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No controversy over this Haitian soup joumou recipe, from Nadege Fleurimond - The Haitian Times
No dish says independence, liberation and freedom quite like Haitian soup joumou. Sipping the hearty soup, traditionally made with squash, beef and vegetables is an indispensable New Year’s Day tradition...
My First Attempt At Making Haitian Joumou Soup (Recipe Inside) - L'union Suite
My husband and I moved away from my family in South Florida this past summer and I'm still adjusting to the changes of being away from family. One of the hardest things I've been learning to adjust to is not having my family near during the holidays and...
Soup Joumou - Traditional Haitian Recipe | 196 flavors
The most important tradition of the Haitian New Year is soup joumou, otherwise known as turban squash soup, pumpkin soup, January 1st soup or independence soup, the soup that symbolizes Haitian freedom more than all others. What is soup joumou? Every...
Soup joumou: A Haitian New Year tradition, a reminder of a slave-led revolution | WLRN
The Haitian New Year's Day tradition of soup joumou or pumpkin soup is said to date back to January 1, 1804, the day Haitian slave and revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti’s independence from its French colonizers...
Soup Joumou: Haitian Beef and Pumpkin Independence Soup Recipe by Nadege Fleurimond - The Haitian Times
Haitian slaves were not allowed to have this delicious and aromatic pumpkin soup, a favorite of French slave masters. On Sunday, January 1, 1804, when they gained their freedom, they celebrated with music and food in the Place d’Armes, in the city of...
October recipe: Soup Joumou | Anabaptist World
The Hungry Hounds is the food blog of Paul and Rebecca Shetler Fast, Country Representatives for Mennonite Central Committee in Haiti. Learn more about MCC Haiti at their new blog: www.haitimcc.org. Dieujuste Saint-Surain stands in his field in Senk-Pòt...