Coconut Bread or Sweet Bread

Coconut bread, better known in the caribbean as ‘sweet bread’, is extremely popular as it has a great, unique taste.

Recipe:

http://caribbeanpot.com/how-to-make-coconut-sweet-bread/


Sources:

http://cakecentral.com/recipe/caribbean-coconut-loaf

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Jamaican Festival

Jamaican Festival slightly sweet cornmeal fried ‘dumplings’, they are traditionally served alongside spicy meat dishes, such as Jamaica’s infamous ‘jerk’. The sweetness offsets the meat, pepper and spices most sublimely, and the doughy texture is ideal for soaking up gravy and sauces.

Recipe:

http://leitesculinaria.com/78182/recipes-festival-jamaican-fried-dough.html


Sources:

http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/jamaican-festival-recipe/

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Ackee and Salt Fish

Ackee and saltfish is a traditional Jamaican dish, internationally known as Jamaica's national dish. It spread to other countries with the Jamaican diaspora.
The ackee fruit was imported to Jamaica from West Africa (probably on a slave ship) before 1778. It is also known as blighia sapida. The scientific name honours Captain William Bligh who took the fruit from Jamaica to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England in 1793 and introduced it to science. Because parts of the fruit are toxic, there are shipping restrictions when being imported.
To prepare the dish, salt cod (packet salt fish may need to be boiled down and should be free of 'pink' mould) is sautéed with boiled ackee, onions, Scotch Bonnet peppers (optional), tomatoes, and spices, such as black pepper and pimiento. It can be garnished with crisp bacon and fresh tomatoes, and is usually served as breakfast or dinner alongside breadfruit, hard dough bread, dumplings, fried plantain, or boiled green bananas.

Recipe:

http://cooklikeajamaican.com/ackee-and-saltfish/


Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackee_and_saltfish

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Ackee_and_Saltfish.jpg

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