J erk chicken is Jamaican street food, but jerk has evolved over the years to mean so much more to Jamaica's heritage. In the ...

A Jamaican restaurant can’t be authentic without having jerk chicken on the menu. According to online descriptions, the “jerk” style of cooking is native to Jamaica.

Keegan Johnson grew up in family members' kitchens and restaurants — now he's opened his own in Akron's Chapel Hill neighborhood (and it's a real gem).

If you want true Jamaican jerk chicken, we eat it with festival, bammy or bread. We put it in foil paper. If you visit Jamaica, on the street or in a food market that's how they will serve it.

Native to Jamaica, cooking jerk chicken involves meat (or alternative) to be marinated and then grilled or smoked over a fire. It is the cooking technique that is “jerking”, not the seasoning ...