Ackee

Blighia sapida

fruit

Cream-colored arils, tender and rich, tasting of hazelnut and scrambled egg, sautéed with salt cod in Jamaica's national dish.

Origin

West Africa; national dish of Jamaica

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Only the arils of fruits that have opened by themselves on the tree, without the seed or the pink membrane, and cooked; canned, it is safe. Unripe, it contains hypoglycin, which makes blood sugar drop sharply, sometimes fatally.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Its Latin name, Blighia, honors Captain Bligh, of the Bounty.