Haiti


 * Family members may be used as long as their relationship to you is noted- ex: grandmother )**

His home town in Les Cayes, Haiti. Meghan Hirsch 4/30 - Makenson Lusma (service trip translator)
 * What is the name of your home town?**

They have a dominate diet. Rice and beans is the main course of the meal and there is usually a side dish of a meat, unlike Americans who have the meat as the main course. Kahlil Smith 4/08 - Mr. Maseille-Haitian/Caribbean
 * How does your heritage affect the food that you consume in your home?**

He rarely eats meat because it isn't easy to obtain and is very expensive. He eats mostly rice, beans, and eggs. Coffee is also very popular. Meghan Hirsch 4/30 - Makenson Lusma (service trip translator)

His family shops at places like Bodega (Spanish markets) rather then places like Acme, and Genuardis. Bodegas are where they find most of the ingredients for things.Kahlil Smith 4/08 - Mr. Maseille-Haitian/Caribbean
 * What marketing practices does your family use in order to obtain the supplies needed to prepare food from your native country ?**

He currently still lives in Haiti, so he gets his food and ingredients at market places and people who sell from their homes from their own crop. Meghan Hirsch 4/30 - Makenson Lusma (service trip translator)

For Thanksgiving they of course have rice and beans, turkey, mac and cheese, but their mac and cheese is made with diced ham in it, plantains-fried, collard greens which they make a little differently. They also make a special drink. It can be red or white. It consists of Haitian rum, cinnamon, coconut, lots of sugar, and condensed milk. It is a very thick and toxic drink. As children you only get a tiny sip of it. In his culture they do not eat stuffing. Mr. Marseille actually says he has never even had it before.Kahlil Smith 4/08 - Mr. Maseille-Haitian/Caribbean
 * Give an example of a holiday tradition in your home that incorporates food into the celebration.**

For Christmas with his wife, they have turkey with rice and beans. They also make fresh plantains and hard boiled eggs. His friends and family usually bring a vanilla and cinnamon banana pudding as well. Meghan Hirsch 4/30 - Makenson Lusma (service trip translator)

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 * Provide a family Haiti recipe related to your culture. Click link to recipes.**
 * Podcast - 2008**

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