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Jamaican cuisine
Jamaican cuisine, the cooking of Jamaica (Cuisine of Jamaica, Jamaican food), blends Taíno, African, Spanish, British, Indian, and Chinese influences; known for jerk, ackee and saltfish, patties, rum, and Blue Mountain coffee.
Jamaican patty
The Jamaican patty, also known as the Jamaican beef patty, is a baked half-moon pastry from Jamaica with a flaky yellow crust and spiced beef filling.
Jamba Juice
Jamba Juice (Jamba) is an American smoothie and juice bar chain founded as Juice Club by Kirk Perron in San Luis Obispo in 1990, franchising since 1993, public 2006, Focus Brands 2018, now GoTo Foods with 710 U.S. stores.
Jambalaya
Jambalaya, also spelled jumbalaya, is a Louisiana Creole and Cajun one-pot rice dish in which rice cooks with andouille, chicken, seafood, and the holy trinity; Creole (red) versions use tomatoes, Cajun (brown) ones do not.
Jamdani (জামদানি)
Jamdani (জামদানি), also called Dhakai Jamdani, is a sheer, figured muslin cotton fabric handwoven around Dhaka, Bangladesh, using a discontinuous supplementary-weft technique; UNESCO-inscribed in 2013 and Bangladesh's first GI product (2016).
James Beard
James Beard (1903–1985), "Dean of American cookery," was an American cookbook author, cooking teacher, and the first television food personality (1946); his townhouse became the James Beard Foundation, home of the James Beard Awards.
James Beard Foundation Award
The James Beard Foundation Award is an annual American culinary honor established in 1990, recognizing chefs, restaurateurs, authors, and journalists, and widely described as among the nation's most prestigious.
James Jebbia
James Jebbia, British-American founder of Supreme, the New York streetwear brand started as a 1994 Lafayette Street skate shop; pioneered Thursday drops, won the 2018 CFDA menswear award, and sold the company through Carlyle, VF, and EssilorLuxottica.
James Martin (chef)
James Martin, British chef and TV presenter born 1972 in Malton, North Yorkshire; former head chef at Hotel du Vin Winchester, host of BBC's Saturday Kitchen 2006-2016 and ITV's James Martin's Saturday Morning.
James Quincey
James Quincey is a British business executive who served as chief executive of The Coca-Cola Company from 2017 until March 31, 2026, and then became its Executive Chairman.
Jameson Irish Whiskey
Jameson Irish Whiskey: triple-distilled blended Irish whiskey from malted and unmalted barley, founded by John Jameson in Dublin in 1780, made at Midleton, County Cork, and owned by Pernod Ricard via Irish Distillers.
Jamie Bochert
Jamie Bochert (born 1978) is an American model and musician from New Jersey, discovered in 2002 in Los Angeles, runway debut for Ann Demeulemeester FW02, Marc Jacobs muse from 2008, Saint Laurent collaborator, performing music as Francis Wolf.
Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver, British celebrity chef and food campaigner, famous for The Naked Chef (1999), the 2005 School Dinners campaign, over 50 million books sold, and the 2019 Jamie's Italian collapse.
Jamón
Jamón is Spanish dry-cured ham from the pig's hind leg, preserved by salt, drying and time. Covers serrano (white pigs, ETG) vs ibérico (Iberian breed, colored seals), curing mechanics, water activity, history from Roman times, and EU quality rules.
Jamón ibérico
Jamón ibérico is Spanish dry-cured ham from the Iberian pig breed, classified by breed percentage (100/75/50%) and feeding (bellota, cebo de campo, cebo) under RD 4/2014, with colored seals, four DOPs, and a 20-month minimum cure, distinct from serrano and prosciutto.
Jane Morris
Jane Morris, born Jane Burden (1839–1914), was an English embroiderer and artist's model who inspired Dante Gabriel Rossetti's paintings and ran the embroidery side of Morris & Co.
Janice Dickinson
Janice Dickinson, American model born 1955 in Brooklyn, self-proclaimed first supermodel, French Vogue cover model, ANTM judge for four seasons, Oxygen reality star, memoirist, and recording artist.
Janine Allis
Janine Allis (born 1965) is an Australian entrepreneur who co-founded Boost Juice in 2000 and Retail Zoo in 2007, directs Kogan.com, joined Sea Shepherd Australia's board, and appeared on Shark Tank, Australian Survivor, and Food Stars.
Japanese bondage
Japanese bondage, also known as kinbaku (緊縛, "tight binding") or shibari, is a form of rope bondage that took shape in 20th-century Japan and is now practiced worldwide.
Japanese clothing
Japanese clothing (wafuku, kimono, and Western yofuku) covers traditional straight-cut garments, the postwar shift to Western dress, a 98.6% import-reliant clothing economy, falling garment prices, recycling policy, and a shrinking kimono market.
Japanese cuisine in São Paulo
Japanese cuisine in São Paulo: the Nikkei cooking of the world's largest Japanese diaspora, from the 1908 Kasato Maru and Liberdade's izakaya to hot rolls, Nipo-Brazilian dishes like pirarucu saikyo yaki, and Michelin-starred sushi counters.
Japanese curry (カレーライス)
Japanese curry rice (カレーライス, karē raisu) is a thick, mildly spiced meat-and-vegetable stew over rice, brought via Britain in the Meiji era, adopted by the Imperial Navy against beriberi, and now a national comfort food.
Japanese festivals
Japanese festivals (matsuri, 祭り) are annual shrine and community celebrations featuring mikoshi processions, floats, and rice-cycle rites; Gion Matsuri, Nebuta, Awa Odori, UNESCO-listed traditions, COVID-era cancellations.
Japanese New Year (正月)
Japanese New Year (正月, Shōgatsu/Oshōgatsu) is Japan's most important holiday, observed January 1-3 since the 1873 Gregorian calendar switch, with hatsumōde shrine visits, osechi food, toshikoshi soba, and nengajō cards, distinct from Lunar New Year.
Japanese noodles
Japanese noodles (日本の麺類): udon, soba, somen, hiyamugi, and kansui-based ramen, plus adapted pasta and cold noodles. Defined by fresh-noodle labeling rules (soba ≥30% buckwheat), Edo-era east soba/west udon divide, and 1958 instant ramen.
Japanese popular culture
Japanese popular culture: mass-produced commercial culture of Japan (manga, anime, games, J-pop, fashion), rooted in the 17th century, globally exported; 2024 overseas content sales 6.0044 trillion yen, anime about 2.2 trillion yen, Cool Japan Fund policy since 2013.
Japanese tea ceremony
Japanese tea ceremony (chanoyu, 茶の湯; chadō, 茶道): the traditional Japanese practice of preparing and serving matcha to guests, refined by Murata Jukō, Takeno Jōō, and Sen no Rikyū, with koicha and usucha, many schools, and wabi aesthetics.
Japanese whisky
Japanese whisky is whisky produced in Japan, beginning with Suntory's Yamazaki distillery in 1923 and Nikka's founding in 1934. Distinctive mizunara oak casks and blending; JSLMA labeling rules since 2024 require Japanese production and three-year maturation.
Japanning
Japanning: European imitation of East Asian lacquer using shellac, sandarac, and spirit or oil varnishes, heat-dried and polished; codified by Stalker and Parker's 1688 treatise, centered in England, France, and Germany, later industrialized on tinplate and papier-mâché.
Japanophilia
Japanophilia is the appreciation and love of Japanese culture, people, or history (Japanese: shinnichi, 親日), distinct from Japonisme, the 19th-20th century Western art movement sparked by Japan's 1854 opening, the 1867 Paris Exposition, and collectors such as Charles Longfellow.