Haitian Food
July 15, 2014

The typical meal I chose to represent is called Morue and its origins is from the Haitian ethnicity. Morue is a meal usually eaten at dinner time alongside Sauce Pois Rouge (red pea soup) which is served with rice, and drank with Ginger & Cinnamon tea. To make Morue, you need: 1 lb. of salt cod (morue), water as desired, 1 small diced shallot, 1 small diced onion, 1 cup of olive oil and 1 hot pepper. To prepare this meal, “add the cod in a saucepan and cover with water. Let boil over medium-high heat. Drain the cod and soak in cool water. Shred the boiled cod. Drain and set aside. In a skillet, heat the oil and sauté the remaining ingredients. Add the cod and sauté lightly for 2-3 mins (Recipes, 2014).”

Traditional Food Common foods that Haitians eat depends on the time of the day. For breakfast, a Haitian may eat very light. Bread, butter and coffee which gives them energy to work and is easy to digest is what they may consume. Lunch is typically the largest meal of the day and will consist of heavy starches, like cornmeal, boiled foods, rice, beans, potatoes and a type of meat. The typical traditional Haitian food is Creole. Creole is a mix of Spanish, French and African foods. Haitians believe in consuming and not consuming a variety of foods to maintain their health. For example, teenagers with acne issues, will most likely not drink acidic drinks, like soda and orange juice. After preforming strenuous activity or an action that increases the body temperature, they will not eat anything that is hot, for fear that it will mess up the body’s natural homeostasis. “When ill, Haitians like pumpkin soup, bouillon, or a special soup of green vegetable, meat, plantain, dumplings and yam, all kinds of porridge, oatmeal…..” (Colin, 2014). When it comes to food intolerances, Haitians tend to veer from uncooked or spoiled