Jamaican Products

🥟 Our Beef Patties Just Got Even Better!

We have recently updated the filling in our Beef C**ktail Jamaican Patties, and the feedback has been great!

Perfect as an appetiser for entertaining or a quick and tasty snack, our frozen gourmet cocktail patties combine flaky pastry with a delicious savoury beef filling.

Keep them in the freezer, ready when you are.

Take. Bake. Enjoy!

A Win for Caribbean-Australian History! 🎉

What a pleasure to attend the 2026 NSW History Awards during History Week — and what a special moment when my friends Sienna Brown and Ben Etherington were announced as winners of the Digital History Prize for History Lab: Caribbean Echoes.

The award-winning episodes tell the stories of two remarkable Caribbean-Australians — champion boxer Peter Jackson and pioneering cabaret performer Nellie Small.

Through research, interviews and creative storytelling, Caribbean Echoes brings these little-known stories to life and helps ensure that the contributions of Caribbean people are recognised as part of Australia's history.

I was so excited to see Sienna and Ben receive this recognition. After all, Caribbean-Australian history is Australian history.

Congratulations Sienna, Ben and everyone involved! 👏🏾
Read more: https://www.jamaicanproducts.com.au/caribbean-echoes-wins-a-2026-nsw-history-award/

Time Poor? Cook Once, Enjoy It Again

When I am time poor and faced with that familiar question, “What’s for dinner?”, I consider my options: takeaway, something quick like a shake-and-pan-fried fish fillet, or a meal I prepared earlier and froze.

On Wednesday, I decided it was time to replenish my freezer with a big pot of soup.

Out came my largest pot! I browned some chicken wing tips, then added a generous selection of vegetables: pumpkin, sweet potato, potato, bok choy, okra, eggplant, cabbage, broccoli and zucchini.

Then came the Jamaican touch: three packets of C**k Soup Mix, along with cornmeal dumplings.

The result? Three servings to enjoy straight away and four double-zipper bags of soup for the freezer.

Now, when the question “What’s for dinner?” comes up on a busy day, I already have an answer.

Sometimes, a little cooking ahead makes life that much easier. 🇯🇲🍲

Come Lime In Parramatta Park

Join Caribbean Pulse for another Lime in Parramatta Park, a fun day for everyone to come together, connect and celebrate our Caribbean cultural heritage.

🎶 Enjoy the music, the food, the company and the Caribbean vibes!

📅 Tomorrow
⏰ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
📍 Parramatta Park

Bring your family and friends, come relax, have a chat and enjoy the Lime.

Ackee Reimagined: From Jamaican Tradition to Australian Innovation

From its African roots to becoming a treasured part of Jamaican cuisine, ackee’s journey continues in Australia.

Jamaican Products has reimagined this Jamaican favourite with Australia’s first vegetarian C**ktail Ackee Patties, featuring authentic Jamaican ackee, herbs, sauces and spices wrapped in flaky golden pastry.

Perfect for entertaining, appetisers or a quick snack. Simply bake from frozen and enjoy in under 25 minutes.

👉 Read more and order: https://www.jamaicanproducts.com.au/product/cocktail-ackee-patties/

Ackee: An African Fruit Transformed in Jamaica

Ackee came to Jamaica from West Africa, but it was in Jamaica that the knowledge and culinary traditions surrounding its safe preparation developed. Today, it is best known as the star of Jamaica’s national dish — ackee and saltfish.

And the ackee story continues! Jamaican Products has now introduced Australia’s first C**ktail Ackee Patties, giving this Jamaican favourite a delicious new twist.

But who remembers another traditional use of ackee? 🌿 Ackee pods were once used as a natural soap. Their saponins create a foamy lather when mixed with water.

Do you remember seeing ackee pods used as soap, or know of other traditional uses for ackee?

👉 Read more: https://www.jamaicanproducts.com.au/product/ackee-juliana-355g/

Curry: Indian Influence, Jamaican Flavour

Indian indentured workers brought their curry traditions to Jamaica, where generations of Jamaican cooks transformed them into flavours distinctly our own.

Jamaican curry powder has its own character, with spices such as pimento (allspice) adding depth, while the fiery heat of Scotch bonnet pepper is traditionally added during cooking.

From curry goat to curry chicken, it is a delicious example of how different cultures helped shape Jamaican cuisine.

🌿 Bring authentic Jamaican curry flavour to your kitchen with Betapac Curry Powder.

👉 Read more and order: https://www.jamaicanproducts.com.au/product/jamaican-betapac-curry-powder-450g/

Sorrel: From African Roots to a Caribbean Tradition

🌺 Sorrel: From African Roots to a Caribbean Tradition

From its African origins, sorrel travelled across cultures to become a cherished part of Jamaican tradition, especially at Christmas. 🇯🇲

Its journey extends throughout the Caribbean and into Latin America, where the refreshing hibiscus drink is widely known as agua de Jamaica.

Rich in antioxidants, colour and tradition, sorrel is more than a drink — it’s a taste of heritage that brings back memories and nourishes the soul. ❤️

🌺 Discover the flavour and story of Jamaican sorrel.

👉 Read more and order: https://www.jamaicanproducts.com.au/product/sorrel-cordial-1-litre/

From Barbacoa to Jamaican Jerk BBQ 🔥
Long before the word barbecue became known around the world, the Taíno people of Jamaica used a cooking method known as barbacoa, slow-cooking and smoking food over a pimento wooden framework.

This Indigenous cooking tradition helped shape Jamaica’s distinctive approach to preparing meat over pimento fire and smoke.

Over generations, these early techniques blended with African and other cultural influences, evolving into the Jamaican jerk tradition we know today.
Our Jerk BBQ Sauce brings those flavours together, smoky, spicy and unmistakably Jamaican.
🔥 From ancient barbacoa to Jamaican jerk BBQ, a flavour with centuries of history: https://www.jamaicanproducts.com.au/product/jamaican-jerk-bbq-sauce-355ml/

How Jamaica Culturally Conquered the British Empire

Jamaica’s influence extends far beyond the shores of our small island.

Over the years, Jamaican Products has shared a number of blogs exploring Jamaica’s rich and complex history. But, of course, the story is far from complete.

From music and language to food, sport, fashion and popular culture, Jamaica has left an extraordinary mark on Britain and the wider world.

For another perspective on this remarkable cultural influence, watch “How Jamaica Culturally Conquered the British Empire”: 🎥 https://youtu.be/nfjcFRK6Xkg?si=jp9U1rRLFUjYnXCk

For further information on the presentation, contact: 📧 [email protected]

Bammy: A Taíno Tradition That Lives On

Long before Europeans arrived in Jamaica, the indigenous Taíno people cultivated cassava and developed techniques for processing it into cassava bread.

That centuries-old tradition lives on in bammy, Jamaica's traditional cassava flatbread, much loved alongside fried or steamed fish.

Enjoy a taste of this enduring Jamaican food tradition with Jamaican Products Bammy: https://www.jamaicanproducts.com.au/product/bammy-cocktail-5-75cm/

Every Jamaican flavour has a story.

Jerk: An Indigenous Tradition, a Jamaican Legacy

Jamaican jerk has roots stretching back centuries.

Jamaica's indigenous Taíno people used local ingredients and cooking techniques that helped lay the foundations for jerk, later influenced by the Maroons.

Featuring pimento (allspice) and fiery Scotch bonnet pepper, jerk evolved into a flavour unmistakably Jamaican.

🌶️ Jamaican Products Jerk Seasoning is available in Mild and Hot: https://www.jamaicanproducts.com.au/product/hot-jerk-seasoning-284ml/

Every Jamaican flavour has a story.

Bammy – A True Taste of Jamaica
Bammy, a traditional Jamaican cassava flatbread, has been enjoyed across the island for generations.

Made from grated and pressed cassava root, bammy can be fried, steamed or soaked and cooked until deliciously tender. It is especially popular served alongside fish and other favourite Jamaican dishes.

Simple, satisfying and deeply rooted in Jamaican food culture, bammy brings an authentic taste of home to your table. 💚💛🖤

Bring home a true Taste of Jamaica. 🛒 Order your bammy today: https://www.jamaicanproducts.com.au/product/bammy-cocktail-5-75cm/