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Callaloo is the familiar name for the large, heart shaped leaves of the root vegetable known as dasheen or taro or malanga. When cooked, it has a consistency similar to spinach, and is just as nutritious. Callaloo Soup is a rich chunky soup made from a base of callaloo leaves, and containing a selection of root vegetables (dasheen, tania, yam, sweet potaoes, green bananas), salted pork, coconut milk, spices and stiff & sticky dumplings. This is why for the longest time the catch line of the blog was: a little bit of everything.

Ironically, as a child growing up in Grenada I didn’t even like this soup, I had to be forced to eat it, the only part I enjoyed were those stiff & sticky dumplings. Now when I do get the chance to eat it I lick the bowl. Once I started living outside of the Caribbean, Callaloo Soup became a symbol to me of everything Caribbean, everything Grenadian, everything that said home. It was the perfect name for my blog, and then my business.

So what else is Callaloo Soup? A place for me to write my thoughts. A place for me to share tips, ideas, photos, and tutorials. Somewhere I can connect with, and help people the world over. A place through which I can make friends. My little spot on the world wide web.