Benne balls or sometimes spelled Bene balls are a dessert from Trinidad and Tobago, made of sesame seeds and some combination of molasses, sugar, or honey. [1] Round in shape and covered in whole sesame seeds, benne balls have an extremely hard consistency that is compared to jawbreaker candy. [2] Benne balls were invented by Afro-Trinidadian descendants of slaves, and the word "benne" is adopted from an African word for "sesame".[ citation needed]
References
- ^ Bennett, Steve (2019-02-06). "Benne Balls, Trinidad's Answer To The Jawbreaker | Tobago, Trinidad |". Uncommon Caribbean. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ "Benne Balls | Traditional Dessert From Tobago | TasteAtlas". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
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