Caribbean · soup
Virgin Island Kallaloo
Virgin Island Kallaloo reads salinity 7.1, umami 6.3 and richness 5.5 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Caribbean soup, about 30 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.
The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10
- Umami & Savory — 8.1 / 10
- Sweet & Fruity — 1.2 / 10
- Sour & Bright — 4.6 / 10
- Bitter & Earthy — 1.1 / 10
- Rich & Fat — 5.5 / 10
- Aromatic & Spice — 4.0 / 10
The measured notes (of 18)
Salinity 7.1 · Umami 6.3 · Richness 5.5 · Sourness 4.4 · Allium 3.6 · Marine & Briny 3.5 · Heat 1.7 · Herbaceous 1.3 · Sweetness 1.2 · Warm Spice 1.2 · Bitterness 1.0 · Citrus 0.6 · Earthy 0.5 · Floral 0.5
What's in it (9)
- 1 1/2 lb. salt meat, hambone, pigtails, fat pork
- 1 1/2 lb. fresh fish
- 3 lb. spinach or mixed greens
- 2 crabs or corned conch
- 12 okra
- 1 large onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 sprig thyme, parsley, piece of hot pepper
- 2 Tbsp. vinegar
Time & effort: about 30 min · effort: medium
Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 165.6 kcal, 6.6 g protein, 14.2 g fat, 3.5 g carbs
Dietary: Contains meat · Contains seafood — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.
How it's cooked (8 steps)
- Boil salt meat until tender in three quarts water.
- Boil fish; remove bones and add to stock.
- Add crabs.
- Put greens, okra (from which stems and tips have been removed), onion and garlic through grinder.
- Add to stock and boil rapidly for about 30 minutes.
- The addition of vinegar prevents the appearance of slime.
- Do not skim while boiling.
- Serve with fungi.
Dishes with a similar flavor shape
- Filipino Clam Adobo — Filipino
- Salada de Polvo — Portuguese
- Sicilian Fish Soup — Italian
- Pempek (Palembang Fish Cake) — Indonesian
- Leather Britches (Dried Shuck Beans) with Streaked Meat — American · Appalachian
Keep reading: what salinity, umami, richness mean in the flavor lexicon · the world's cuisines, by flavor.
See how this dish fits your palate — take the short taste test →
Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.