callaloo

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Among the offerings at Basil's Bar is soup made from a local leaf vegetable called callaloo, as well as a curried conch dish (www. basilsmustique.com; 784 / 488-8350; dinner entrees $30 and up).

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  1. noun The edible spinachlike leaves of the dasheen.
  2. noun A soup or stew made of these leaves or other greens, okra, crabmeat, and seasonings.

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  • Today's specials are every day's specials—conch chowder and callaloo, a pair of West Indian dishes. —  Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March-April 2005
  • There was no ackee so I got callaloo and “earth foodâ€. —  Jamaica - Full Feed
  • Given their track record, only the perennially optimistic will hold out much hope for this latest callaloo of recommendations getting anywhere close to being even a part of the elusive recipe for a West Indian revival. —  TrinidadExpress Today's News
  • Amaranth bread is already in our health shops, as an alternative to wheat, but this tropical crop has so much more to offer: its leaves may be used to make a delicious soup (I tried it in Brazil) called callaloo. —  The Guardian World News
  • All it took was the perfect mix of circumstances, blended together like a good callaloo (one of Rihanna's favorite Caribbean dishes). —  AskMen.com - HOME PAGE
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  1. American Spanish calulú, plant of genus Xanthosoma whose leaves are used as greens, perhaps from Tupi caárurú, thick leaf.
 

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