Gizzada

Gizzada

Jamaican gizzada from the 2007 West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, New York
Alternative names	Guizada, pinch-me-round
Type	Tart
Place of origin	Jamaica
Main ingredients	coconut, sugar, nutmeg, vanilla
Media: Gizzada

Gizzada, also referred to as pinch-me-round, is an indigenous pastry in Jamaican cuisine. The tart is contained in a small, crisp pastry shell with a pinched crust and filled with a sweet and spiced coconut filling. It bears semblance to Portuguese queijada, from which it takes its name. [1] Gizzada was contributed by Portuguese Jews[2][3] who went to Jamaica during the inquisition.

See also

• Grater cake – a dessert of grated coconut in a fondant of sugar in Jamaican cuisine
• List of Jamaican dishes
• Toto – a small coconut cake in Jamaican cuisine
• Jamaican cuisine

References

1. "FIFTY SWEET TREATS". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
2. "Portuguese Jews of Jamaica". jewishmuseum.org.uk. 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
3. "Pieces of the Past-". old.jamaica-gleaner.com. 2003-08-03. Retrieved 2024-11-15.