callalou
Leafy green soup
Callalou is a Caribbean dish made from leafy greens—typically taro leaves or amaranth—cooked into a thick, soupy stew, often with okra, coconut milk, and crab or salt meat.
The dish is a staple across the West Indies, with regional variations.
The word also refers to the greens themselves: Pick some callalou from the garden.
Also spelled callaloo.
Cooked liquid dish
- stewSlow-simmered meat dish
- okraEdible mucilaginous pod
- crabPincer-bearing shellfish
- leafy greensEdible plant foliage
one-pot · coconut milk · dasheen · taro leaves · saltfish · pigfoot · ham hock · seasoning
Edible-seeded flowering plant
- taro leavesEdible foliage of tropical tuber
- edible leavesConsumable plant foliage
- backyard farmingCultivating food on residential property
- dark greenDeep leafy shade
iron-rich · nutritious · cultivated · fresh picked · wilted · steamed · sauteed · braised
Culturally inherited culinary traditions
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- family recipeAncestral cooking instructions
grandmother · homeland · nostalgia · roots · West Indian · cultural pride · gathering · celebration
soup
Cooked liquid dish
leafy greens · one-pot · coconut milk · dasheen · taro leaves · saltfish · pigfoot · ham hock · seasoning · pepper
amaranth
Edible-seeded flowering plant
- taro leavesEdible foliage of tropical tuber
- edible leavesConsumable plant foliage
- backyard farmingCultivating food on residential property
dark green · iron-rich · nutritious · cultivated · fresh picked · wilted · steamed · sauteed · braised · bundle
heritage food
Culturally inherited culinary traditions
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
family recipe · grandmother · homeland · nostalgia · roots · West Indian · cultural pride · gathering · celebration · Carnival