="purple">jacketwatch's </font>history lesson on &quot;jerk&quot;...uuhhmmm yeah...o.k....

That's all I have to say.

Thats it?? JAGIRL do you need a doctor mon?

jacketwatch,
I definitely don't need a doctor. I think I've had enough of them to last me a lifetime!

I've never heard that explanation of jerk before.

JAGIRL: Glad evry ting be Irie.

Hi Larry,
I'm North of you in MN. Our temps have been in the 100's. I really do like the warm weather, but there is a limit!
MoBay was the first place I ever visited in the Caribbean, so Jerk was the first Caribbean food I ever tried - and fell in love with. When I visited Nevis last year, as soon as we arrived we went to grab something to eat and I decided to take the opportunity to ask the waitress without seeing the menu yet if they could make me jerk chicken. It was SO good.

Thanks Knowing. I saw something on the news yesterday about the extreme temps up your way which is of course very unusual for that area. Things are supposed to cool off a bit by tomorrow. I am off today and yesterday but it was too hot to get out and play golf which I love to do. I eschew riding. Stay cool. Larry

Jacketwatch,
I see you're practicing your island speak.

Head on over to the trivia thread why don't y'all. Try your hand at my question.

JAGIRL: Where is it? I'd luv to play but I can't find it.