The Jerk Chicken Kings of Jamaica

In this episode of Street Food Icons, we head to Kingston, Jamaica, and get a taste of Hopeton and his son, Glenville’s, pan chicken. The father-son duo and a handful of others serve up some of the tastiest and most popular pan chicken on the island. Sean Paul, Usain Bolt, weekend party-goers, and even politicians flock to Northside Chicken to eat this single-menu-item delicacy seasoned with thyme and scotch bonnets, then grilled on cleaned-out oil drums. Subscribe to MUNCHIES here: All MUNCHIES videos release a full week early on our site: Hungry? Sign up here for the MUNCHIES Recipes newsletter. Check out for more! Follow MUNCHIES here: TikTok: @munchies Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Pinterest: More videos from the VICE network: