#dasheen

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Ground Provisions Explained: Dasheen, Yam, Breadfruit and Green Fig

What Grenadians mean by ground provisions: dasheen, yam, tannia, sweet potato, green fig and breadfruit, with how to choose, cook and eat each one safely.

14/10/2026 7 min read

Hands stripping stems from bright young dasheen leaves on a wooden kitchen table in a village home in St David, overhead angle, morning window light

Food & Local Dishes

Callaloo in Grenada: The Leaf, the Soup and How to Cook It Safely

In Grenada callaloo means young dasheen leaves, not amaranth. How to buy them, why raw leaves itch, and how to cook callaloo soup the way Grenadian kitchens do.

14/10/2026 7 min read