Haitian spaghetti

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Haitian spaghetti
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Place of originHaiti
Main ingredientsSpaghetti, hot dogs, epis, tomato sauce
Ingredients generally usedchili peppers, onions

Haitian spaghetti (sometimes espageti, espaghetti, spaghetti a l'hatienne or espageti ayisyen) is a dish of Haitian cuisine typically served for breakfast. [1] It typically consists of spaghetti noodles and hot dogs in a sauce made from ketchup and epis.

Contents

Ingredients and preparation

The dish typically combines epis with ketchup to make a sauce in which spaghetti noodles are tossed. Typically sliced hot dogs are included. [2] [3] [4] Onions, garlic and peppers are common inclusions. [5] [6] Vienna sausage or herring is occasionally used in place of hot dogs. [6]

History

The dish was developed during the period of US occupation from 1915 to 1934, when American foods such as hot dogs and ketchup were introduced to Haiti. [2] [3] [4] [7] [6] It is considered a comfort food. [6]

Serving

It is a common breakfast dish. [2] [3] [4] [7] According to Eater in 2017, it was not a common item on restaurant menus, but was becoming more common and was available from street vendors. [2] [6]

Fusion spaghetti dishes

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References

  1. Ménager, Mona Cassion (2005). Fine Haitian Cuisine. Educa Vision Inc. ISBN   978-1-58432-256-6.
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