1.0Socamomhttps://socamom.com/wEva Wilsonhttps://socamom.com/w/author/socasoca/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="oe1XPhfgGv"><a href="https://socamom.com/w/my-moms-quick-fast-callaloo/">My Mom’s Quick Fast Trinidadian Callaloo</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://socamom.com/w/my-moms-quick-fast-callaloo/embed/#?secret=oe1XPhfgGv" width="600" height="338" title="“My Mom’s Quick Fast Trinidadian Callaloo” — Socamom" data-secret="oe1XPhfgGv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://socamom.com/w/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://socamom.com/w/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/jamaican_callaloo_vs_trinidadian_callaloo_socamom.jpg400630One of my favorite dishes that my mom makes is Callaloo. As a kid, I couldn't stand it... it was slimy, green, and just not the easiest on the eyes.  Once I became a young adult, I began to really develop the taste for it. Callaloo means different things to different people. It originated with West African slaves in the West Indies, and is a common dish on most of the islands in the Caribbean.  In Trinidad, it is made with dasheen or taro with okra, and is kind of like a thick soup.  Jamaican callaloo is totally different.  I found this out the hard way.  I had my my mouth fixed for what I knew as callaloo - turns out the Jamaican version is similar to American collard greens in its look, but more finely chopped steamed leaves.  I'm sure it is good - but I was pregnant, mom wasn't around to make it, and I wanted what I wanted.  Each island has its own way of making it. I'll be sharing my mom's recipe for the fast Trinidadian-American version of the dish. I love it with white rice, peas and rice (or rice and peas), potato, dumpling, cassava, macaroni pie - anything starchy is nice with it to tell you the truth. My dad puts crab claws in it - but I don't like to fight with anything in my food like that, so I like my mom's best (sorry Dad). Sometimes she puts a little saltfish in it, but eating that is never a fight for me! Melanie Edwards from ModernMami.com asked on Facebook if I knew of a good callaloo recipe, so I gave my mom a call, and she gave me her quick callaloo recipe. I'll have to give it a try.  She didn't mention adding pepper sauce, but I add it on my own plate after its done. So here it is... you don't have to go hunt down dasheen - just hit the frozen vegetable aisle at the grocery store, and you can be done in 20 minutes, with just 7 ingredients (including water). As it is with a lot of Caribbean moms who give a recipe, everything is approximate - adjust it to your taste, and what your family will enjoy. Reading this from the front page? Be sure to click "read more" to get the recipe...