“The secret is in the sauce”.
And that's why most visitors to the island take home a bottle or two of authentic Jamaican sauces; to keep the memories of their culinary adventures fresh in their minds.
Here are 10 Jamaican sauce souvenirs and dressings to take home to keep enjoying a taste of the tropics to tide you over until you come back!
Get to a local supermarket or your hotel gift shop with this list and ask for a little help to make sure you get each one.
Walkerswood jerk sauce
Take the guesswork out of recreating your favorite Jamaican meal by bringing home a bottle of this world-famous jerk sauce made in the hills of Jamaica.
Use it on your protein of choice or in your stews and sautees.
Busha Browne’s Solomon Gundy
A smoked fish paste, this spicy dip goes well on sandwiches or with your favorite raw veggies.
Belcour Preserves Sorrel chutney
A tangy sorrel (also used to make a delicious drink during Christmas in Jamaica) adds a special kick to this chutney.
For an amazing combo, try it with one of the many brands of yellow scotch bonnet sauce available in most hotel gift shops and grocery stores.
Pepper jelly
Kelly’s Homemade pepper jelly is a favorite brand in Jamaica.
It is paired with cream cheese and served on a pita with smoked marlin and capers. Divine.
Pickapeppa sauce
Pickapeppa sauce is another world-favorite flavor coming out of Jamaica.
Use this sauce to add a spicy flavor to salads, soups, or stews.
Curry sauce
Jamaican curry is spicy and flavourful, packing a punch that’s unlike the usual flavors associated with curries internationally.
Pick up a bottle or a pack of the powder and give your dishes a little something different.
Oxtail sauce
Now you’re an expert at Jamaica’s favorite with this marinade.
Guava jam
It's a uniquely sweet and flavourful jam made of fresh tropical guava, perfect with cream cheese on your morning bagel or swirled into plain yogurt.
Mango chutney
This chutney is sweeter and pairs well with seafood dishes or over lightly flavored proteins like turkey.
Escovitch sauce
Relive the memories of your Jamaican vacation every time you open your bottle of escovitch sauce.
Which of these authentic Jamaican sauces and food dressings have you tried?
You'll admit that taking a whiff of the aromas is enough to convince you to book another ticket to our island.
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