johnny cake
Griddle-fried corn bread
Johnny cake is a simple cornmeal flatbread, traditionally cooked on a griddle or baked.
The dish has roots in early American and Caribbean cooking, originally made with cornmeal, water, and salt.
Regional variations exist—some are thin and crispy, others thick and cakey.
Also spelled johnnycake or journey cake.
She served johnny cakes with butter and syrup.
Quick bread from maize
- hoecakeFried cornmeal flatbread
- cornponeSimple maize bread
- poneCornmeal bread loaf
- gritsBoiled ground maize
hominy · polenta · maize · masa · cornflour · batter · skillet · griddle
Of occupied territories
- IndigenousOriginal inhabitants of land
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- New EnglandNortheast U.S. region
- Rhode IslandSmallest American state
Narragansett · jonnycake · ashcake · settlers · homestead · pioneer · plantation · ration
cornbread
Quick bread from maize
grits · hominy · polenta · maize · masa · cornflour · batter · skillet · griddle · griddlecake
colonial
Of occupied territories
- IndigenousOriginal inhabitants of land
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- New EnglandNortheast U.S. region
Rhode Island · Narragansett · jonnycake · ashcake · settlers · homestead · pioneer · plantation · ration · staple
homestyle
Simply prepared, like family cooking
- nourishingPromoting health through food
- heartyWarm and substantial
- fillingMaterial placed within
wholesome · satisfying · rustic · homemade · warmth · cozy · simple · humble · soul food · down-home
- Bahamian foodconch, conch fritters, conch chowder, peas and rice, johnnycake
- Caribbean foodjerk chicken, curry goat, callaloo, oxtail stew, saltfish
- Virgin Islands Creoleaye, bey, nah, ting, jumbie
- breadssliced bread, bagel, white bread, boules, brioche
johnny cakewheat bread
Loaf from grain flour
white bread · baguette · brioche · rye bread · pumpernickel
johnny cakecroissant
Layered crescent-shaped pastry
brioche · pain au chocolat · patisserie · mille-feuille · macaron