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Kitchen Vignettes

Soup Joumou

Discover the story behind Soup Joumou, the Haitian Independence Soup.

12/26/2019

Kitchen Vignettes

Soup Joumou

Season 6 Episode 4 | 6m 5sVideo has Closed Captions

Discover the story behind Soup Joumou, the Haitian Independence Soup.

Acclaimed author, farmer and educator Leah Penniman shares how to make Soup Joumou, also known as the Haitian Independence Soup. It is a hearty pumpkin soup traditionally served on January 1 to commemorate the day of Haiti’s liberation from France in 1804. The soup was once a delicacy reserved for white enslavers but forbidden to the enslaved people who cooked it.

12/26/2019

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Kitchen Vignettes

Soup Joumou

Season 6 Episode 4 | 6m 5sVideo has Closed Captions

Acclaimed author, farmer and educator Leah Penniman shares how to make Soup Joumou, also known as the Haitian Independence Soup. It is a hearty pumpkin soup traditionally served on January 1 to commemorate the day of Haiti’s liberation from France in 1804. The soup was once a delicacy reserved for white enslavers but forbidden to the enslaved people who cooked it.

12/26/2019

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