Bammy

Bammy
TypeFlatbread
CourseSide dish
Place of originJamaica
Created byArawaks / Taínos (indigenous Jamaicans)
Main ingredientsCassava

Bammy is a traditional Jamaican cassava flatbread descended from the simple flatbread called casabe, eaten by the Arawaks / Taínos, Jamaica's indigenous people. Variations of bammy exist throughout the Americas. It is produced in many rural communities and sold in stores and by street vendors in Jamaica and abroad.