Growing up in Jamaica, I don’t remember being taught specifically how to cook,  I grew up around my mother, grand mother, aunties, brother that always did the cooking, I used to watch how they did things, now and again we were asked to maybe turn the chicken in the pot, cut up the seasoning, grate the coconut, strip the callaloo, mix the drinks etc, whatever it was, we got involved. Then, there were cousins and friends who used to regularly cook lunch or a late night pot, which we would refer to as “ run a boat” now these were always some random mix up tings, but the best tasting.