Soup Joumou is part of Haitian culture. Every January first, to celebrate the holiday and wish good luck for the New Year, pumpkin soup is prepared and shared in every family unit all around the ...

Under French rule, enslaved Haitians were required to harvest the ingredients and cook the soup, but were never allowed to consume it, as soup joumou was a delicacy that was reserved exclusively ...

Anyone lucky enough to have Haitian friends and food in their lives knows about the complex flavors of soup joumou ... even blessed this column with a recipe at the end. This interview has ...