Bammy – Cocktail (5.75cm)

Description

Bammy, also known as Jamaican bammy or Jamaican cassava bread, was consumed since pre-Columbian times.  It descended from flatbread eaten by the Arawaks, Jamaica’s original inhabitants.

For centuries bammy was the bread staple for rural Jamaicans, bought from local vendors.  This was until the cheaper, imported wheat flour breads became popular in the post-World War II era.

In the 1990s, the United Nations and the Jamaican government established a program to revive bammy production and to market it as a modern, convenient food product.

Jamaican Products offers the 8 pack cocktail sized bammies, each with an average 5.75cm diameter.   Traditionally served as a side dish with fish, but can be offered with ackee and salt fish, jerk chicken, meat, avocado or other side dishes.  Be creative and see what you can serve bammy with.

Bammy can be baked, fried or steamed.

Directions 

Soak in water, diluted cow’s milk or diluted coconut milk overnight or shorter period as required.  Turn bammy halfway through, adding additional liquid if required.

For Baking
Bake on lightly greased baking sheet at 180°C for 3 minutes on either side (turn).

For Frying
Fry in hot oil until golden brown.

Ingredients Cassava flour, salt, potassium sorbate (0.1% as preservative)