Yam Capital · Roast Yellow Yam
Roast Yellow Yam and Saltfish
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Trelawny is officially celebrated as Jamaica's "Yam Capital" at the annual Albert Town Yam Festival, where farmers show off tubers grown in the parish's famously yam-friendly red soil.
Whole yellow yams are roasted directly over coals until the skin blackens and the flesh turns soft and smoky, then peeled, sliced, and served alongside sautéed saltfish from roadside coal-pot vendors.
Why it's made this way: Trelawny's soil and farming tradition have made it Jamaica's most celebrated yam-growing parish, with a dedicated annual festival reinforcing the tuber's status as the area's signature food.
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