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    <title>Traditional Jamaican Cookery</title>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Benghiat, Norma</namePart>
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    <place>
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    <publisher>Penguin Books</publisher>
    <dateIssued>1986</dateIssued>
    <dateIssued encoding="marc">1985</dateIssued>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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  <language>
    <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm>
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  <physicalDescription>
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    <extent>240 Pages : pbk. 20 cm.</extent>
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  <abstract>Traditional Jamaican Cookery highlights the rich, flavorful cuisine of Jamaica, shaped by African, Spanish, British, Indian, and Chinese influences. It features dishes made with bold spices, fresh herbs, tropical fruits, and local ingredients like scotch bonnet peppers, coconut, plantains, beans, and jerk seasonings. The book typically includes traditional recipes such as jerk meats, curries, stews, rice and peas, and festival, showing the techniques and cultural traditions behind Jamaican home cooking.</abstract>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Norma Benghiat</note>
  <note>include index.</note>
  <subject>
    <topic>Home-Economics</topic>
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  <classification authority="ddc">641.59 BEN</classification>
  <identifier type="isbn">0140465987</identifier>
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