Coco bread
 Coco bread stuffed with a Jamaican beef patty. | |
| Type | Bread |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Jamaica |
| Region or state | Caribbean |
| Serving temperature | Hot or room temperature |
| Main ingredients | Flour, coconut milk, baker's yeast |
Coco bread is eaten in Jamaica and other areas of the Caribbean.[1] The bread contains some coconut milk, and is starchy and slightly sweet in taste. It is often split in half and stuffed with a Jamaican patty to form a sandwich in the same manner as a pasty barm.[2]
Jamaican coco bread from a Los Angeles bakery.
History[edit]
There is no certainty regarding when coco bread was first made and by whom; however, locals believe that coco bread was a product of enslaved Africans who worked on Caribbean sugar plantations.[3]However, since then it has been popular within the Caribbean community.[3]
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ Houston, L.M. (2005). Food Culture in the Caribbean. Food culture around the world. Greenwood Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-313-32764-3. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ Lynn Marie Houston (2005). Food Culture in the Caribbean. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-32764-3.
- ^ a b Washington, Brigid Ransome. "Coco Bread Is the Taste of Freedom". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
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