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gizzada
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Gizzada, also referred to as pinch-me-round, is an indigenous pastry in Jamaican 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 bears semblance to Portuguese queijada, from which it takes its name. Gizzada was contributed by Portuguese Jews who went to Jamaica during the inquisition.
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- food
- Has part
- Cocos nucifera
- Country of origin
- Jamaica
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- Gizzarda from Barbados.jpg
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Gizzada, also referred to as pinch-me-round, is an indigenous pastry in Jamaican 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 bears semblance to Portuguese queijada, from which it takes its name. Gizzada was contributed by Portuguese Jews who went to Jamaica during the inquisition.
==See also== Grater cake – a dessert of grated coconut in a fondant of sugar in Jamaican cuisine List of Jamaican dishes Toto – a small coconut cake in Jamaican cuisine Jamaican cuisine
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