We Tried Jamaica’s Poisonous National Fruit... Ackee!

What if I told you that the fruit many Jamaicans eat for breakfast every day also happens to be one of the most poisonous fruits in the world? In this video we’ll learn about the history of the ackee fruit, how it came to be such a staple of Jamaican cuisine, the proper way to prepare the fruit so that it’s safe to eat, and how to make ackee and saltfish, the national dish of Jamaica. New to our channel? We're the Sognonvi family from Top Flight Family, and we're all about luxury family travel, family vacation and kids travel! If you like family travel vlog videos about a traveling family, you'll enjoy what we do here.
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[@karmanihenry1987]

Jamaican here and i love the way this video was presented. One Love 🇯🇲

[@TopFlightFamily]

Thank you so much! We love Jamaica. Hope to be able to explore it for real once this pandemic is over!

[@breezy_nuke2740]

Welcome to 🇯🇲 Jamaica thank you for coming hope t see you again 🥳

[@TopFlightFamily]

Thank you! We’ll def be back. Love Jamaica! ❤️

[@simoneandrews215]

I am so happy 😃 I miss my country Jamaica 🇯🇲 so much 😘😍🥰 thanks a million for this VLOG

[@chloedavis991]

Awe I love this! This video was amazing and I love your dive into the history! Can't wait to try this when I go

[@michkadennis9753]

This was a such a beautiful video. As a fellow Jamaican I must say this video was well presented. I love this channel, I just found you guys and I'm so happy I did.

[@TopFlightFamily]

Just to give you an idea of how serious the toxins in ackee are... Chef Gordon let us keep two ripe ackees so we could capture some photos/videos of them for this video. But the unripe ackee, he didn't let us hang onto that one lol. Just in case we tried something!

[@bonolopatiencesebego1911]

The video works perfectly fine, thank you. You are brave. I don't trust Ackee at all

[@TopFlightFamily]

Hahaha it’s so worth it!

[@charmainegordon4597]

Love this video and how it was presented. Chef Gordon big up yourself

[@leggz2di4]

Every Jamaican restaurant in NY serves ackee & saltfish… Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx…even up here in Westchester county where I am.

[@jenwilli9832]

Ackee and bacon and Acker and corned pork.. divine!!!

[@martymar9311]

Thanks for this info 🎉

[@CaveWomen88]

Great video!! I want to try Akee. It’s hard to find where I live in Canada.

[@ratedr9672]

It’s delicious! 😋

[@TopFlightFamily]

Yes! I’m so obsessed with it lol.

[@shaleececarter6570]

Amazing💜💜😌🙏🏽🔥 love the melanated culture!! Want to see what my roots truly are.....God is so creative🙏🏽💜😍

[@SpiritedSprite2006]

Honestly as a Jamaican living abroad in an area with few Jamaicans this video honestly made me so happy. I loved the interview with the chef. Great touch. I even learned more about the history. This was great. Thanks. I'm about to order a can of ackee for delivery to make ackee and saltfish so I can really get that feeling of home 🤗.

[@amandagoring3007]

I love watching your girls and we have so much in common. We would love to collaborate someday.😍😍❤

[@t.sledge2678]

I love that you give lessons with lots of your videos❤

[@muneefassaedi5515]

I live this video but i have 1 questions, do u have any other tips for going to jamaica and i will be going there soon?

[@amandagoring3007]

Love your videos. Thanks for the information. Me and my littlemisstravelers just got back from st.Lucia. One love.

[@dijamorris5758]

Yes Chef Gordon!!

[@SharellFife]

I live in Brooklyn NY and every restaurant here sells ackee for breakfast.

[@TopFlightFamily]

Really can you name a few? 😀 None of the ones we frequent are open for breakfast!

[@SharellFife]

@@TopFlightFamily Sure CJ's cafe 817 utica ave, Sallys 8719 Ave D, Any Golden Crust

[@abrooklynblogger785]

@@TopFlightFamily Golden Crust, Yardies Jerk in Elmont, Jamaican Flavors, Silver Crust to name a few.

[@Thekingkhari]

That’s what I was thinking

[@javaunasimson7306]

If someone gets poisoned by it, give them lots of glucose and get them to the nearest hospital

[@MelanatedMaya]

I would LOVE to try ackee and saltfish one day. It looks so good! I tried ackee, from a can, and I tasted it but it was so bad! Even when I seasoned it. Never doing that again

[@decijohn6855]

I ate plenty of akee as a child, without no precautions, and I never gotten sick, and never knew anyone who got sick from akee eating. Blessings though!

[@elfredawright]

Your parents NEVER prepared unripe ackee, cook the seeds, or the pulp. That is the only way you will get low blood sugar. I learned about this in nursing school in Jamaica from the Pharmacology instructor.

[@decijohn6855]

@@elfredawright Hah, hah, big news. So why so many Jamaicans are suffering from diabetes with the cure in their backyard? Good to know, though, thanks. Blessings always

[@ckingwhyte1931]

Good vid..but you can carry it back up once it’s cooked..you can half cook it..freeze it and bring it back..it’s must you bring back ackee and roast breadfruit once you coming back from Jamaica

[@staminashaw6614]

Me Jamaican and me love that more than anything

[@treciadavis-hall8456]

I just finish eating ackee and saltfish i live in jamaica

[@TopFlightFamily]

I'm jealous! Haha. Pass some over to us!

[@exquisitecaribbeanqueen7198]

Africa all the way to Jamaica

[@TopFlightFamily]

Yes! It was fascinating to learn the history of it.

[@Lifestylewithjada]

🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@joshuacolvin9300]

Hey Jamaicca ... Plant mangos!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jahleeldavy]

Hi

[@TheLordPytar]

This video literally made me laugh 😂 Jamaican vomiting sickness. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@summaz_]

Frozen ackee..I never though..

[@tikicombs7810]

You

[@Matt-sn3lo]

4:14 let's not tell my family this

[@pr3ppyxshayla754]

I’m Jamaican but never ate that

[@bumble_crumble6521]

Wow

[@summaz_]

Same..I want to try it soon doe!

[@ShammyM.]

Then you're not Jamaican because EVERY Jamaican as eaten ackee.

[@If_I_Can_Get_This_Shot_You_Can]

Lie yah tell. You Jamaican living in America. That's the only explanation (and I'm not implying you can't eat it there).

[@matthewfletcher9703]

Wait until you try the ackee made with coconut oil

[@stevenbarrett4110]

Oh yes. What we call raw coconut oil Virgin for others, EVERY meal made with it is delightful. I'm currently busting my butt making it from scratch, 3 pints so far, 1.4 liters for for the more modern minds.