Bakery

Le Foyer Bakery--to hear customers tell it--makes the best Haitian pates in all of Haiti. The item is so popular people turn up to order them when the bakery opens at 7 am.

A Caribbean turnover made of biscuit dough and stuffed with a choice of chicken, ground beef, or salt cod, they fly off the trays, baked fresh all day long. For an inexpensive and savory breakfast on-the-run, start your day at Le Foyer Bakery.

132 Babson St., Mattapan Square
Mattapan, Mass

617-298-0535

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Haitian patty is called in Haitian Creole "pate" (pronounced pah-tey) derived from the French word "patisserie" and consists of delicate, flakey puff pastry surrounding some sort of filling. There is a great emphasis on producing delicate layers.

The most typical fillings in Haitian Patties are ground beef, ground chicken, salted cod (bacalao), smoked herring, and ground turkey. The beef and chicken fillings are seasoned with garlic, thyme, a pinch of cloves, and scotch bonnet peppers. The cod patties (morue) are filled with finely flaked salted cod that has been rehydrated and seasoned with spices and scotch bonnet peppers

Like most pastries, Haitian patties are best when they are fresh out of the oven in the morning, making them an ideal choice for a breakfast on the go, especially if you're one who prefers something savory for breakfast over something sweet.

There are two main shapes to take into account with Haitian patties that usually denote the two most popular fillings: beef patties (and sometimes chicken) are square while cod patties (and sometimes herring) are triangular.

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One of the primary food items in the Haitian society is bread. This is a bakery located in the region of Beauchamp.

In the day to day life of a Haitian, bread is the substance of life. It is often eaten in the morning,

The bread is relatively cheap to make and readily available meal throughout the day.

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