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Vegetables in Haiti - Cresson / Kreson (watercress in English)

Vegetables in Haiti - Cresson / Kreson (watercress in English)

Haitians often love to eat some "cresson" as a salad with their plantain before they eat the diri and sos pwa (rice and beans)

Cresson or watercress in English is a popular green vegetable in Haiti that is almost always consumed raw

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Cooking Haitian Style: Spice it up with some leek, parsley and Tomatoes

Cooking Haitian Style: Spice it up with some leek, parsley and Tomatoes

Many Haitians use these tasty vegetables to spice up their foods everyday: Poireau (leek), Persil (parsley), and tomate (tomato).

I my house, I stay way from all the artificial flavorings that are often loaded with sodium and use natural spices and herbs to cook delicious all natural Haitian food.

Cooking: A Haitian woman mashing up poireau (leek), with garlic and other spices in her pilon Cooking: A Haitian woman mashing up poireau (leek), with garlic and other spices in her pilon

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Cooking: A Haitian woman mashing up poireau (leek), with garlic and other spices in her pilon

Cooking: A Haitian woman mashing up poireau (leek), with garlic and other spices in her pilon

All my life, I've seen the Haitian women in my house mash up poireau (leek), with garlic and other spices in their "pilon" to use as natural seasoning when cooking but I never bothered to know what it was good for besides the flavor it adds to the food we eat.

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Haitian Cuisine - Griot with Rice and Beans invades the New York Times LOL...

Haitian Cuisine - Griot with Rice and Beans invades the New York Times LOL...

There is no denying, Griot (spiced, marinated cubes of pork) with rice and beans, is a national dish in Haiti... But it looks darn good on the New York Times web site... LOL...

Read this Haitian Flag Day article from the New York Times:
A Day to Celebrate Haiti's Flag, and Its Foods

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PHOTO: Haiti Cuisine - Sa k'ap Kwit Laa?

PHOTO: Haiti Cuisine - Sa k'ap Kwit Laa?

Gade photo saa bien... Kilès ki ka di-m kisa k-ap kwit laa??? Eske ou manje li deja?

Sou yon resho chabon dife, genen yon chodyè ak yon bagay nwa ladan-l... Kiyè ap bwase li, Eske ou ka di-m kisa ou ye?

Fok ou konn la pou-w al la? LOL

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PHOTO: Haiti - Cuisine Creole - Diri Kole, Kodenn, Macaroni au Gratin

PHOTO: Haiti - Cuisine Creole - Diri Kole, Kodenn, Macaroni au Gratin

Gade photo saa... Yon ti lezanj ki ap kraze yon plat manje kreyol laa... Diri Kole ak pwa wouj, Sos kodenn, bannan fri ak yon bon gratiné... Pa mande li, li pap bay ladan l...

Depi jan w wè misye kebe fouchèt la sou manje ou ka wè ou pap jwenn... LOL...

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Bouillon Cubes - Haitians call them all MAGGI

Bouillon Cubes - Haitians call them all MAGGI

Haitian women has been using Maggi bouillon cubes for cooking for so long that the Creole word for Bouillon Cube is MAGGI... Yo mete maggi nan tout bagay... But do you know how bad this stuff is for you health?

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