- Also written
- Dumplin
What “Dumpling” means
In Jamaica a dumpling is a ball or patty of flour dough, either boiled or fried. Boiled dumplings go with breakfast staples like callaloo and ackee and saltfish; fried dumplings are crisp outside and soft inside.
Examples
Mi a fry some dumpling fi breakfast.
I'm frying some dumplings for breakfast.
How to use it
Everyday word. As with many Patois nouns, the plural often stays "dumpling".
Where usage varies
Fried dumplings are also called Johnny cakes, and small, long boiled dumplings are often called spinners. Festival is a sweeter, cornmeal-enriched cousin of the fried dumpling.