{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Socamom","provider_url":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w","author_name":"Eva Wilson","author_url":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/author\/socasoca\/","title":"My Mom's Quick Fast Trinidadian Callaloo - Socamom","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"V8GpshAec5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/my-moms-quick-fast-callaloo\/\">My Mom&#8217;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=V8GpshAec5\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;My Mom&#8217;s Quick Fast Trinidadian Callaloo&#8221; &#8212; Socamom\" data-secret=\"V8GpshAec5\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/jamaican_callaloo_vs_trinidadian_callaloo_socamom.jpg","thumbnail_width":400,"thumbnail_height":630,"description":"One 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. \u00a0Once 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. \u00a0In Trinidad, it is made with dasheen or taro with okra, and is kind of like a thick soup. \u00a0Jamaican callaloo is totally different. \u00a0I found this out the hard way. \u00a0I 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. \u00a0I'm sure it is good - but I was pregnant, mom wasn't around to make it, and I wanted what I wanted. \u00a0Each 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. \u00a0She 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..."}