Chodye Legim Lalo - Legume Lalo - Haitian Jute Leaves Stew

What is legume Lalo? Looks delicious doesn't it? Lalo Legume is a vegetable stew made with Lalo leaves and beef. It is called Lalo in Haitian Creole but in American English it's called jute leaves.

So, lalo legume is lute leaves stew.

But in Haiti, we say: Gad'on chodye legim lalo mezanmi!

Visit this page if you want to see what Lalo leaves - the jute leaf - looks like before it is cooked.

Many Haitians love to eat lalo (jute leaves) but lalo legume cooked with beef is the best. Discover this simple recipe.

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Cooking in Haiti - 10 Haitian gourdes worth of LALO, a favorite dish in Haiti, can feed the entire household. That's good news considering the price of imported food is on the rise with the [[1916 rise of the US Dollar]] in the country...

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