Haitian spaghetti


Haitian spaghetti is a dish of Haitian cuisine typically served for breakfast. It typically consists of spaghetti noodles and hot dogs in a sauce made from ketchup and epis.

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. Onions, garlic and peppers are common inclusions. Vienna sausage or herring is occasionally used in place of hot dogs.

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. It is considered a comfort food.

Serving

It is a common breakfast dish. 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.

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