Jamaican Food

I am a huge fan of Jamaican culture. I love the way how people there live, their food, their philosophy of life, music, language and their country generally speaking. I am learning the Jamaican language which actually is called patois ( it is pronounced: patwa). It is a speaking language so I watch a lot of videos of people speaking like this and listen to reggae songs where Rastafarai speak with this accent. In order to go deeper into this culture I decided to go familiar with Theo cuisine and make a dish that is commonly eaten in Jamaica. But let me introduce you a bit into the concepts of their believes. Rastafarai, which are the majority of Jamaican population believe that their body is a temple. That take care about it for example by not eating process food, red meat and not using any addictive substances. Therefore I think that the stereotype of Rastafarai might be a bit unfair. Jamaica is a land of fresh fruits, vegetables and intensive spices so the dish that I decided to make tastes exactly like this.
Recipe: 1. 0.6-0.8kg of sweet potatoes 2. 3 glasses of coconut milk 3. Half spoon of cinnamon 4. Half spoon of ginger 5. Half spoon of nutmeg 6. 1 and half spoon of vanilla 7. Quarter of glass of brown sugar 8. 2 glasses of soaked raisins 9. Half of glass of flour 10. 0.2 kg of carrot or beetroot Procedures: 1. Blend potatoes and milk 2. Dice carrot or beetroot 3. Mix all ingredients in a bowl 4. Put it into a greased baking tray 5. Bake firstly for 1,5h at 180 C and then 25 minutes at 150 C 6. Immediately put out of the oven 7. Eat after 5h or the best on next day Activities like this are particularly challenging for me. As I stated previously I hate cooking and I can't do it very well. I am aware of this that this is important ability in my future independent life and I try to develop it because I need it. But actually it was a great fun and the final outcome was satisfying for me. I think maybe someday I might like it.

Learning Outcomes:

• Increased awareness of strengths and areas for growth
• Undertaking new challenges
• Developing new skills