Bulla cake, usually referred to as bulla, is a rich

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molasses Molasses () is a viscous substance resulting from refining sugarcane or sugar beets into sugar. Molasses varies in the amount of sugar, method of extraction and age of the plant. Sugarcane molasses is primarily used to sweeten and flavour foods ...

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Bulla pear & A likely pair
September 25, 2003 Jamaica Gleaner and spiced with

ginger Ginger (''Zingiber officinale'') is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of ...

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nutmeg Nutmeg is the seed or ground spice of several species of the genus '' Myristica''. '' Myristica fragrans'' (fragrant nutmeg or true nutmeg) is a dark-leaved evergreen tree cultivated for two spices derived from its fruit: nutmeg, from its seed, ...

, sometimes dark-colored and other times light-colored. Bulla are small loaves that are flat and round. They are inexpensive and easy to make using molasses, flour and baking soda. Bulla is traditionally a popular treat for schoolchildren.Rebecca Tortell
Sweet & dandy - The history of Jamaican sweets
February 7, 2009 The Gleaner (Jamaica) It is usually eaten with

cheese Cheese is a dairy product produced in wide ranges of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. During product ...

butter Butter is a dairy product made from the fat and protein components of churned cream. It is a semi-solid emulsion at room temperature, consisting of approximately 80% butterfat. It is used at room temperature as a spread (food), spread, melted a ...

avocado The avocado (''Persea americana'') is a medium-sized, evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to Americas, the Americas and was first domesticated by Mesoamerica, Mesoamerican tribes more than 5,000 years ago. Pre-Columb ...

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Here are some of the more popular foods available at ethnic specialty grocery stores in Marion County Ocala Star-Banner April 10, 2000 A traditional food of Jamaica, the bulla cake has been used as an emblem and symbol related to development on the island nation. Former solicitor general of Jamaica, Kenneth Rattray, was a fan of bulla.Dwight Bellanfant
Hundreds mourn Kenneth Rattray
January 09, 2005 Jamaica Observer

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