What is it:
A flat round bread made of cassava flour that is said to be one of the oldest prepared food in Jamaica. It is a traditional Jamaican cassava flatbread decended from simple flatbread eaten by the Arawaks, Jamaica’s original inhabitants.
What to eat with:
Bammy and fried fish is a popular combination: it is usually served as starch side complement.
Fun Facts:
It is said to be the bread that Christopher Columbus ate with his crew at their meeting with the Arawak Indians, who were the first inhabitants of Jamaica