The festival or Jamaican festival are a kind of deep-fried bread, typical of Jamaican cuisine.[1] Despite its slightly sweet taste, is served as a side dish to dishes such as fried fish, escovitch fish or jerk chicken.[2][3][4][5]
It is a dough made with wheat flour, Cornmeal, baking powder, salt, milk powder unflavored milk or evaporated milk, sugar and water, then fried in a neutral cooking oil and served hot. The finished festival should be crispy on the outside while soft and fluffy on the inside.[6]
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- ^ "Cucina giamaicana: ecco come si preparano i golosi "festival"" (in Italian). November 25, 2018. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ "Jamaican Festival Recipe". 24 May 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.