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🇱🇨 Traditional dishes from Saint Lucia

3 dishes people actually cook in Saint Lucia: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Callaloo soup

30 min · easy · 8 ingredients

Callaloo soup, a traditional dish from Saint Lucia

A creamy and flavorful soup from the Caribbean.

  • 300 g callaloo
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic
  • 1000 ml vegetable broth
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt

Green fig and saltfish

60 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Green fig and saltfish, a traditional dish from Saint Lucia

A savory blend of green figs and saltfish delight.

  • 800 g green figs
  • 400 g saltfish
  • 1 onion
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 3 garlic
  • 1 tbsp thyme
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

Stewed chicken

90 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Stewed chicken, a traditional dish from Saint Lucia

Savor the rich flavors of Saint Lucia's stewed chicken.

  • 1000 g chicken pieces
  • 1 onion
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 1 tbsp thyme
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 500 ml chicken broth
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

What do people eat in Saint Lucia?

The three dishes from Saint Lucia documented in Copper are Callaloo soup, Green fig and saltfish and Stewed chicken. Garlic and onion each appear in more than one recipe. All three are fried. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 17 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Saint Lucia?

The three recipes need 17 ingredients between them, of which 4 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Saint Lucia entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Saint Lucia take?

Callaloo soup is the quickest at 30 minutes. Stewed chicken is the longest at 90 minutes. The median is 60 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Saint Lucia is easiest to make at home?

Callaloo soup is rated easy — start there. The full method is on its recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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