Have any of you been introduced to Callaloo?   Callaloo is tasty, grows in poor soils, and for those who like nutritious greens, Callaloo is a great choice. It grows very well in the hot and humid tropics. Although there are many types of bush greens, the type we are referring to is in the amaranth family Amaranth Gangeticus. It is harvested for its leaves and stems.

 

Callaloo is grown extensively by people living in the Caribbean islands and has its origins with African slaves.   It is very popular in Trinidad-Tobago, Jamaica, Guyana, Asia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, West Indies, Barbados and Bahamas. It is believed that the African slaves brought it with them when they were relocated to lands far away from their birthplace. They were very wise in doing so as it grows prolifically in poor soils