| Alternative names | Dukana, Dukanoo, Duckunoo, Conkie |
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| Type | Dumpling or Dessert |
| Place of origin | Caribbean |
| Created by | Indigenuous Ameridians, adopted by descendants of Africa |
| Main ingredients | Sweet potatoes,sugar,flour,coconut,water,raisins,nutmeg,salt,vanilla extract |
| Variations | Tie-a-leaf or blue drawers (Jamaica); Belizean ducunu or tamalito; Sweet tamale or tamal dulce (Latin America) |
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Ducana is a sweet potatodumpling or pudding fromAntigua,[1]Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica and many other Caribbean islands.
They are made from gratedsweet potatoes, grated coconut,sugar,flour, coconut milk, and/orwater, raisins, ginger, gratednutmeg,salt and essence orvanilla extract. The mixture is combined in a bowl until it thickly coats the back of a spoon. The cooking method is quite simple, but what is often debated is the wrapping. The mixture can be cooked wrapped infoil where others prefer to cook it wrapped incoccoloba leaves,[2]banana leaves,[3] or seaside grape leaves. Either way the wrapped contents must be boiled in salted water for about 25 minutes or until the mixture in the wrapping is firm.
Ducana is often served withsalt cod[4] (bacala) and what the islanders call "chop-up" which is a mixture ofspinach,eggplant andokra. Ducana is also eaten cold, or thinly sliced and fried lightly.
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