Soups
Crucian Kallaloo
Kallaloo
Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
Hearty soup with West African roots made from leafy greens (traditionally wild papalolo, pusley, bata-bata, and bower bush on St. Croix), okra, seafood or salted meat, and served over a ball of fungi; a traditional New Year's dish believed to bring good luck.
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Hearty soup with West African roots made from leafy greens (traditionally wild papalolo, pusley, bata-bata, and bower bush on St. Croix), okra, seafood or salted meat, and served over a ball of fungi; a traditional New Year's dish believed to bring good luck.
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Dark green, thick soup with tender greens and okra; the authentic Crucian version uses wild foraged greens now hard to find; served over fungi on New Year's Day for luck.
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