Coco bread facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
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

Coco bread is eaten in Jamaica and other areas of the Caribbean. 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.

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  Jamaican coco bread from a Los Angeles bakery.

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. However, since then it has been popular within the Caribbean community.

See also

In Spanish: Pan de coco para niños