Ackee and Saltfish

Name: Ackee and Saltfish
Cuisine: West African Diaspora
Ingredients: 2 cups ackee; 1 cup salted cod (saltfish); 1 medium onion; 1 medium tomato; 1 small scotch bonnet pepper; to taste black pepper; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon thyme

Ackee and Saltfish is Jamaica's national dish, known for its savory blend of salted cod and the unique, creamy ackee fruit. This dish embodies the rich cultural fusion of West African ingredients and Caribbean influences, often enjoyed as a hearty breakfast or main meal.

8 ingredients

savorysaltyspicycreamyherbaceous

Culinary DNA Preview

West African Diaspora70%

European30%

Ingredients

ackee
2 cups
salted cod (saltfish)
1 cup
onion
1 medium
tomato
1 medium
scotch bonnet pepper
1 small
black pepper
to taste
vegetable oil
2 tablespoons
thyme
1 teaspoon

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

The dish originated from the adaptation of West African culinary traditions merged with salted cod introduced through European trade during the colonial era in the Caribbean.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

West African Diaspora70%

ingredients+techniques

European30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

soaking boiling sautéing folding

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