Saint Lucian cuisine

Callaloo ( , ; many spelling variants, such as kallaloo, calaloo, calalloo, calaloux, or callalloo) is a plant used in popular dishes in many Caribbean countries, while for other Caribbean countries, a stew made with the plant is called . Cuisines, including the plant or dishes called , vary throughout the Caribbean. In countries such as Trinidad and Tobago or Grenada, the dish itself is called and uses taro leaves (known by many local names such as 'dasheen bush', ' bush', or 'bush') or Xanthosoma leaves (known by many names, including cocoyam and tannia).

culinary traditions of Saint Lucia

Pelau is a traditional rice dish from the West Indies (Guadeloupe, Dominica) and Caribbean countries such as Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Saint Lucia and the Virgin Islands. Its main ingredients typically include meat (usually chicken or beef), rice, pigeon peas or cowpeas, coconut milk and sugar. Various vegetables and spices may be added. Common spices used in the dish are cardamom, cloves, cumin, and coriander. The meat is caramelised in brown sugar along with onion and garlic and the other ingredients are then added one by one, resulting in a dark brown stew.