Ackee Scramble

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Caribbean Vegan: Plant-Based, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free Authentic Island Cuisine for Every Occasion

By Taymer Mason

Published 2021

  • About

This recipe will have you talking about Jamaican ackee for a long time. Ackee is a fruit related to the lychee and longan. It is native to West Africa and was first brought to Jamaica in the 1700s. Ackee and salt fish is the national dish of Jamaica, but since we are vegan, let’s forget the fish and add in other familiar flavors. Fresh ackee is not widely available outside the areas where it is grown, and unripe or improperly prepared ackee is poisonous. Since fresh ackee is not exported to