Ducana
The sweet potato dumpling: ducana — grated sweet potato mixed with coconut, sugar, flour and spices, wrapped in banana leaves and boiled into fragrant parcels, served with saltfish and chop-up (spinach-eggplant mash).
What it is
The sweet potato dumpling: ducana — grated sweet potato mixed with coconut, sugar, flour and spices, wrapped in banana leaves and boiled into fragrant parcels, served with saltfish and chop-up (spinach-eggplant mash). Ingredients: sweet potatoes, coconut, flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins, banana leaves; saltfish, spinach, eggplant, okra for the chop-up. Recipe: 1) Grate and mix the ducana batter. 2) Wrap in banana leaves; tie. 3) Boil until firm. 4) Serve with saltfish and chop-up. Serve: at Sunday lunches. Flavor: sweet, spiced, coconut-rich. History: ducana is the Leeward Islands' sweet dumpling — its banana-leaf perfume is Antigua's Sunday smell. See also: Fungee, Pepperpot (Antigua).
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