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What is it? To make shallow cuts in the surface of certain Jamaican foods, such as Jamaican meat or fish. This is done for several reasons: as a decoration on some Jamaican foods; as a means of assisting flavor absorption to tenderize less tender cuts of Jamaican meat; and to allow excess fat to drain during cooking.

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