ackee
Caribbean pod fruit
Ackee is a tropical fruit native to West Africa but most associated with Jamaican cuisine, where it's the key ingredient in ackee and saltfish, the national dish.
The fruit grows in red pods that split open when ripe to reveal creamy yellow flesh and large black seeds.
Only the fleshy arils are edible, and only when fully ripe—unripe ackee contains toxins that can cause severe illness.
The cooked fruit has a mild, slightly nutty flavor and a texture sometimes compared to scrambled eggs.
Cured, dried seafood
- national dishFood representing a country
- reggaeJamaican offbeat music style
- KingstonCaribbean nation's capital
- patoisRegional informal speech
jerk chicken · Blue Mountain · Caribbean · dancehall · Rastafari · Montego Bay · Maroons · rice and peas
Cured, dried seafood
- breakfastDay's first eating
- savoryAppetizing, not sweet
- sautéedCooked quickly in fat
- codfishNorth Atlantic food fish
onions · peppers · tomatoes · scotch bonnet · thyme · scallion · traditional · recipe
Fleshy seed covering
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- soapberryFruit containing natural saponins
- tropical treeWarm-region woody perennial
evergreen · pod · lobe · ripening · leathery · red · yellow · membrane
saltfish
Cured, dried seafood
- national dishFood representing a country
- reggaeJamaican offbeat music style
- KingstonCaribbean nation's capital
patois · jerk chicken · Blue Mountain · Caribbean · dancehall · Rastafari · Montego Bay · Maroons · rice and peas · rundown
saltfish
Cured, dried seafood
codfish · onions · peppers · tomatoes · scotch bonnet · thyme · scallion · traditional · recipe · seasoned
aril
Fleshy seed covering
tropical tree · evergreen · pod · lobe · ripening · leathery · red · yellow · membrane
unripe
Not ready for harvest
fatal · harmful · hypoglycemia · seizures · coma · banned · FDA · canned
breadfruit
Starchy tropical tree crop
plantain · soursop · jackfruit · coconut · starfruit · tamarind · cherimoya · sweetsop · passion fruit · lychee
ackeefish and chips
Fried seafood with potatoes