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Asham (dessert)

Caribbean corn-based dessert

Field	Value
name	Asham
country	Caribbean
type	Dessert Snack
main_ingredient	Corn, sugar or salt

Asham is a corn-based Caribbean dessert. It is thought to have originated in Africa, with the name asham derived from the Akan word o-sĭám meaning "parched and ground corn". Other names include Brown George (Jamaica), asham (Grenada), ashum (Antigua), sansam and chilli bibi (Trinidad), caan sham, casham and kasham (Belize).

It is made by shelling dry corn, parching it, and then grinding it finely. Salt or sugar can then be added to the mixture and it can be eaten dry or with water.

References

(14 January 2019). "12 must-have snacks for visitors to Jamaica".
Farquharson, Joseph T.. (2012). "The African Lexis in Jamaican: Its Linguistic and Sociohistorical Significance". [[The University of the West Indies]].
Tortello, Rebecca. (7 February 2009). "Sweet & dandy - The history of Jamaican sweets".
Lawrence, Joy. "The Way We Talk and other Antiguan and Barbudan Folkways".
Allsopp, Richard. (1970). "A Critical Commentary on the Dictionary of Jamaican English". Caribbean Studies.
"Candies Of The Past".
(Fall 2006). "Asham".

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