Haiti fruits and Vegetables

Tamarind from Haiti - Tamarin for sale at the Marketplace

Tamarind from Haiti - Tamarin for sale at the Marketplace

There is a lot of tamarind for sale weekly in Hinche Haiti, If you are looking to buy Tamarin, Plateau Central Haiti is a good place to look.

Tamarin is one of the main sources of income of the peasants from the Aguahedionde Rive Gauche communal section of Hinche.

Tamarind Juice is sold in many restaurants across the country. A local businessman in Hinche Haiti makes a Tamarind wine. It's tastes so good.

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Figues - Apple Bananas from Haiti - Also called Cavendish bananas

Figues - Apple Bananas from Haiti - Also called Cavendish bananas

In Haiti, all bananas are called "figues". This type of banana is called Latundan bananas, silk bananas or apple bananas.

Apple bananas are available year-round. Perhaps that's why they are so popular on the market place.

These banana fruits are round-tipped with thin yellow skin that splits once fully ripe. They are smaller than the Lacatan bananas (what Haitians call Banane Figue) and the commercially dominant Cavendish bananas, what Haitians call "Figues Francs".

These Latundan bananas have a slightly acidic, apple-like flavor.

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PHOTO: Haiti - Lo Patat - How sweet potato is sold in street markets

PHOTO: Haiti - Lo Patat - How sweet potato is sold in street markets

Look at this photo... In Haiti's street markets (maché) sweet potato is sold by the "LO," they are lotted up for sale. Each lot cost between 10 gourdes and 25 gourdes...

In other countries that I have visited inclusing the neighboring Dominican Republic, sweet potato is sold by the pound.

Jou mache en Haiti se pa LO yo vann patat, men nan lot peyi mwen visite, se pa LIV yo vann sa...

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Papaya - Nutrition and Health Benefits

Papaya - Nutrition and Health Benefits

Raw papaya pulp contains 88% water, 11% carbohydrates, and negligible fat and protein (table). In a 100 gram amount, papaya fruit provides 43 kilocalories and is a significant source of vitamin C (75% of the Daily Value, DV) and a moderate source of folate (10% DV), but otherwise has low content of nutrients

Read more @ wikipedia.org

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PHOTO: Organic Haitian black-eyed peas (pwa jenwa, pwa enkoni)

PHOTO: Organic Haitian black-eyed peas (pwa jenwa, pwa enkoni)

Look at this photo... In Haiti, black eyed peas is called pwa jenwa or pwa enkoni

Dried organic Haitian black-eyed peas straight from the farm...

Note: black eyed peas is the main ingredient in Haitian acra fritters.

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PHOTO: Organic Haitian Black-eyed peas

PHOTO: Organic Haitian Black-eyed peas

Look at this photo... Dried organic Haitian black-eyed peas straignt from the farm...

Note: black eyed peas is the main ingredient in Haitian acra fritters.

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PHOTO: Haitian Food - Yanm ak Poisson (Yam served with Fish)

PHOTO: Haitian Food - Yanm ak Poisson (Yam served with Fish)

Look at this photo... Haitian Food - Yanm ak Poisson. boiled Yams served with fish sauce... Deliciously delicious... LOL...

Gade photo saa... Yon bon YANM blan bouyi ak sauce poisson. se koupe dwèt!!!

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