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Cooking in Haiti: Why do Haitians still use Charcoal to cook instead of Propane (LPG)?

Haiti: CHARBON Vs PROPANE (LPG) -- Based on my experience cooking with propane in Haiti, I truly believe it is more economical than cooking with charcoal. So why do Haitians continue to cook with charcoal?
Charcoal Burning in Haiti - Charcoal as Cooking Fuel
Charcoal Burning in Haiti - Charcoal as Cooking Fuel

Haitians are so used to cooking with Charcoal (charbon) that some of them think it give te food better taste...

Every day, you see donkeys loaded with charcoal entering the Haitian provinces for sale in the Market place.

Deforestation in Haiti: A horse loaded with charcoal going to market

If you see smoke from a distance in Haiti, changes are it's charcoal in the making from trees cut down from that purpose.

Charbon - Charcoal Making in Haiti

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Alexa says...

This seroius problem will be solved by the Government. There should be a campaign enlightening the people about what they do to their more »

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Magumbo G Muntu says...

Where cooking is concerned, from my experience, Charcoal is better, simply because it's much more healthy, than cooking on any kind of gas. I'm more »

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Negbelair says...

Because most Haitians are uneducated. The lack of education in Haiti is going to cause Haiti's demise. The Dominican Republic sadly is way way more »

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La Cuisine En Haiti says...

Basé sur mon expérience avec le propane en Haiti, je crois vraiment qu'il est plus économique que la cuisine avec du charbon de more »

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