Guest guest Report post Posted February 19, 2004 Greetings, We just returned from Jamaica tonight. We had ackee while we were there prepared by Aris Latham as part of the All the Way Live retreat we were on. It was magnificent. Ackee can be eaten live straight from the tree (we had some all during this trip). It's creamy and delicious. much like avocado but a bit firmer. Also it need not be made with bacalao (salt fish) you can use sea vegetables and it comes out great! It's a fantastic source of protein and beneficial fats. Many vegetables and fruits are not as appealing when cooked. This is probably why children don't like cooked veggies but when presented raw (like carrot sticks or even ackee) they love it. Stay away from the canned version and get the fresh ackee - you can find it in Florida. We picked some off a neighbors tree in Florida when we visited my mom in December. The ackee salad I made from it was very well received by my family and extended family although they were very accustomed to eating it cooked. And also they were under the Caribbean cultural interpretation that ackee can kill you if eaten raw. :-) The reality is that id the ackee pods haven't opened it is toxic. nothing to do with cooked or live. If you happen upon some, I'll hook you up with a recipe or 2 and let me know how it goes. Be well, ~Sunyatta p.s. - as for breadfruit, I learned that you need to let it ripe and it becomes sweet, creamy and rich tasting. No need to roast it---that is force ripening it and it never gets sweet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tameika 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2011 Not sure if you are still around but i would like to try those to recipes with raw ackee. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
