Breadfruit was brought to Jamaica by a British Seaman, Captain Bligh, in 1793. It was one of the first trees to be brought and planted at Bath Botanical Gardens. Breadfruit can be served in ackee and salt fish soups or can be used in other Jamaican meals.
Plantation owners were worried about the hungry Jamaican slaves and were worried they would revolt so they used breadfruit to feed them. The Latin name for breadfruit is Artocarpus Altilis.
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