Haiti was a tough one. It gave us all some pause. I even questioned whether I should cancel the stop. In the end, we celebrated Haiti as foodies do — with a tribute to their food and their indomitable spirit.
We only have 2 stops left (Cuba and Puerto Rico) before we say adíos to the tour. It’s really been a great experience. Any suggestions for the next one?
First-time contributor to the tour, my friend and newbie blogger, Norma of Platanos, Mangoes and Me in NY made Haitian Doughboys for a Saturday brunch.
Val of More Than Burnt Toast in Vancouver made Macaroni Au Fromage. She also wrote a very informative and thoughtful post to accompany the dish.
Jeanne of Cook Sister in London and the force behind H2Ope for Haiti made joumou soup (a meal in a bowl) for us.
Andrea of Family and Food in Germany brought sweet banana fritters. She also informs us about a Hand for Haiti. (see below)
Catalina of Dust Bath in Minnesota, another new contributor, prepared an entire Haitian dinner. Here’s her pumpkin-based joumou soup. Check out the rest of the courses on her blog.
Natasha of 5 Star Foodie in VA made Pain Patate from boniato (sweet potato bread).
And here comes Oz of Kitchen Butterfly in The Netherlands bringing us Tasot Cabrit (fried goat meat) which she likens to her native Asun from Nigeria.
Andrew Scrivani, a New York Times photographer and author of Sunday Sauce in NY tells the story of artist Andrew Zukas whose heart (and stomach) are in West Africa and Haiti.
Lastly, Cinzia of CindyStar in IT must have had all the burners on her stove occupied with other foods because she opted to send us the story of Anacoana, the Queen of Ancient Haiti. 
Help Haiti:
H2Ope for Haiti is an online raffle which expires March 7. Still time to make a bid.
A Hand for Haiti is a cookbook containing 87 recipes by 71 enthusiastic cooks is available for a minimum donation of $10.
Next Stop: Cuba, March 8
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Wonderful dishes!I didn’t make it this week…..Sorry, but I will see you in Cuba.This tour was amazing, Joan! I can’t way for the next one.
I am glad you decided to still have Haiti as one of your stops Joan. It gave us each a moment to reflect as well as research more about this wonderful country.
Great roundup Joan! I am also glad you left haiti in the tour – now more than ever is a good time to make people sit and think about the country and its people for a few minutes. How about an African culinary tour next??
That’s an interesting suggestion. Thanks.
Everything looks wonderful. I’m so glad you didn’t cancel your stop.
I’m glad that we explored Haiti’s cuisine, it is a great tribute. I am curious to read the story of the queen of Haiti, on my way to check out the post.
Thanks for the round-up. I’m also happy you didn’t cancel this stop – in that case I wouldn’t have learned about Haitian cuisine. Everything sounds so yummy, that I even ordered a Haitian cookbook. Can’t wait to cook all the recipes. As a suggestion for the next tour: what about the Middle East? The Daring Cooks had that theme recently when we had to make mezze, and I learned that Middle Eastern cuisine is really yummy! Just think of falafel, tabbouleh, raita, pita bread – YUM!
Another good suggestion. I’ve been a fan of mid-Eastern cooking for a long time.
I am so glad you decided not to cancel this tour giving me an opportunity to be part of it. I am also interested in reading the story of the queen.
Thanks Joan!
Maybe for Puerto Rico I might cook something, maybe an “Arroz Apastelado” I been craving it for awhile… as for Cuba well I’ll leave that one alone, I already have waaaayyyy to many Cuban stuff on my blog lol. or who knows
Would love to have you join us.
I love your tours! Thanks a bunch!
This was one of the more interesting food tours, I learned something and now I want to taste and explore Haitian cuisine.
great round up and lovely dishes!
tour suggestions:
Africa
Asia – so large you could divide in 2 parts
Europe – the countries missing from last year
well, joan,it seems you have enough to go ahead for long, and we’ll happily join you!
Thank you Cinzia for your enthusiasm, participation and support. All the rest of you too!!
If u move Cuba to may, we can include the wedding…
Hi, Joan!
Great reads… and very timely. The JOOMOO soup story is so touching… please e-mail me when you announce your next culinary tour. This is such a fabulous idea, and I do not want to miss the next one.
Thanks!!
XO
Valerie
Glad you didn’t cancel.
Love the tour, as always!
LL
Love your tour Joan! It’s been fun seeing all the dishes created for each country. A cookbook in itself! I hope to join in for one of these last stops. And hopefully when you do this next time my life won’t be as hectic! Un abrazo amiga!
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