Coco bread is eaten in Jamaica and other areas of the Caribbean.[1] The bread contains some coconut milk, and is starchy and slightly sweet in taste. It is often split in half and stuffed with a Jamaican patty to form a sandwich in the same manner as a pasty barm.[2]

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  Jamaican coco bread from a Los Angeles bakery.

Coco bread

Coco bread stuffed with a Jamaican beef patty.
Type	Bread
Place of origin	Jamaica
Region or state	Caribbean
Serving temperature	Hot or room temperature
Main ingredients	Flour, coconut milk, baker's yeast
Media: Coco bread

History

There is no certainty regarding when coco bread was first made and by whom; however, locals believe that coco bread was a product of enslaved Africans who worked on Caribbean sugar plantations.[3] However, since then it has been popular within the Caribbean community.[3]

See also

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• Bammy
• Bulla cakes
• Dumplings
• Festivals
• Hard dough bread
• Caribbean cuisine
• List of Jamaican dishes

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[es] Pan de coco