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What to eat at lunchtime in Haiti? The essential meals to savorHaïti
What to eat at lunchtime in Haiti? The essential meals to savor
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  • April 07, 2025
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What to eat at lunchtime in Haiti? The essential meals to savor

In Haiti, manje midi (lunchtime) is much more than just lunch. It’s a key moment of the day, a sacred break where we enjoy hearty, tasty, and nutritious dishes. Whether at home, at the office, or in the small, popular restaurants "kantin" or "manje anba dra," lunch is a true feast.

Lunchtime in Haïti often consists of several essential elements:

1. Rice and vegetables

1. Rice and vegetables

Rice is the basis of the Haitian meal. It can be prepared in different ways:

Stick rice (mixed with red peas, black peas, or Congo peas)

White rice with a well-seasoned bean sauce

Diri ak djon djon, a fragrant black rice with highly prized local mushrooms

2. Meat or Fish

2. Meat or Fish

The main course is usually accompanied by meat or fish, simmered with local spices:

Chicken in sauce (poul an sòs)

Smoked beef or tassot (marinated and fried meat)

Griot (fried pieces of pork, very popular)

Fried or sauced fish

3. Vegetables and Side Dishes

3. Vegetables and Side Dishes

Vegetables also play an important role in "manje midi":

Sautéed vegetables (cabbage, carrots, spinach, lalo)

Avocado, salad, or Grated beets for a touch of freshness

4. A good natural juice

4. A good natural juice

It’s impossible to talk about Haitian meals without mentioning the delicious natural juices that accompany them. Fragrant and refreshing, they are often prepared with:

Soursop

Papaya

Tamarind

Lemon or orange juice

What was your "manje midi" dish today? What is your favorite lunch dish?

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Vertières, Fort Mazi: Beyond historical truth;

If you look up the word vertière in a French dictionary, you will not find it for fear that the world does not know this place represents the Achilles heels of the most powerful European army. What’s more, this one had just successfully won the eastern campaign. French historians of the time erased this geographical location from the radar of history because they did not want to tell the story as it is in the sense of explaining the first great humiliation of the expeditionary army French by bands of slaves who were totally ignorant in the art of waging war, much less in the handling of weapons. However, these illiterate wars routed the Napoleonic army, the most powerful at that time, using the means at hand. This expeditionary army, after having brought Europe to its knees, would experience its first rout by slaves in this geographical location, located in the Northern department of Haiti. Funny story, this city is not on the list of French words even though given its historical importance, it should be at the heart of universal history, far from putting an end to the invincibility of the undefeated army army. So as not to offend the white masters, no political leader has ever asked why vertière does not appear in any French dictionary? However, they celebrate this battle with great fanfare every November 18. What historic hypocrisy among our leaders! After Vertière many other historical places are strangled by historians in order to hide the extremes of atrocities of the French colonists on the slaves. It is in this context of historical strangulation that “Fort Mazi” is not mentioned in school history textbooks. This is located in Petit-Goave, 2nd municipal section, Arnoux locality. We came across this mega fort, during a mobile clinic entirely financed by the Ernest Junior foundation, a charitable foundation which works in the social sector, particularly in the field of art and music. According to residents , the oldest in this locality, this fort was built on at least 20 squares of earth by the settlers. It was a huge military complex divided into compartments, outposts, turtle rooms, rooms for treating colonists, a large Catholic church, and a cemetery. However, we never talk about this fort so much so that it is ignored by history teachers in the town of Petit-Goave. Certainly, the desired disappearance of this fort under the radar of history buries the atrocities, the barbarities, the most inhumane punishments of the colonists on the slaves. Looking closely at reality, everything seems true that it is the largest fort ever built during the period of colonization. Moreover, it probably seems the most fortified in relation to its importance. Remember that Vertière only exists in Haitian school history textbooks while Fort Mazi does not appear, much less in French dictionaries or history books. This explains why this fort was a secret place in which the settlers practiced crimes and atrocities that went beyond human understanding. Is it not a clear desire of historians to hide what this immense fort built on at least 20 tiles of earth really was? Discover the history of Haiti: A fascinating story to explore! : https://haitiwonderland.com/haiti/histoire/decouvrez-l-histoire-d-haiti--un-recit-fascinant-a-explorer/81

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