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Similar to the Meso American 'dulce de tamale', this was a highly popular indigenous dessert in the Americas. Adapted by the Afro-Caribbean people (who were brought to Antigua and Barbuda as well as other Caribbean Islands in the slave trade), who used ingredients such as eddoes, okra, dasheen,
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Duckanoo is a relatively new name for some that was added to the name "tie a leaf". However, the names vary depending on location in various islands. "Ducana" is the Antiguan/Barbudan as well as some of the smaller Caribbean islands name of this dumpling or dessert.
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Dukuna is a small pudding made of varying mixtures of grated sweet potatoes, coconut, cornmeal and plantain-flour. (From Akan: doko na sweeten mouth Twi: boiled maize Ga: Adangme dokona).
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Breton, Father Raymond: 1665. Dictionnaire, Caraibe-Francois. Gilles Bouquet, Auxerre, France. Chambers, Mr. Walter: 1995. Personal communication.
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Little & Wadsworth: 1964. The Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, US Department of Agriculture, Puerto Rico.
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African people who were brought to Antigua and Barbuda, French Guiana as well as other Caribbean Islands in the slave trade
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Olsen, Dr. Fred: 1972. A Lush Forest Grew on Antigua 30 million years ago! Mill Reef Digger’s Digest #8:14 March 1972.
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Margetson, Robert J.: n.d. Music (Calypso). Cultural Department, Ministry of Education & Culture, Antigua.
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Martin, F.W. & Rubert, Ruth M.: 1979. Edible Leaves of the Tropics, US Dept. of Agriculture, Puerto Rico.
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Jane, Charles: 1982. Antigua Black - A Pineapple of the Gods. Museum Library, ref: P-10.
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McDaniel, Lorna: 1992. Antigua & Barbuda: History of Music. Published privately.
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Luffman, John: 1788. A Brief Account of Antigua ... In Oliver’s History, 1898.
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GER: 1984 "Benna - An Elegy". IN Antigua Carnival - Calypso Talk ‘84.
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Record & Hess: 1972. Timbers of the New World. Arno Press, NY.
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In Ghana, ducana is dokono, and in the Twi language, Odokono.
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Tonge, Gwen: n.d. Recipes of Antigua in the West Indies
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Samuel, Mr. Reginald: 1995. Personal communication.
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Index

Duckunoo
sweet main starch
West Indies
sweet potato
coconut
spices
brown sugar

Media: Duckanoo
Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
French Guiana
Lesser Antilles
ducana
Caribbean cuisine
coconut
spices
brown sugar
banana leaf
icon
Food portal
Asham
Ducana
List of desserts
List of dumplings
Ducana
Culture
Categories
Antigua and Barbuda cuisine

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