Ackee is amazing 😍

[Natasha]

Hi everyone, I tried Akcee the other day, it’s a Jamaican bean that is creamy and buttery but has the consistency and similar taste to scrambled eggs!! I would definitely recommend it, I always feel that something is missing with a cooked breakfast since ditching eggs, was thing that it could be used to make a quiche as well!

 

[Second Summer]

I found the Wikipedia article:

Blighia sapida - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It says it's a fruit - in fact it's the national fruit of Jamaica. Also:

The fruit is pear-shaped and has 3 lobes (2 - 4 lobes are common).[9] When it ripens, it turns from green to a bright red to yellow-orange, and splits open to reveal three large, shiny black seeds, each partly surrounded by soft, creamy or spongy, white to yellow flesh — the aril having a nut-like flavor and texture of scrambled eggs.[1][6]

There are 48 different cultivars which are grouped into "cheese" and "butter" types. There is also a section about toxicity which is interesting!

 

[1956]

Where is it available?

 

[Second Summer]

Missus Summer says she's seen in Tesco here in the UK.

As it is Jamaica's national fruit, I can imagine you'd find it in grocery shops that have a Caribbean food section.

 

[shyvas]

Missus Summer says she's seen in Tesco here in the UK.

As it is Jamaica's national fruit, I can imagine you'd find it in grocery shops that have a Caribbean food section.

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/271761093

I've never heard of this fruit before. It's a typical Caribbean treat.

 

[Raven]

I love ackee. They sell it around where I live in shops as it is multicultural here. I have it on toast like scrambled eggs or in rice with vegetables and beans.

 

[Emma JC]

I see my local grocery store may have it available canned, does anyone eat it that way?

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[Raven]

I see my local grocery store may have it available canned, does anyone eat it that way?

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That is the only way I have bought it, canned.

 

[Natasha]

Where is it available?

World section in Tesco’s and Sainsbury’s

 

[Natasha]

That is the only way I have bought it, canned.

Yes it really is lovely!

 

[1956]

World section in Tesco’s and Sainsbury’s

Never seen it in Tesco here in Ireland, I will ask them if they could order it. Thanks...