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Espageti ak Aran (Herring Spaghetti)

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It's eaten as breakfast, not dinner, a habit tracing to Italian pasta imports adopted into Haitian morning routines alongside smoked herring and sliced hot dog.

Boiled spaghetti is tossed in tomato paste, oil, and flaked smoked herring or hot dog coins, then piled onto plates by breakfast-cart vendors near Port-au-Prince's schools and offices.

Why it's made this way: The dish became a fixture of the capital's fast-paced breakfast culture, where office workers and students grab a plate from street carts before the morning commute.
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