Aki

12/06/2023

Someone knows what kind of mushrooms these are?

12/06/2023

Share with us a pic of your furry loved one!

12/06/2023

This dish tastes like an omelette. Jamaicans prefer to boil aki for breakfast, adding dried fish (more often mackerel or cod) or bacon, as well as vegetables (peppers, tomatoes, onions) and spices to it. Served on the table with pancakes or baked breadfruit.

12/06/2023

In West Africa, soap is made from the green fruits and skin of ackee, and the fruit, crushed into gruel, is used as a poison when fishing. Dishes from aki are prepared only in Jamaica, where it is revered as a traditional product of the national cuisine. Often, a rather appetizing side dish is made from it: the boiled pulp of the fruit is fried in oil.

12/04/2023

12/04/2023

12/04/2023

In most of these countries, this tropical fruit is considered inedible. And the United States even vetoed the import of tasty bligia into its territory.

12/04/2023

Today aki grows in West Africa, the islands of Barbados, Antigua, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, as well as in the Bahamas and Antilles. It can also be found in some regions of Central America. In addition, single trees have been planted in Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Suriname, and Venezuela.

12/02/2023

But only those fruits that have not opened naturally (that is, unripe), as well as those that have not undergone the necessary heat treatment, are considered poisonous. If aki is boiled in water for at least 10 minutes, then the toxins are neutralized and the exotic fruit becomes usable.

12/02/2023

In most of these countries, this tropical fruit is considered inedible. And the United States even vetoed the import of tasty bligia into its territory. The reason for the ban is the toxicity of this fruit. Raw ackee fruits contain dangerous toxins that can cause serious complications, including death.