AMAZING Jamaican and Ethiopian STREET FOOD! CURRY MUTTON and THE BEST vegetarian food EVER?!

mutton

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat and cost-effective.

curry powder

🥗Healthier: turmeric

💰Cheaper: cumin

Turmeric provides health benefits and cumin is more affordable.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Jalapeños offer heat while bell peppers are milder and cheaper.

allspice

🥗Healthier: nutmeg

💰Cheaper: mixed spices

Nutmeg adds warmth while mixed spices can replicate flavor.

Get in the queue for Jamaican food at the Busy Tree.

Order curry mutton with rice and peas, and receive additional items like jerk chicken, jerk pork, mac and cheese, and coleslaw.

Observe the cooking process in the kitchen while waiting for the food.

Taste the curry mutton, noting its tenderness and flavor, and mention that it's falling apart easily.

Try the mac and cheese, which is described as trey baked and topped with spicy sauce.

Taste the jerk chicken and jerk pork, noting the char marks and flavor from being cooked on the bone.

Enjoy the spicy sauces served on the side, describing the jamaican spicy sauce as made from whisked chillies with seeds.

Comment on the homemade coleslaw and how it complements the meal.

Finish up the meal and mention the intention to try Ethiopian food next.

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