{"id":20427,"date":"2024-08-31T10:14:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T14:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=20427"},"modified":"2024-08-31T10:14:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T14:14:47","slug":"yawdie-q","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=20427","title":{"rendered":"Yawdie-Q"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>(Click on any image to view it in high resolution.)<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6458-use-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6458-use-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6458-use-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6458-use-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6458-use-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6458-use-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6458-use-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIYKYK&#8230;but IYDK, Wikipedia says that Yardie (or Yaadi\/Yawdie) is a term often used within the Caribbean expatriate and Jamaican diaspora to refer to people of Jamaican origin. The word is derived from the Jamaican patois for \u201chome\u201d or \u201cyard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And now YK.<\/p>\n<p>But I\u2019ve got something way better for you to know: Yawdie-Q is a must do!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6465_L-use-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6465_L-use-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6465_L-use-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6465_L-use-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6465_L-use-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6465_L-use-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6465_L-use-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nYou\u2019re looking at the authentic Jamaican Fried Chicken Slider served on a potato roll with sweet herb slaw and pickled vegetables, accompanied by a side of Plantain Sticks plus some bespoke house aioli for dipping (comped).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6476-use-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6476-use-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6476-use-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6476-use-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6476-use-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6476-use-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6476-use-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIs it even possible to make a slider that\u2019s actually memorable? It was certainly the best slider I\u2019ve ever had (no lie) and I strongly recommend that you stop by and taste for yourself! And while you\u2019re there, order a refreshing Jerk Lemonade. Jerk Lemonade? Yes. It isn\u2019t spicy, but it is the perfect drink to go with everything on the menu, so don\u2019t miss it!<\/p>\n<p>Now, the plantain sticks are not on the menu \u2013 YET. But I\u2019ll bet if enough people come in asking for it, if we\u2019re very lucky, Damien (who is a marketing guru as well as a talented Caribbean chef) will make it happen.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6466-outside-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6466-outside-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6466-outside-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6466-outside-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6466-outside-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6466-outside-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6466-outside-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nCrunchy outside&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6468-inside-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6468-inside-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6468-inside-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6468-inside-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6468-inside-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6468-inside-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_6468-inside-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#8230;soft and sweet inside.<\/p>\n<p>Yawdie-Q is located at 2123 Caton Ave in Brooklyn, inside the Flatbush Central Caribbean Marketplace, only a three block walk from the Parkside Ave stop on the Q train.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe I\u2019ll see you there \u2013 because I\u2019m going back. Soon!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yawdieq.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.yawdieq.com<\/a><br \/>\n@yawdieq on Instagram<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IYKYK&#8230;but IYDK, read on&#8230;. <a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=20427\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3336,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[40,98],"class_list":["post-20427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-restaurants-food-courts","tag-caribbean","tag-jamaican"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3336"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20427"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20441,"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20427\/revisions\/20441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}