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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