Johnny cakeis not always johnnycake

[Yvonne N.]

JOHNNYCAKE
A dense flatbread used in many parts of the Caribbean, usually made of cornmeal, shaped into a flat cake and baked or fried on a griddle. The type of batter and method of cooking varies from place to place.
For example, Bahamas johnnycake, rather like a sweet cornbread, is sweeter than Barbados johnnycake.
In Jamaica, johnnycakes are often made with wheat flour and without cornmeal and is usually fried.
Varieties of johnnycake are also made in the U.S. New England states and in the upper Midwest.

[BlessedLadyOfZion]

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*kissteet* a wah name so?

Mi see smaddy mention dat inna dem report an all mi see was fry dumplin [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

[Yvonne N.]

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Fry dumpling comes in all forms. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[niceniss]

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just like the chinese "chicken balls". It's really fry dumpling with ting pieces of chicken stuffed in the centre.

[britisha]

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Hey Shandra; mi a chry fi membah hiff some ppl did put likkle sugah innah it and it did cum hout just a wee bit tweet..

..tell mi someting noh, yuh know di legend behind the name? Was it something Johnny took with him on his travels?

[Yvonne N.]

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Missis:
Right here we have a Jamaican restaurant and mi noh know ah whish pawt she learn fi put sugar eena fry dumpling.
Dem tase good but she always catch me off guard. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[777]

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me hear some some people all put milk powder in deh too..

[caribelle]

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Originally posted by Shandra:
[qb] Missis:
Right here we have a Jamaican restaurant and mi noh know ah whish pawt she learn fi put sugar eena fry dumpling.
[/qb]

Wha..? That's the only Johnnycake I know - with sugar in it. That's how we do it in St.Kitts.

Anyway, I just had a johnnycake for lunch. A Guyanese one - there's BIG and fluffy and flat and you can cut them and put nice fillings in. I just had a big one with saltfish. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[mangoskin]

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in the Bahamas, cornbread is different from johnnycake - no cornmeal is used in johnny cake, regular flour is
however, like cornbread it's baked