"A lot of us think that soup joumou is this very one specific thing. It does vary from household to household," says Nadege Fleurimond, an author and the chef-owner of BunNan and Fleurimond Catering in Brooklyn.
No matter what differences may lie between every cup, bowl, or pot of soup joumou, one thing remains the same: soup joumou means freedom.
On January 1, 1804, Haiti became the Western Hemisphere's first Black republic - the result of a 13-year revolution during which enslaved Haitians fought against and overthrew their French rulers.
The soup is built on a base of either calabaza squash, butternut squash, or pumpkin; filled with root vegetables like carrots, potatoes, and turnips; seasoned with epis.
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