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.
Tag: Grilling
Jerk Chicken
Elotes Asados
(Mexican roast corn on the cob)
Roast corn on the cob is a favorite street food in Mexico, slathered with a cheesy, lime-scented sour cream sauce.
Yakitori
(Japanese grilled chicken skewers)
Yakitori is great Japanese street food. Bite-sized pieces of chicken are threaded onto bamboo skewers, grilled over a charcoal flame and basted with tare, a teriyaki-style glaze.
Poulet Yassa
(Senegalese chicken with onions and lemon)
In this West African chicken dish, a long marinade in lemon juice tenderizes the chicken and gives it an incomparable flavor.
Paella Valenciana
(Spanish meat, vegetable and rice dish)
Both rustic and elegant, this exquisite rice dish from the Valencia region of Spain is originally made over a wood fire in a large, shallow pan called a paella, or paellera.
Angels on Horseback
(English bacon-wrapped oysters appetizer)
Angels on horseback were a favorite British Victorian after-dinner nibble. The name apparently comes from the way the curled bacon looks like angels wings.