One important type of jerk which this node has missed so far:
Recently got to visit Jamaica for the first time, and it was quite a trip. In the drug free sense of the word, though. Really. I promise!
Anyway, when my brother brought me to the Kingston Jerk Center, I first thought he was trying and failing to be funny. But, as you should know, Jerk is the Jamaican style of barbeque. It's flavored strongly with allspice berries, and cooked for hours in a pit filled with pimento tree wood. I only had jerked chicken, but pretty much anything can be jerked.
While jerk flavoring tends to be spicy, it is also safe for the overly sensitive people out there. My girlfriend can't stand the heat of Taco Bell mild hot sauce, but she likes jerk chicken. But the heat can also be increased to dangerous levels if that's what you like.