johnny cake

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Belize
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
US Virgin Islands
noun
A fried bread typically made from baking powder leavened dough.
food
alternatives
bake, bakes, fry dumplin, johnny come quick, pancake
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Bahamas
noun
An oven baked bread made from baking powder (leavened dough)
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Jamaica
noun
A baked bread usually eaten at breakfast,
alternatives
fry dumplin, janny kake
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Starboy
14 years ago

jhonny cake is a pancake in Guyana

Barbados
Barbados
Andy
9 years ago

The origin name is :"journey cake" and I believe that bajans would have truncated the sound to say Johnny cake. Some say a float also, People took them when they had a long journey.

St. Martin/Maarten
St. Martin/Maarten
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3 years ago

Johnny cake