GreenStar grew a lot of Callaloo this summer (2010)! There are many different ways to prepare this leafy vegetable, further more there are many different definitions and interpretations of what callaloo is.

Callaloo, or calaloo, is the name for both a spicy Caribbean soup or stew and the edible leaves of several tropical plants that are used to make the stew. The plants used for callaloo are large leafy plants with starchy edible roots, called taro, dasheen, tannia, amaranth, or yautia. Where none of those vegetables are available, some cooks substitute spinach or collard greens. Callaloo recipes, and the use of different types of callaloo leaves, vary by region, but the stew always contains some kind of leafy vegetable. Stewed callaloo leaves are eaten as a side dish with many meals or used as a sauce.

Angela Williams . "What is Callaloo." wise geek. 09 September 2010 . conjecture corporation . copyright © 2003 - 2010. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-callaloo.htm.

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Callaloo from our garden
















Kahlid's Callaloo beard!