Jamaica
Asham
A traditional Jamaican sweet snack of dried corn parched and ground with sugar and ginger, eaten as a sweet, gritty powder, of African origin.
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Bustamante Backbone
Grated coconut boiled hard with dark sugar and ginger and set into a brittle slab, named for a famously tough prime minister.
Jamaica
Coconut Drops
A Jamaican sweet of grated coconut simmered in brown sugar and ginger, dropped onto banana leaves or wax paper to set, a rustic, chewy candy.
Jamaica
Grater Cake
Grated coconut boiled with sugar and pressed into rounds, half of them dyed bright pink, sold from jars at shop counters.
Jamaica
Peanut Drops
A Jamaican candy of whole peanuts held together in a glassy, golden brown sugar syrup, often flavored with ginger.