Holiday memory — Ackee and Saltfish that transported me back

I first ate Ackee and Saltfish on a trip five years ago and have been searching for a version this good ever since. This restaurant finally delivered the smoky from the jerk pit quality I remembered. allspice pimento was handled correctly — something most restaurants here get slightly wrong.

Jamaican jerk cooking traces to the Maroon communities who preserved meat with allspice and chilli. It was the a Kingston jerk pit memory that I was really chasing and this recreated it. ginger beer was offered and brought the whole experience together. Some dishes are attached to a time and place. This one finally restored that attachment.