Haitian spaghetti (sometimes espageti, espaghetti, spaghetti a l'hatienne or espageti ayisyen) is a dish of
Haitian cuisine
Haitian cuisine is a Creole cuisine that originates from a blend of several culinary styles that populated the western portion of the island of Hispaniola, namely African, French, indigenous Taíno, Spanish, and Arab influences. Haitian cuisin ...
typically served for breakfast. It typically consists of spaghetti noodles and
hot dog
A hot dog is a grilled, steamed, or boiled sausage served in the slit of a partially sliced bun. The term ''hot dog'' can also refer to the sausage itself. The sausage used is a wiener ( Vienna sausage) or a frankfurter ( Frankfurter Würs ...
s in a sauce made from ketchup and
epis
Epis (, ) is a blend of peppers, garlic, and herbs that is used as a flavor base for many foods in Haitian cuisine. Some refer to it as a pesto sauce. It is also known as ''epise'' and ''zepis''. It is essential for Haitian cuisine.
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Ingredients and preparation
The dish typically combines
epis
Epis (, ) is a blend of peppers, garlic, and herbs that is used as a flavor base for many foods in Haitian cuisine. Some refer to it as a pesto sauce. It is also known as ''epise'' and ''zepis''. It is essential for Haitian cuisine.
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with
ketchup
Ketchup or catsup is a table condiment with a sweet and sour flavor. "Ketchup" now typically refers to tomato ketchup, although early recipes for different varieties contained mushrooms, oysters, mussels, egg whites, grapes, or walnuts, amon ...
to make a sauce in which spaghetti noodles are tossed. Typically sliced
hot dog
A hot dog is a grilled, steamed, or boiled sausage served in the slit of a partially sliced bun. The term ''hot dog'' can also refer to the sausage itself. The sausage used is a wiener ( Vienna sausage) or a frankfurter ( Frankfurter Würs ...
s are included.
Onions, garlic and peppers are common inclusions.
Vienna sausage
Vienna sausage (; Viennese/Austrian German: or ; Swiss German: ; Swabian: or ) is a thin parboiled sausage traditionally made of pork and beef in a casing of sheep's intestine, then given a low-temperature smoking. The word is German fo ...
or
herring
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Herring often move in large Shoaling and schooling, schools around fishing banks and near the coast, found particularly in shallow, temperate wate ...
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.
Fusion spaghetti dishes
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Barbecue spaghetti
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Cincinnati chili
Cincinnati chili (or Cincinnati-style chili) is a Mediterranean-spiced list of meat-based sauces, meat sauce used as a topping for spaghetti or hot dogs ("coneys"). Both dishes were developed by immigrant restaurateurs in the 1920s. Its name e ...
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Filipino spaghetti
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See also
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List of pasta dishes
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Poorman's Meal Poorman's Meal is a classic American Depression-era dish consisting of fried potatoes and slices of hot dogs.
The Poorman's Meal was popularized by Clara Cannucciari, who lived during the Great Depression, remembered the dish, and made popular vi ...
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