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Gizzada
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Jamaican gizzada from the 2007 West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, New York
Alternative names Guizada, pinch-me-round
Type Tart
Place of origin Jamaica, Portugal
Main ingredients coconut, sugar, nutmeg, vanilla

Gizzada or grizzada, also referred to as pinch-me-round, and known as queijada in the Portuguese language, is a pastry in Jamaican cuisine and Portuguese cuisine. The tart is contained in a small, crisp pastry shell with a pinched crust and filled with a sweet and spiced coconut filling. Trinidad also has a similar treat referred to as the coconut tart.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Gizzada para niños

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