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caribbean apricot
For years, I only ate Caribbean Apricot as a jam that I spread on crackers. But ever since I discove...
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it's mango season in haiti!
Mango season is upon us to Haiti. And with it come endless varieties of mangos that you are invited ...
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plantains, full of life
Plantain trees seem to grow everywhere and anywhere. This is the story of our battle against and lat...
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my first watercress swim
Yes, I have indeed swam in a watercress plant. Never would I have imagined that this herb that we ea...
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coconut, sun & beach in haiti
Coconut, this fruit is the perfect complement to a nice sunny day under the beach. We eat it fresh i...
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fresh raw oysters
As a child, I was tempted to eat oysters because they were said to hide pearls, but could not erase ...
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haitian coffee cherries
This article gives you a peak of what actual coffee cherries looks like before they make their way i...
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happiness in a glass of fruit
This article celebrates the joy that comes from drinking freshly squeezed fruit from one's own garde...
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grenadia, passion fruit
Passion fruit, the dreaded vine I didn't want planted in our house for the stories I had been told, ...
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haitian chocolate
This article explains the steps of turning our locally grown cocoa into Haitian Chocolate, better kn...
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peanuts discovery
For the 20+ years I have been eating peanuts, I had never once imagined that these nuts actually com...
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let's go pick cherries
Cherries, those small acidic fruits that earned us many scolding as children. Their juice is extreme...
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gou & epis lakay
There is nothing quite like our "epis lakay" which makes our food spicy, robust and pungent.
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avocado
Avocado season means this fruit is sold everywhere in Haiti. Our avocado tree has dozens of fruits, ...
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guava
This tells the story of a child who would rather eat a green guava than a ripe one, for she was terr...
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diri, rice - haiti food & gastronomy
A Haitian meal is never served without diri, rice in Creole. From Monday to Sunday, this grain finds...
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quenepes
Quenepes, better known as Spanish limes in English, are fruits that are typically harvested and sold...
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kalbasik
Kalbasik, small green fruits from the calabash family with a hard shell that is typically opened in ...
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labapin, haitian chestnut
Labapin are from the breadfruit family but not to be confused with lame veritable. They make for an ...
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peach lakou lakay, haiti
Haiti's peaches even when not fully ripe are a delight. We made this discovery when we handpicked a ...
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loquat, fruit of haiti
Loquat, a tangy yet sweet fruit which grows in the mountains of Haiti where the weather is cooler. T...
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tamarind - haiti fruit & gastronomy
Tamarind, fleshy, juicy and acidulous fruit that made it to my prohibited fruit list for the many ru...
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mandarins, summer fruit?
Mandarins, fruits which made a four year old learn the hard way that everything should be eaten in m...
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lakou lakay
The lakou lakay section of includes presentations of the fruits of my home garden to help you unders...
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lambi boucane, seafood bliss
Lambi are sea snails that are popular in our Haitian cuisine. A la creole, au gratin, grilled or bou...
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mayi boukannen
Corn on the cob in the form of mayi boukannen (griled corn) or mayi bouyi (boiled corn) are popular ...
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lame veritable
Lame Veritable which real name is "breadfruit" is a Haitian vegetable eaten boiled, fried, like pres...
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piment bouc, hot peppers
This piment bouc story is about the one ingredient that gives our Haitian cuisine its personality, a...
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standard cooking measuring tools, what for?
The beauty of Haitian cooking is that we don't always rely on traditional cooking measuring tools. W...
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haitian pilon rhythm
The Haitian Pilon is an essential utensils found in most Haitian kitchens to smash seasonings. Its u...
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banm graten diri djondjon…
This is the exact chorus I used to sing loudly at home when I found out that diri djondjon would be ...
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wild berries
One of the greatest pleasures of mountain life in Haiti is to be able to stop along the way during a...
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