Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands
Conch Water
Dark broth soup with conch stewed in large hunks, seasoned with thyme and cloves; a St. Croix specialty particularly associated with Frederiksted; can be eaten alone or used to moisten rice.
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Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
Crucian Kallaloo
Kallaloo
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.
Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
Maufè
Indigenous Crucian soup combining salt meat, fish, fresh tomatoes, and local herbs; nicknamed 'two fungi' because cornmeal fungi is both sprinkled on top and added to the mixture as a thickener.
Jamaica
Red Peas Soup
Kidney beans cooked down with salt beef, yam, pumpkin, coco and spinners into a thick soup that eats as a full meal.