Bammy

Bammy

Bammy is a traditional Jamaican deep-fried cassava flatbread. It has been consumed since pre-Columbian times and is believed to have originated with the native Arawak people. Bammy is a popular accompaniment to a number of foods, especially fish.

Bammy is made from grated cassava root or cassava root flour and salt. The mixture is lightly fried (usually in coconut oil), dipped in coconut milk and fried again.

Bammy almost disappeared in the Jamaican diet as it was replaced by cheaper wheat flour breads. The United Nations and the Jamaican government established a program in the 1990s to turn Bammy into a modern, convenient, marketable food product. Bammy is once again very available and popular in Jamaica and is exported to other countries. [ [http://www.fao.org/ag/magazine/9911sp1.htm Bammy bread bounces back. "Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations"] ]

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