Haitian Foods

Haiti offers a wide variety of foods. From lots of tropical fruits to various forms of rice, beans, and meat. Haitians love lots of spice and oil! Enjoy the tempting pictures and explanations below:


1. Fruits

HUGE Avocados...my Ipod for a frame of reference!

Watermelon

Mango - my favorite!

Bananas

2. Drinks

Dlo, or water in English. This is how a lot of Haitians get water on the street. Just bite and squirt!

Haitian Cola...sort of like bubble gum flavored soda! Not my favorite.

Juice!!! Can be a mix of fresh squeezed grapefruit, orange, or lime juice...with LOTS of sugar!

3. Meals - Below I have pictures of a few different 'standard' Haitian meals. The main meal of the day is eaten somewhere between 1pm and 3pm. For some people this is the only meal they eat, and for others they have a light breakfast and/or bedtime snack.

Meal #1 - 

Rice, Beef in Red Sauce, Bean Sauce , and Fried Accra

Start with a BIG pot of rice...made with lots of oil!

Next comes Beef with Red Sauce - oil, vinegar, bouillon, and veggies.

Bean Sauce!

Haitian Accra - what starts out looking like a potato, the Accra is ground on a cheese grater.

Then fried to make Fried Accra

Meal #2 -

Fried Chicken, Rice and Beans, Pickles, Cooked Veggies, Fried Plantains( I don't think they are pictured but we usually have them with this meal).

Fried Plantains - think of a cross between a banana and a potato. Fry it up once, smoosh it down...

Fry it up twice and your good to go!

The remnants of Fried Chicken - it is cooked in a sauce of vinegar, bouillon, hot sauce, garlic, onion, pepper, and oil. Then it is covered in bread crumbs and deep fried in oil!

Rice and Beans - one of my favorites! It is so simple, yet so good. Viviane makes the best rice and beans I have ever had.

This may look like simple cole slaw, but watch out. It is NOT! It's cole slaw on steroids. Cabbage and carrots make up the main part but the sauce is what gets you. It is one of the hottest foods I have ever eaten due to the special, little red peppers that you find hidden inside!