Peg bread

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Peg bread
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Peg bread sold at a Los Angeles market
Type Bread
Place of origin Jamaica and West Indies

Peg bread is a traditional Jamaican and West Indian bread type. [1] [2] It is usually served along with tea in the morning. [3]

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References

  1. Olive Senior Encyclopedia of Jamaican heritage page 70 2003 549 pages
  2. Sinful alterations ruin boxed chocolates Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine [Ontario Edition] March 27, 2002 page D.04 Toronto Star
  3. Lois Whitman Prison conditions in Jamaica, May 1990 Americas Watch Committee (U.S.) page 42