Meaning of blue drawers | Babel Free

Definitions

A Caribbean dessert made from batata, coconut, spices, and brown sugar, boiled in a banana leaf.

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Examples

“The dark blue color imparted by the banana leaf and the shape⟳ of the fold⟳ leads some to call⟳ this dessert blue drawers.”

“The mixtures are wrapped and tied in banana leaf parcels and steamed. Names for these steamed cakes are boyo, duckoono, tie-a-leaf, and blue drawers, as the leaf stains the pudding a faint bluish color.”

“Blue drawers, also known as tie-a-leaf or dukunu, combine⟳ banana, coconut, sweet potato, and/or cornmeal in small squares, that are then wrapped in banana leaves and boiled for an hour.”

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