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How Dis Mek: Jerk pans

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How Dis Mek: Jerk pans
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THE smoky, spicy taste of Jamaican jerk is celebrated worldwide, but while some purists might insist the term “jerk” only refers to meat smoked with a special type of wood and a particular sauce, many locals use it as a catch-all for meats prepared in a traditional jerk pan.

The origin of jerk is generally credited to Jamaica and is cited as a mix of practices from the native inhabitants, the Taíno, and enslaved Africans who escaped and their descendants — the Maroons — who lived in the mountai

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