TDowl, do you remember a bread called ....

[HL]

Grato?

It was only available in the western part of the Island. If i am not mistaken, it was baked and distributed from Montego Bay.

[Sir X]

Not true, Grato was/is still popular in front of Ardenne ,guh ask fi di Gratto man.

[HL]

Bet it's not authentic...not the real McCoy.

I recall in the 70's...hearing that the baker passed away--and did not leave the recipe. That other baking establishments attempted to make Gratto, but did not [closely] replicate the original flavor. They got the shape, but not the taste.

Maybe Karl or King Jawge can help with this one.

[Assasin]

Why you think Grato bread is only available in Western Jamaica??

Next time ask first. You brite....... LOL

[Sir X]

Well say dat,if yuh waan sample it and connosuer it and report back to the site fine,Grotto wid butter.10 ardenne road...Grotto man

[Tilla]

I remember gratto very well.

HL, there is another bread I am not sure if you remember, but it was available in Westmoreland. I have not seen it in my sojourn to ST. Elizabeth and later Kingston/St Andrew. The name was John Tannup, and it was baked with a distinctly sharp point at one end. Was usual to purchase and eat hot just out of the oven.

[HL]

Why you think Grato bread is only available in Western Jamaica??

Next time ask first. You brite....... LOL

Well, I wudden be surprised if a few Gratto(sp) found it's way to Portland ...but it's a Western thing that.

[Islandman]

Port Antonio used to have some EXCELLENT bakery and bread back in the day fe real. Used to look forward to visiting my grandmother for that.

[TDowl]

Let me answer on this thread, because you mention Mo Bay, I believe you are talking about a big biscuit called Regal, from a pastry bakery on Market St.

Gratto is some what a biscuit in Lucea, a large fluffy dough that you could slice in two and slap some salt butter on it, uuummmm, the last time I ask about it, they said it was too expensive to make, flour price rise in the 80's.

[Assasin]

Make HL gwwaan talk. Him never had a Cornation Bakery or 3 Star Lion bakery hot bread and cheese yet. We a take bout read bread here, and Cornation Grotto bread was the bomb. You use to have CC down a boundbrook too but Cornation and 3 Star Lion Bakery did a lick hot.

[myYout]

Western ting, no sah. East man ah eat dem bread from wi yeye deh ah knee (big, small all kina size). Ah dat ah nuh yahsuh.

[MdmeX]

I am from Eastern Jamaica and it was available!

[MdmeX]

Port Antonio used to have some EXCELLENT bakery and bread back in the day fe real. Used to look forward to visiting my grandmother for that.

Tell him fi mi Islandman.

[Gamma]

JC tuh ... it was not available at campion in my time. when order it at jc though you had to say it a certain way wid yuh face screw .... suh mi hear

[Westman]

I have a lot of family in Eastern Jamaica. From my childhood days, I remember them speaking fondly of gratto, bassanova and other specialty bread. There were numerous popular bakeries all around Portland and St Thomas. For numerous decades there were informal competitions among them. The older ones of you may have heard this expression and the follow up question: "Buff Bay Baker Boys Bake Bad Butter Bread.....How many B's are in that?"

By the way, since the 60's, I have enjoyed many different types of bread products, include gratto, all over Jamaica.