Haitian cuisine has multiple ethnic origins to it. You mayfind a French, African or a Mexican touch to Haitian cuisine, to name a few.
But primarily, the cuisine is inspired from foods of Franceand Africa. Haitian cooking styles and culinary techniques have a distinct andunique touch to it. Nowhere else will you find such uniqueness.
Haitian cuisines use a lot of meat, vegetables, and peppers.So you might call it in a way – moderately spicy food. To add to the flavor offood, exotic herbs are added.
People from non-spice eating countries can relish Haitianfood, because it is moderately spicy. Over the years, Haiti’s exposure to thewest has created an induction of western food elements into traditional Haitiancuisine. So you might find a lot of fusion food designated as Haitian food.
Chicken and goat meat are used extensively. Chicken is madein a popular marinating technique, by dipping it into a mixture of lemon juice,sour orange juice, pepper, and garlic.
Some popular Haitian foods are as Manje Kreyòl, Legim, Tchaka and Pate. With food, alcoholic beverages are combined as well. Popular ones arebeer, and rum. But the most popular one is Clarin, which is made from molasses.
