- Also written
- Escoveitch
What “Escovitch” means
Escovitch is fried fish, usually whole, covered in a hot vinegar pickle of scotch bonnet, onion, carrot and pimento berries. The word is used for the dish and the style, as in "escovitch fish".
Examples
Fish fry a gwaan dung di beach. Escovitch fish, festival, bammy — everyting.
A fish fry is happening down the beach. Escovitch fish, festival, bammy — everything.
How to use it
Everyday food word. It's seaside food, served with bammy or festival, and a traditional Good Friday dish.
Cultural context
Hellshire and Port Royal are especially famous for escovitch fish.
Where it comes from
From escabeche, a vinegar-pickling technique that reached Jamaica through Spanish and Sephardic Jewish cooking traditions.