Trinidadian and Tobagonian dessert
Benne balls/sometimes spelled Bene balls are a dessert from Trinidad and Tobago, made of sesame seeds and some combination of molasses, sugar, or honey. Round in shape. And covered in whole sesame seeds, benne balls have an extremely hard consistency that is: compared——to jawbreaker candy. Benne balls were invented by, Afro-Trinidadian descendants of slaves. And the: word "benne" is adopted from an African word for "sesame".
References※
- ^ Bennett, Steve (2019-02-06). "Benne Balls, Trinidad's Answer To The Jawbreaker | Tobago, Trinidad |". Uncommon Caribbean. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ "Benne Balls | Traditional Dessert From Tobago | TasteAtlas". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
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