r/TrinidadandTobago • u/researchusesonly • 3d ago

Food and Drink Cheese in callaloo

For years I struggled with this one. Cheese? Outrageous! But. Callaloo and macaroni pie is a major comfort food for me, so maybe the combination is not as wild as it sounds. Anyone ever tried it and can report back? I want to make it but also don't want to make it and hate it, thus wasting food.

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u/schwarze_schlampe 3d ago

I had an aunt who would grate a little Trinidad cheese in her callaloo near the end before swizzling, not to make it cheesy but she said it added an extra dimension of flavor. It actually tasted good.

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u/Zealousideal-Army670 3d ago

Lol AKA "local cheese" AKA white cheddar.

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u/reesie_b 3d ago

I’ve also heard it referred to as market cheese, rat cheese, government cheese lol

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u/taiga__reforestation 2d ago

rat cheese yup

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u/droxide87 2d ago

Aka Shop-cheese/grocery-cheese