Cooking in Haiti

Haiti Cuisine: 10 goud LALO bay tout kay la manje, mesi manman doudou

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 rise of the US Dollar in the country... more »

June 12, 2015 6:13 AM

Haitian Aranso - Haitians cook everything with Aranso dont they?

Smoked herring in Haiti is called Aransò (Harreng Saur) and it is used almost like a food spice the way so many Haitians use Aranso. more »

March 19, 2017 1:52 PM

Haitians simply refuse to loose the habit of cooking with "Chabon"

They are many Haitians in Haiti who buy a gas oven to cook with propane gas and yet they still use charcoal in the back yard kitchen to cook pretty much everything. What is up with that? more »

May 29, 2019 7:28 AM

Men Zin, Spaghetti ki te konn vann 20 gourdes Haiti pase a 35 gourdes

The price of Spaghetti has gone up by 75% in Haiti. Haitians who love to cook and eat spaghetti will have to spend 35 gourdes per bag if they want to cook it at home. more »

April 17, 2019 11:57 AM

Poireau (Leek): Haitians add it to food as spice but do you know all the health benefits?

Most Haitian women spice up their meats with poireau (leek in English) but are you aware of all the nutritional properties of this amazing little vegetable? Read this... more »

December 12, 2018 8:28 AM

Next time, ADD a little ginger (gingembre) to your instant oatmeal, it tastes so good!

The next time you are making instant oatmeal, do you yourself a favor, add a little ginger to the mix. you will thank me for it. more »

April 14, 2018 11:42 PM

Haitian Restaurant owner says: If I make the food healtier customers will NOT buy It!

A Haitian restaurant owner in the Miami area told me whenever he tries to make his food healthier, his Haitian customers complain. He he persists, he looses his customers. more »

January 7, 2011 2:33 PM

Haitian Cuisine - Can a Haitian Cook without MAGGI?

I was reading an article online that says: "Maggi is in every meal in West Africa" and I started laughing because I know that virtually everything you eat in Haiti has a bouillon cube in it... more »

October 4, 2014 9:03 AM

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? more »

November 10, 2017 8:42 AM

What is Haitian Lalo - What does the Lalo leaf look like?

What is Haitian Lalo? Most Haitians from the Artibonite region of Haiti love this Legume Fey called Lalo. It is a staple food in the area. If you've never seen it before, this what the lalo leaf looks like... more »

June 16, 2017 10:57 AM