Handheld · Flaky & Spiced
Jamaican Beef Patty
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That signature yellow crust doesn't come from egg wash — it's turmeric or curry powder, a nod to the island's Indian-influenced spice palette.
A semi-circular pastry with a flaky, golden turmeric-tinted crust is filled with seasoned ground beef (or chicken, vegetables) and baked. Patty shops and street stands sell them island-wide.
Why it's made this way: Patty shops became Jamaica's answer to fast food, blending the British colonial-era Cornish pasty format with curry spicing brought by Indian indentured laborers.
Roughly what's in it
300kcal
10gprotein
30gcarbs
16gfat
Estimated per typical street-vendor portion — not lab-tested.
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