Jamaican Market Place

Small market with a small, focused selection of items, 99% of which I have still no idea what they were… But that was the fun and interesting part. I bought a ginger beer and a kola champagne soda (I can’t resist anything with the name champagne…). I also bought some creamed coconut but then saw «Keep refrigerated» and it hadn’t been – so I am hoping it means «after opening» but I still haven’t tried it yet. Oh, and I do not mean to mock other cultures, so please forgive me, I hope no offense, but they sold «Cock soup» so I bought two packets as presents for friends. Prices were very inexpensive (I think the Cock [soup] cost me .80 each).
To just stop in for the adventure of seeing products unfamiliar to most of us (and daring to try a few), it can be fun.

Need some Ting? Got $ 12 on a can of ackee? Does having only one brand of ginger beer make you feel — well… limited?
Then go to Jamaica!
Or you can just come to this cute little shop in the same building as the Jamaican Consulate! It’s tucked into a little corner in the same building as Blu 47 and the Spoken Word Café in the heart of Bronzeville.
It’s a tiny shop with lots of stuff guaranteed to make any foodie excited, kind of curious and ready to shop. Beef patties were like $ 3 for a box of two and they had two liters of ginger beer for $ 2 bucks. Prices were very reasonable.
New-​to-​me spice blends and some fresh plantains have me all in the mood to cook up something new now. But I’m still not quite sure exactly what «ackee» is or if it should cost $ 12.