So, you re going to teach me how to cook today. yes. i m going to teach you how to cookjerk pork. ah, that s the word i wanted to hear jerk pork. yeah, some scallions. maureen shops here every day to supply her barbecue around the corner. we have community spirit going on around here. it s like. it s good to support them. and they support me. yeah, yeah. hi. how are you? how you doing? all right. you all right? maureen! hi! i m with a local celebrity here! i know! they laugh some lovely, juicy belly pork. sure. yeah, make it ten. to find maureen s, you ve simply got to follow your nose. good morning, barry. inside, it s a pretty low key operation. maureen has a team of people helping her deliverfood to the local community. we ve got the jerk jar and we ve got the pans. we ve got the fire. it just screams caribbean, and i love it. could do with some sun, though. so, what is it you love about running this business? i just love it. it s, like, been a part of me for all the years
And years and years. it s just grown. it s my baby. and then i get to interact with so many people. yeah, i bet. people from everywhere, and they want a bit of chatting, as well. and i ve got some elderly people that i take care of and i love them, you understand? because it s like they re part of the business, as well. coal. what makes this so good when it comes to caribbean cooking? because it gives it the smoky flavour. mm! people love it. i m talking, like, lick the plate clean love it. because it s the spices. if you get your pimento berry and your garlic, your onion, and your paprika, your ginger, they bring that. they just explode. 0oh! yeah. just explode with the flavour. hi, maureen. it doesn t take long for more regulars to arrive. chef and writer melissa recently released a jamaican cookbook charting the country s history through food, and she even has this photo of her great grandad arriving in the uk.