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ackee::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | akee |
| Type of | edible fruit |
Examples of ackee
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Ackee pods are allowed to ripen and open naturally on the tree before picking.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Two new restaurants serve local cuisine, including ackee and saltfish for breakfast.
From the post-gazette.com
Ackee is the national fruit of Jamaica, and ackee and saltfish is the national dish.
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He said that the ministry will bolster a public-education campaign on ackee poisoning.
From the sacbee.com
They were the national fruit, a salty scrambled-egglike item called ackee.
From the chron.com
The oil of the ackee arils contains many important nutrients, especially fatty acids.
From the en.wikipedia.org
For the dish traditionally made with salt cod, see ackee and saltfish.
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Ackee was first introduced to Jamaica and later to Haiti, Cuba, Bali, Barbados and others.
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West Africans introduced okra, pigeon peas, plantains, callaloo, taro, breadfruit and ackee.
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- Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe
- A bright red tropical fruit ("blighia sapida") that features a soft, creamy white flesh. Captain Bligh brought the fruit from West Africa to Jamaica in 1793. Certain parts of the fruit are toxic when under-ripe.
- Small pink-skinned fruit of Jamaican origin
- Fruit, hard green skin, orange flesh when ripe [known as guinep in other Caribbean islands]
- African food tree introduced around 1778
- A Jamaican fruit with spongy white or yellow flesh. Available fresh or canned. Also called akee.
- A bright red fruit. When under-ripe the fruit is extremely poisonous if eaten. Once it ripens it is no longer poisonous and the pod will open on its own. Inside the pod are at least three large black seeds and bright yellow flesh. Ackee can be found in canned form in West Indian food markets.
- Not the Jamaican version of Yikes or a sound made while sneezing. Ackee is the national fruit of Jamaica (very tasty!)
- Jamaica's national fruit and dish.
