The Jamaican Patty

Searching for the perfect Caribbean food for your next lunch gathering? Jamaican patties make superb lunch time favorites, and these tasty little pastries are just what you are looking for when it comes to great, fast, Caribbean cuisine.

Throughout Jamaica, you can find patties formed form crispy pastry shells and stuffed with various fillings nearly anywhere you turn. Since Jamaican patties are largely portable, they are easy to pick up and eat on the go, which means that they are perfect for any sort of business meeting or casual lunch time event. Usually, Jamaican patties are stuffed with ground meat, but they can also be filled with other substances as well. Although the origin of the Jamaican patty is largely unknown, each town and household tends to create a unique blend of spices to go along with the meat, and these patties are childhood favorites for nearly every Jamaican born person.

In Jamaica, patties marked with a red dot usually indicate that the filling is chicken; no dot at all means that the patty is filled with meat; and a green dot usually depicts a vegetarian filled patty. Jamaican patties have become so popular with tourists that they can be found in abundance throughout England and Canada, and they even come frozen in some parts of the world (though fresh is always best). Why opt for regular sandwiches when you can serve tasty, crispy, Jamaican patties at your next event? For the ultimate Jamaican patty experience, ask your caterer to create these delicious treats for your event and experience the real food of the islands.