Gizzada
A gizzada pastry from Kingston, Jamaica. Photo by Charlene Collins | |
Alternative names | Guizada, pinch-me-round |
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Type | Tart |
Place of origin | Jamaica, Portugal |
Main ingredients | coconut, sugar, nutmeg, vanilla |
Cookbook: Gizzada Media: Gizzada |
Gizzada or Grizzada, also referred to as pinch-me-round, and known as Guizada in the Portuguese language, is a pastry in Jamaican cuisine and Portuguese cuisine. The tart is contained in a small, crisp pastry shell with a pinched crust and filled with a sweet and spiced coconut filling. It may be of Portuguese/Jewish origin.
See also
- Toto – a small coconut cake in Jamaican cuisine
- Grater cake – a dessert of grated coconut in a fondant of sugar in Jamaican cuisine
- List of Jamaican dishes
References
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