Callaloo

Fish wrapped in banana leaves, dried beans, lots of soups, rice, a native green called callaloo, rum, and a devastating moonshine concocted from fermented corn and sugarcane juice, which Fry gives a recipe for. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On a sultry February afternoon, far from Chicago, I savored a silky, warm soup called callaloo made with the Caribbean green also known as callaloo.

Among the offerings at Basil's Bar is soup made from a local leaf vegetable called callaloo, as well as a curried conch dish (www. basilsmustique.com; 784 / 488-8350; dinner entrees $30 and up). ❋ Unknown (2008)

He acknowledges using mostly American meat on his Cayman menu, but he is in dialogues with local farmers for produce such as callaloo, a leafy vegetable, which he serves with a grilled pork chop for 29 Cayman Islands dollars $35. ❋ LAUREN SHOCKEY (2010)

She cannot have rice and peas, curry goat with roti, a little plantains and callaloo to put some meat on her bones? ❋ L. A. Banks (2011)

While it may be a challenge to package up delights prepared by local Montego Bay vendors -- think fresh callaloo and deliciously doughy festival, authentic spices and tasty marinades are easy to find. ❋ Chie Davis (2011)

"I've prepared grilled parrot fish, roasted breadfruit dumplings and callaloo," she tells me. ❋ Sarfraz Manzoor (2010)

His breakfast in Jamaica includes fruit and a dish consisting of poached eggs with callaloo, a leafy Caribbean green. ❋ Jen Murphy (2011)

Or order the ackee and saltfish, served with festivals (fried bread) and callaloo ($16), or because it's the season, the curry lobster roll ($18). ❋ Monica Williams (2011)

They dined on lobster tails and callaloo and sampled several of the Caribbean-style alcoholic beverages. ❋ Cynthia Diane Thornton (2011)

Immigrants are growing the regional specialties of the countries they left behind—bitter melons, cilantro, papalo, callaloo—for themselves and their fellow expats. ❋ Paco Underhill (2010)