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Bammy
Jamaica
Made by Jamaica's indigenous Taino people for centuries before Columbus arrived. Still eaten the same way.
Jamaican cassava flatbread — grated cassava pressed and soaked in coconut milk, then fried until golden. The ancient bread of Jamaica's Taino people.
Prep
20 mins
Cook
15 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
460 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
600gcassava, peeled and grated
1 tspsalt
200mlcoconut milk for soaking
oilfor frying
Method
1
Grate cassava. Salt and squeeze out all liquid.
2
Press into flat rounds. Dry-fry in a pan 5 minutes each side to set.
3
Soak in coconut milk 30 minutes.
4
Fry in oil until golden, 3 minutes each side.
Chef's Tip
Squeeze out every drop of cassava liquid — it contains hydrocyanic acid and must be removed.
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