KINGSTON, Jamaica – Did you know that Jamaica's ackee and saltfish was ranked by the National Geographic as second among the world's best national dishes?
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Albeit citing its origins as slave food, the popular National Geographic says ackee and saltfish is out-ranked only by the United States' hamburgers. According to the Top 10 National Dishes list, which was taken from the National Geographic book Food Journeys of a Lifetime, ackee is a "nutritious fruit with a buttery-nutty" flavour and "resembles scrambled egg when boiled".
NG also said that "Jamaicans sauté the boiled ackee with saltfish (salt-cured cod), onions, and tomatoes" adding that it is sometimes served "atop bammy (deep-fried cassava cakes) with fried plantains". Read more:
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