And while I love Jamaican chicken soup and red pea soup ... perfect patties from the local bakery in rural Trelawny; callaloo-filled steamed bao at the Chinese Jamaican supermarket in uptown ...

Seafood is a staple, and no Jamaican vacation is complete without ... ackee (the island's national fruit) and saltfish, callaloo (a stew-like soup made with callaloo leafy greens) or fried plantains.