A traditional Jamaican fried dumpling made with a mixture of cornmeal, flour, sugar, and spices
Patois: Mi like to eat festival wid some jerk chicken
English: I like to eat festival with some jerk chicken
Jamaican Festival is a simple fried sweet bread type dumpling. Although sweeter in taste, it is served as a side dish to Jamaican classic dishes such as fried fish, Jamaican Escovitch Fish, Quick & Easy Jamaican Jerk Chicken or Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken!
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