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Haiti Street Food, manje kwit or Chin Janbe, for $1 or less

Haiti Street Food, manje kwit or Chin Janbe, for $1 or less

In a country that struggles with hunger and malnourishment, many Haitians turn to the informal street restaurants known as "manje kwit" or "Chin Janbe" that line many of the city's major streets.

The manje kwit or Chin Jambe cooks offer meals for $1 or less. Their fare is a lifeline for many Haitians living on less than $2 a day.

From small houses made of sheet metal and draped with sheets, they serve teachers, students, porters and shoe polishers just to name a few.

If you have visited Haiti but never tasted their street food, your exploration is yet incomplete. You can identify over one hundred and fifty street food items in the informal street restaurants that line many of the city's major streets. Haitian foods are a blend of influences. Creole cuisine originates from a blend of several culinary styles that populated the western portion of the island of Hispaniola, namely the French, African, Taíno natives, and Spanish influence. Mixed roots and spices, basic yet zippy, simple and grounded by the reality of the tropics and the back-story of its African heritage, yet touched with a hint of French complexity. Street food is comparatively a new concept in Haiti. Vendors sit under umbrellas on every Port-au-Prince sidewalk peddling fare like fried plantains, chicken, and spaghetti. Some enterprising Haitians, however, are consciously taking a cue from food truck scenes abroad and adding their own Creole twist.

Haitian Street Food Sellers are known as 'Chin Janbe'--they are the lifeline for many of the capital's food-insecure resident. The street food venders are simple poor men who prepare food in their small houses and shanties. Some of them are great chefs who sell their foods in the stalls near bus stations, churches or on the edges of local markets and serve local people at an affordable price like 75 gourdes ($1) or less, while the average cost of a plate of food in basic Creole restaurants here is 250 Haitian gourdes ($4). Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, where most citizens live on less than $2 a day.

In early July when protests against price hikes paralyzed Port-au-Prince, these informal street chefs known as "manje kwit, without prior notice, were forced close their stalls. They could not sell their prepared foods. Whatever they had, had to share within the family and rest distributed free to their neighbors. Thus, they lost a major part of their savings cum investment in a single day. During the five days of protest, many of their poor clients struggled to find food which they can afford to buy.

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Labapin, A Popular Haitian Food Found In Key West - Haitian Food

Labapin, A Popular Haitian Food Found In Key West - Haitian Food

Here is a picture ofa popular Haitian food found in Key West. Most Haitias know it as Labapin. This food can be found almost every wher in Haiti

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Haitian Chef, Chef Stephan Durand

Haitian Chef, Chef Stephan Durand

Here is the picture of a famous Haitian Chef, Chef Stephan Durand

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Chef Stephan promoting Haitian Gastronomy all over the world

Chef Stephan promoting Haitian Gastronomy all over the world

Here is Chef Stephan with his signature dish, promoting Haitian Gastronomy all over the world

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Haitian Chef serving Mais moulin, soup joumou at White House

Haitian Chef serving Mais moulin, soup joumou at White House

May, 2016 - Haitian Chef (Chef Stephan Durand) serving Mais Moulin, Aran so and Soup Joumou at the White House in Washington DC for the Caribbean-American Heritage Month Celebration

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Our Lady Bakery in Delray Beach, Florida

Our Lady Bakery in Delray Beach, Florida

The Success Story behind Our Lady Bakery

Located in Del Ray Beach, Our Lady Bakery is run by Haitian-Americans Pierre and Josette Moise. The bakery makes authentic Haitian breads.

The first few years in business were lean and the Moises feared failure. But Pierre sold bread from his van to grocery stores and merchants started ordering. Today bread is delivered to 40 Haitian, Jamaican, and Hispanic grocery stores.

The Moises will open a new store on Southeast First Street with a take-out restaurant in addition to the bakery.

102 SE 2nd Ave - Delray Beach, Florida 33444
(561) 272-3556

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Ce Bien Haitian Bakery in Immokalee, Florida

Ce Bien Haitian Bakery in Immokalee, Florida

The Haitian Diaspora in South Florida, settled there for many decades, has imported an essential component of their daily diets, Haitian breads. This business is specializes in Bakeries.
Haitians typically head out to their favorite Haitian bakery for their morning breakfast of freshly-baked indigenous breads. Ce Bien Haitian Bakery, located in Immokalee, is one of the best and well-thought-of around.

For more information on where to find a Haitian bakery near you, download the Florida509 mobile app to your Apple or Android cell phone.

Ce Bien Haitian Bakery is is one of the Haitian businesses serving the Haitian community in Immokalee as well as people on love with Haitian food.

316 S 1st Street - Immokalee, Florida 34142
(239) 657-3000

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La Baguette Shop in New York

La Baguette Shop in New York

Family Recipes make La Baguette a Traditional Favorite

La Baguette, an American-Caribbean bakery, is a family-owned and -run full-service bakery and lunch spot. Established more than 20 years ago, many of their breads and pastries are made from generation-old family recipes.

A run-down of offerings include their famous patties (chicken, beef, and cod fish,); croissants, fresh wheat hero and wheat Creole breads; carrot, pound, and butter cream cakes; turnovers, cookies, soups (split pea, minestrone, lentil spinach, chicken), and wheat and oatmeal porridges.
Stop by to experience their attentive service and Haitian hospitality.

La Baguette Shop
191-09 Jamaica Ave
Jamaica, NY 11423
Tel: 718-468-2525

La Baguette Shop
7915 Flatlands Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11236
Tel: (718)676-1790

La Baguette Shop
229-24 Linden Blvd
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
Tel: 718-977-1169

La Baguette Shop
2705 Church Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11226
Tel: 718-282-4221

La Baguette Shop
1836 Rockaway Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11236
Tel: 718-758-4330

La Baguette Shop
1028 Nostrand Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11225
Tel: 718-363-0944

La Baguette Shop
191-09 Jamaica Ave
Jamaica, NY 11423
Tel: 718-468-2525
 
La Baguette Shop
2705 Church Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11226
Tel: 718-282-4221
 
La Baguette Shop
1836 Rockaway Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11236
Tel: 718-758-4330
 
La Baguette Shop1028 Nostrand Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11225
Tel: 718-363-0944
 
Grand Opening!
La Baguette Shop
1855 Nostrand Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11226
Tel: 347-955-5559

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Belle Epoque cafe and bakery in Brockton

Belle Epoque cafe and bakery in Brockton

Popular Haitian-American restaurant and bakery, Belle Epoque, was launched at its new location on Massasoit Plaza in Brockton. Mayor Balzotti performed the ceremonial duties in the presence of local and state officials.

Belle Epoque offers both eat-in and take-out service, as well as a successful catering business under the same banner. The Devaris family owns and operates the establishment, which takes pride in preparing custom-designed cakes as well as Haitian-American lunch and dinner cuisine.

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Le Bon Pain Bakery in Queens Village

Le Bon Pain Bakery in Queens Village

Le Bon Pain's Savory Light Fare is located in Queens Village, features light fare, appetizers and desserts, perfect for office parties and art gallery receptions.

A small-scale catering service, Le Bon Pain features their house specialty, beef patties that are encased within a flaky biscuit. Order a dozen and you'll pay only $6.

Other items include seafood and chicken pies. For sweets, carrot cake with cream cheese frosting is a popular choice. And at a cost of $5 you can feed 10 people.

211-65 Jamaica Ave -
Queens Village, New York 11428
(718) 464-8160

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