Ackee & Saltfish Recipe

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Ackee and saltfish is Jamaica's national dish. That's not surprising, since the ackee is Jamaica's national fruit. It was imported to Jamaica from Ghana prior to 1778. Ackee is traditionally cooked with salted codfish in a rich tomato-based sauce.

Ackees on the tree

Jamaican Festival Dumplings

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Festivals are also referred to as "festival dumplings" and are essentially the same thing as a fried dumpling or a johnny cake, just with a different shape. There is a dumpling in the frying pan in the picture below  - the round "festival." Festivals are great with  ackee and saltfish, escovietched fish, jerked chicken or jerked pork! Speaking of which, I had some escovieched fish with festival went I went to Gloria's in Port Royal last Christmas. My mother would make festivals every Saturday morning for breakfast, with some ackee and saltfish.

Ackee, saltfish and festival