Haitian Food Recipes
This is what Fey LALO (Jute Leaves) looks like - Haitians love to eat Legume Lalo
For all of you Haitian-Americans who have never seen what LALO looks like, this is it. These are the leaves that become delicious Lalo Legume, a very popular dish in Haitian Cuisine.
Visit this link to see a picture of a tasty "Chodye Legim Lalo". It is guarantied to make you run to the nearest Haitian restaurant right now and get you some.
Chodye Legim Lalo - Legume Lalo - Haitian Jute Leaves Stew
What is legume Lalo? Looks delicious doesn't it? Lalo Legume is a vegetable stew made with Lalo leaves and beef. It is called Lalo in Haitian Creole but in American English it's called jute leaves.
So, lalo legume is lute leaves stew.
But in Haiti, we say: Gad'on chodye legim lalo mezanmi!
Visit this page if you want to see what Lalo leaves - the jute leaf - looks like before it is cooked.
What's for Breakfast : Boiled eggs and sliced mangoes
When it's mango season in Haiti, there's of plenty of fresh organic mangoes to eat. Add some boiled eggs to the plate and you have yourself a nice, delicious organic Haitian breakfast.
I always add crushed garlic and leek (that's poireau in French) on top of my boiled eggs.
Leek or poireau in French adds the following to your breakfast:
potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin A, vitamin B-6, iron and magnesium to this simple breakfast.
Garlic reduces your blood pressure, improves your cholesterol level, improves your bone health. overall, it helps you live longer.
To learn more about the eggs and mangoes health properties, read the related articles below.