Well, I don't necessarily agree with the restaurant owner...

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Well, I don't necessarily agree with the restaurant owner, though he may well have a point there! HEALTHIER does not mean LESS TASTY.

Moreover, Haitian foods prepared in the US might not be as healthy, even as tasty as the Haitian Foods that we used to eat in Haiti.

In the old days, Haitians used to use mainly natural ingredients, fresh produce, lots of grains, olive oil in their daily diet/cuisine.

Talking about organic products, Haitian foods did not compare! It is no longer the case, since most consumer products on the island are imported, and agricultural production is quasi nil.
Besides, the quality, or lack thereof, is missing in the ingredients used to cook Haitian style meals, or any meals, for that matter.

The pork used here to make griot has no flavor; forget about chicken, even the so called "poul du" does not compare in taste, much less, in flavor.

Mmmmm! the aroma of a "duri Madan Gougous", yon AK-100! Where do you find "pitimi", strong flavored spicies?

I have yet to locate a Haitian cuisine overseas that can prepare a good pikliz that you can find "ka madan Jean" or what not!
The thing is, here, they use a lot of artificial flavors that are unhealthy to consume in quantity.

- I visited a Japanese restaurant that supposedly serves healthy foods.

The dishes really look healthy and all; but, I personally approached the Chef and explained to him that I have high BP, what would he suggest I eat and that is safe for me. He honestly advised me not to eat any of the "healthy looking food", because they are high in sodium/MSG content although they may not taste salty.

All in all, I believe that the food of a region is made for the inhabitants of that particular region.

Locally, one may eat as much food as s/he wants, as long as they are in Haiti where they can sweat it out, and particularly, if they can still find in the market products/produce that are grown locally, and are not full of preservatives and/or growth hormones.

Aly Jean-louis, January 7 2011, 4:36 PM

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