Ackee: Jamaica's National Fruit

Jamaica's national fruit can be deadly if you eat it wrong.

Ackee looks like scrambled eggs. Tastes like buttery, creamy artichoke. But here's the catch: unripe ackee contains a toxin called hypoglycin. Eat it before the pod opens naturally and you'll get seriously sick.

When it's right though? It's breakfast gold. Ackee & saltfish is Jamaica's #1 breakfast — sauteed with onions, scotch bonnet, thyme, and salted cod. The ackee stays creamy and delicate, never mashed or overcooked.

It's one of those dishes that sounds weird until you try it. Then you're hooked for life. This is Jamaica's egg and bacon.