Ackee Tree and the real national dish of Jamaica The jerk chicken is excellent, but a forbidden fruit steals the show. Author. Ian Anderson. Publish Date. Aug. 31, 2021. City Heights. Feast!

The trees are abundant in Jamaica, where Barr’s parents were born, and she grew up with a flourishing tree at her family’s home in Plantation. Her new book, “My Ackee Tree: ...