Jamaican Mackerel Rundown

Mackerel rundown is a classic Jamaican dish featuring salted or pickled mackerel and a thick sauce made with coconut milk that has been boiled with various seasonings until it turns into a custard. The sauce is often seasoned with garlic, black pepper, scotch bonnet peppers, scallions, and thyme. This dish is often consumed for breakfast or brunch, when it is accompanied by green bananas, festival, bammy, or roasted breadfruit. Its other name, dip and fall back is said to have been derived from the fact that the dish was often served in a bowl which was placed in the middle of the table, so each consumer would dip the side dishes in it, then fall back in order to allow other consumers to dip.