A Jamaican dish made with fried fish marinated in a spicy vinegar-based sauce and served with pickled vegetables
Patois: Di escovitch fish have a tangy and zesty flavor
English: The escovitch fish has a tangy and zesty flavor
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Read more »Escovitch is a dish consisting of fish that is fried and then marinated in a sauce of vinegar, spices, onions, carrots, and peppers
A variation of ceviche; a sea food dish popular in the Latin American countries. The fish is fried then drench with a pickling sauce made from vinegar, pepper, onions and pimento.
Patois: Buy a plate a escovitch fish an bammy wen yuh deh cum bak
English: Buy a plate of escovitch fish and bammy on your way back
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