Jerk Chicken One of my favorite Jamaican foods, jerk chicken is fragrant, smokey, and can sometimes be spicy hot. The chicken is first marinated or dry-rubbed with a mixture of jerk spices which include ginger, garlic, thyme, and cinnamon but always includes pimento (allspice) - a locally grown West Indies spice - and habanero peppers or scotch bonnets. It’s then slow cooked on an open grill over hot coals. You'll almost always find it on the menu at local restaurants, but mo