Soup Joumou – Part 1 🇭🇹🍲 Before you start cooking, here are all the ingredients you’ll need to make this iconic Haitian soup. For the meat, you can use beef, oxtails, or beef neck bones—each one adds rich flavor to the soup. This is the first step to creating a dish that represents freedom, tradition, and Haitian pride. Stay tuned for the next part! #soupjoumou #haitianfood #haitianrecipes #haitiancuisine #happyhaitianindependenceday | Discover Haitian Cuisine

Ever heard of soup joumou!? It’s a delicious Haitian dish served on Haitian Independence Day, that symbolizes their historical quest for freedom from slavery. We explore more on how Haitians celebrate their ancestors and the deep roots behind this soup on the newest episode of #Ritual. Watch now on PBS Voices on YouTube! | PBS Digital Studios

Soup Joumou is more than just food in Haiti it’s a symbol of freedom and independence. Eating it on January 1st commemorates Haiti’s liberation from slavery in 1804. | Discover Haitian Cuisine

Soup Joumou carries the history of Haitian freedom. During slavery in Haiti, this rich pumpkin soup was reserved for enslavers and forbidden to enslaved Africans. When Haiti won its independence on January 1, 1804, Haitians reclaimed the dish as a symbol of liberation and dignity. Since then, Soup Joumou has been prepared and shared every New Year’s Day to honor the ancestors who fought for freedom. Each bowl represents resistance, resilience, and the right to enjoy what was once denied. It is n