The legend of Acai Berry
Mar 23, 2009 Acai Berry
Acai berry has pronounced Brazilian roots. Here it was picked for the first time and there is an ancient Brazilian legend that explains the origin of Acai berry. First of all we should mention that Acai berry grows on a palm tree in the Northern regions of Brazil. Native inhabitants of these lands call it “ica-cai” - “fruit that cries”.
The legend tells us that once there was an Amazon Indian girl Iaca, daughter of the tribal chief. One day their tribe became so big that there were not enough food for everyone. Forced to make a decision that would have saved his people, chief announced an order according to which all newborn babies must be killed. His people followed thier chief’s order even when his own daughter gave birth to a child. After that horrible event Iaca stayed in her hut alone mourning her child’s death. One day she heard a crying baby ( or at least she thought so). She went out of her hut searching for the crying child, but this sound only led her to a palm tree. In a great despair she lay down under this palm tree and died.
The next day she was found by her tribe and they also discovered a palm that gave enough food and re-energized the whole tribe. After that her father cancelled his order and declared that this tree should be named after his daughter (“Acai” is “Iaca” spelled backwards). With this superfood (as we know it now) the tribe grew and prospered.
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March 24th, 2009 at 12:13 am
Acai berries have been around for centuries. Legend has it that it was first spotted in an tribe in the Amazon where starvation was a problem because of the tribe’s vast population. It was decreed by the tribe chief for all babies to be sacrificed so that their population will not grow any bigger and food will be enough for all. When the chief’s daughter gave birth, her baby was not spared. One evening while mulling about the fate of her baby, the chief’s daughter heard her dead baby’s cries and followed it to a palm tree in the tribal village. The next morning, she was found dead under the palm tree. When the tribesmen looked up into the tree, they found clumps of blue berries that eventually saved the whole tribe from starvation. The tree became known as the acai berry tree or the tree of life.
Acai Reporter
March 24th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
The Acai Berry not a new kind of fruit. It is not a hybrid of berries and their nutritional and health natural, not artificially manufactured. There are many Acai Berry in the rainforest of Brazil, where it is difficult to reach.
April 6th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Nice Info. I saw some Acai berry Products on internet. They seems cool. I’m gonna try one.