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Callaloo (/ ˌ k æ l ə ˈ l uː / KAL-ə-LOO, [1] Jamaican Patois:; many spelling variants, such as kallaloo, calaloo, calalloo, calaloux, or callalloo) [2] [3] is a plant used in popular dishes in many Caribbean countries, while for other Caribbean countries, a stew made with the plant is called callaloo. Cuisines, including the plant ...
Amaranthus tricolor, known as edible amaranth, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Amaranthus, part of the family Amaranthaceae.. The plant is often cultivated for ornamental and culinary purposes.
Amaranthus viridis is an annual herb with an upright, light green stem that grows to about 60–80 cm in height. Numerous branches emerge from the base, and the leaves are ovate, 3–6 cm long, 2–4 cm wide, with long petioles of about 5 cm.
Amaranthus is a cosmopolitan group of more than 50 species which make up the genus of annual or short-lived perennial plants collectively known as amaranths.Some of the better known names include "prostrate pigweed" and "love lies bleeding".
The leaves of the taro plant are used to make the Trinidadian variant of the Caribbean dish known as callaloo (which is made with okra, dasheen/taro leaves, coconut milk or creme and aromatic herbs) and it is also prepared similarly to steamed spinach. The root of the taro plant is often served boiled, accompanied by stewed fish or meat ...
Callaloo is often served with cornmeal coo coo, [9] plantain, cassava, sweet potatoes, dumplings, rice, and curried crab. [10] However Trinbagonian callaloo isn't prepared or served the same as Jamaican callaloo. [11] Pelau is a very popular rice-based dish in Trinidad and Tobago. As well as dhal and rice, rice and stewed chicken, pork, ox-tail ...
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Callaloo may refer to: In cuisine: Callaloo, a Caribbean dish sometimes called pepperpot, made with the leaves of a plant also called "callaloo" Amaranthus, a genus of herb used to make the dish; Malanga, or Xanthosoma, a plant used to make the dish; Taro, a plant used to make the dish "Kalalou" is Haitian Kreyol for Okra; In academia: