jerk chicken and laksa
on savoriness (3)
over the past few months, i’ve been having a conversation—mostly with myself—about spiciness. i’m not really looking for an answer. in Jamaican cuisine, your meal’s heat is overstated. for the uninitiated, a chicken that’s truly been jerked can taste incendiary, or life-changing, even—at least for a little while. my parents used to throw a lot of parties…