Jerk is a method of cooking meats that comes from the original inhabitants of Jamaica, the Arawaks. They roasted meats over fires of pimento wood from the allspice tree.
Recipe
Jerk Chicken
Jap Chae
(Korean mixed vegetable and noodle stir fry)
Jap chae is Korean for "mixed vegetables" and is a common Korean side dish. The sweet potato starch noodles are traditional, but cellophane noodles are easier to find
Janssons Frestelse
(Swedish potato, onion and cream casserole)
The name of this creamy potato side dish (YAHN-sonz FREH-stel-suh)is Swedish for "Jansson's temptation." It's not really clear just who Jansson was.
Jambalaya
(American Cajun-Creole rice with chicken, shrimp and andouille sausage)
A classic of Cajun-Creole cuisine, jambalaya got its start in the French Quarter of New Orleans when Spanish immigrants cooked up a dish similar to their beloved paella from home.
Jamaican Beef Patties
(Jamaican spicy curried meat pies)
Descended from the British turnover, Jamaican beef patties liven up an old standby with a big pinch of curry and the fiery punch of the Scotch bonnet pepper.
Jalapeños en Escabeche
(Mexican pickled jalapeño peppers)
Sliced jalapeños en escabeche are used as a garnish for a variety of Mexican dishes. They can also be chopped and added to soups and stews for an extra punch.
Irish Stew
(Irish lamb and potato stew)
Even though this dish — known as ballymaloe, or stobhach gaelach in the Irish language — started out as a meal for hard times, its delicious flavor belies its humble origins.
Irish Soda Bread
(Irish soda-leavened bread)
This traditional recipe for Irish soda bread contains only flour, baking soda, salt and buttermilk. Soda bread became popular in Ireland in the 19th century when baking soda became available as a leavener.
Spanakopita
(Greek spinach and feta pie)
Spanakopita is a Greek-style pie of layers of spinach, feta cheese and wispy leaves of filo dough. It is one of the most famous of Greek dishes.
Irish Coffee
(Irish whiskey, coffee and cream cocktail)
Warm up on a cold, wet winter night with an Irish coffee, invented in the 1940s on a cold night at an Irish airport and perfected by Americans in foggy San Francisco.