9 Best Caribbean Sandwiches and Handhelds for National Sandwich Day

Blessings, family! It is National Sandwich Day, so here are 9 of our best Caribbean sandwiches and handhelds in one place, from our Jamaican corned beef sandwich and a coco bread and beef patty combo to crispy fried chicken sliders, jerk burgers and two ice cream sandwiches. As Psalm 34:8 says, “Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him!” (NKJV) Every photo is from our own kitchen.

1. Jamaican Corned Beef Sandwich

A Jamaican lunchbox classic: seasoned corned beef piled on soft bread, simple and filling.

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2. Jamaican Coco Bread

Soft, fluffy folded coco bread, the island way to hold a hot patty.

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3. How to make Jamaican Beef Patty

A golden, flaky turmeric crust around a spiced beef filling. Tuck it inside coco bread for the ultimate combo.

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4. Jamaican Barb Fried Chicken Sliders

Crispy fried chicken tossed in a sticky barbecue glaze and stacked on soft slider buns.

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5. Jamaican-Style Fried Chicken Sliders

Seasoned, crunchy fried chicken sliders served with a creamy dipping sauce.

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6. Easily The BEST Jamaican Jerk Burger Recipe

A juicy burger packed with jerk flavor and topped the way we like it.

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7. Vegan Jerk Burger

All the jerk spice in a 100% plant based burger on a toasted sesame bun.

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8. Dragon Stout Ice Cream Sandwich

Creamy Dragon Stout ice cream pressed between Shirley biscuits for a sweet Jamaican sandwich.

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9. Grape Nut Ice Cream Sandwich

Our Grape Nut ice cream between chocolate digestive biscuits, a Jamaican favorite turned into a sandwich.

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A Word of Wisdom

Jesus Christ is all we need in this life. As He said, He is the tree and we are the branches. If a branch is broken off the tree, it no longer lives but starts to die and dry out. An what do we do with dead branches? We burn them for fire. This is what will happen to anyone that is not attached to Jesus. The end of that persons fate is hell fire. But if we abide in Him, or stay attached to Jesus, we will have eternal life. He lives forever, He has already been immortalized, and He promises this to us believers.

So how do we abide in Him? By keeping His words in us. He is the Word of God that became flesh. All the words that He spoke come from our Father in heaven Yah. Jesus is Yah in the flesh. God is a Spirit. So in order for us to know Him, He came as a human being through Jesus, and called Him His only Son. Jesus is in Yah and Yah is in Him. All His words bring life. For man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of Yah.

Every single word that Jesus spoke came from Yah. If we abide in what Jesus told us, we shall never die, but we will all live. Love Him and keep His commandments. Keep His sayings. Hold on to His words of life. His parables, everything we read in the gospels, keep them in your memory, to the point where you start to speak just like Him. An as He said, out of your belly shall flow living waters. Why? Because the words you will start to speak will be His words of life, for us to share to others as well.

Abide in Jesus, He will manifest Himself to you and bless you with the Holy Spirit, that seals us with His promises and gives us the power to overcome death unto eternal life.

Brithany Neath

Brithany Neath is the cook, recipe developer and voice behind Jerk Tavern, the Jamaican and Caribbean food blog she runs with her husband Rackesh from their Florida kitchen. Over five years they have published more than 300 original recipes — jerk chicken, oxtail, curry goat, rice and peas, homemade sauces from scratch and Caribbean fusion dishes — every one cooked, photographed and written by the two of them. Their work has been featured in the Jamaican Gleaner and Jamaican Eats Magazine, and Brithany is a Pinterest Golden Recipe winner with Food52.