Haitian Food, History & Pride in Miami | No Passport Required with Marcus Samuelsson | Full Episode 

This makes me so happy inside. Puerto Rican born raised, in Miami. My main group of friends in high school were Haitian. Still keep in touch with a lot. But life happens. I'm back in Puerto Rico, but this was my life. I once went to a party in little Haiti and actually had some Haitian friends tell me not to go. But I went with my group of Haitian friends that were going and had a blast. It was family. It was unity. I would never move back to Miami. I'm home. But Haitian food, the culture the people I miss so much. Very blessed to have my Haitian family visit me in Puerto Rico now. Kinda looks the same as Haiti. So makes me happy to have them here. Also, Tons of hatians live in Puerto Rico. We took in over 200 Haitian and Dominican refugees this year alone.

This is beautiful, I grew up in Miami and I am also Haitian. Personally, I never thought Miami or being Haitian was a big deal growing up but as I have aged and learned more about my culture, I have learned to appreciate my city and where my ancestors come from. Thanks for showcasing it and promoting the culture.

After watching the Guyana episode I was hoping for a Haitian one and to my delight it was uploaded an hour ago! I’m so proud of and happy! 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹

I really love Haitian people. They're proud Africans.

Grew up with a lot of Haitians in my community and I will forever have love and respect for their people and culture.

One of the things i miss about Miami is Diri...love it. Bless up our Haitian siblings. 🇯🇲

Big up to all Haitians/Haitian Americans on here! 🇭🇹❤ Together, we forever stand strong regardless what the world says or thinks💪

Haiti will rise again one day💪🏾🇭🇹. It’s a shame that Haiti is not talked about in U.S. history. After Haiti gained its independence, Haitians helped the U.S. fight for its freedom and won, and not only did they help the U.S. gain their independence they also helped several other countries like Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica, and Bolivia. Haiti used to be a strong nation, but slavery was a big source of income for many, and after Haiti fought to abolish slavery the whole white world has hated Haiti ever since. And they’re making Haiti pay for it now.

Some people ask, with all the bad thing happening in Haiti why are we still so proud to be Haitians. It's our resiliency, its our hope , its our history of trail blazer, Its our love of the Country, The enemies have tried their best to kick us out and keep us out of our county's affairs, but they can never stop us from loving our land.

Haitian food is elite 🇭🇹💛💛💛

I absolutely adore the Haitian community because of their pride in themselves, and in their African heritage. They are a beautiful community ❤

I'd like to visit Miami just to taste Caribbean food especially Cuban and Jamaican and Haitian

I'm so glad I watched this episode. I'm a Southern Black woman that have worked with Haitian, Filipino,Mexican, Puerto Rican,African, Italian, German and an entire host of people in the medical field. Can't wait to visit Little Haiti!

I'm Haitian American and I appreciate this so much, thank you for highlighting our culture.

I'm black american/Jamaican and growing up in Broward FL I always admired and respected the Haitians. They are one of the most beautiful group of ppl I ever known. They have always shown warmth and treated me like family. Their rich history, culture, language, food and vibes are everything to me. They played a very important part in my life and still do to this day 💯❤️

I am Guatemalan but my parents-in-laws are Haitian the food is so good

I love the Guyana one, and watching this one too almost made me cry my wife that passed away last year was half Guyanese and Haitian, and I growing up in South Miami Florida, this made me really emotional oh, it was a good episode. Great work guys

My husband is Haitian and we now live in Florida. We’re gonna have to drive down to Miami to have some Haitian food. Thanks so much for sharing..🙏🏽😋

This is supposed to be about understanding, celebrating, and embracing other cultures. I don’t understand the need for hateful comments. The Constitution has granted us the right to freedom of speech. However, with any right comes responsibilities. Just because you have the right to say something, doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to say. Among the biggest blights on our society are hatefulness and exclusion. Remember, even Jesus broke bread with sinners.

PLEASE keep these coming❤️ as an 30 year old African woman… I’m learning

Incredible people and culture, thank you Marcus for displaying the Haitian culture! The spirit of the Haitian pple is amazing, Haiti will be prosperous. Love from Ethiopia!

Marcus exhudes kindness and respect for these communities, I love his series. Merci anpil !

One thing about that Haitian spirit, it will never die !!! 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹

most Haitian foods are very good . really go ahead its very tastlh and healthy

I love Haitian food

❤ This Haitian American is grinning from ear to ear.

I love learning about Africans across the globe. This episode on Haitian community is delightful. Through food I see our shared heritage like pikliz and chow-chow.

I miss my grandmother's West Indian food.. Rest in peace

We are Haitian and we love our culture 💙❤️

Thank you so much for featuring this episode on Haitian cuisine and culture. Considering there's a whole city named after Haiti in Miami, you can't mention Miami w/out mentioning Haitians feels so good to be apart of such a beautiful rich history and culture ❣️🇭🇹

Nothing, like Haitian food. The flavors are unmatched. Enjoy.❤🔥🇭🇹

Learning how to make Soup Joumou is such a rite of passage for us and learning the history behind it is what makes it so significant. Watching him take in the process and taste the finished product just warms my heart. Thank you for posting this.

Haitian American born and raised in Miami. Watching this makes me miss my grandmother who was born in Haiti and migrated to America in her young adult days. I swear she could throw down in the kitchen making great Haitian dishes and knew how to make every dish. I would always tell folks that Haitian food is some of the best food you will taste in the entire world.

Thank you! As a first generation Haitian-American.... Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to see Marcus Samuelsson (my favorite chef) trying Haitian food.❤

By far chef, this is my favorite episode. I’m not Haitian but I am from African dissent and this just makes me so proud to see our culture grow and evolve and expand to something so beautiful. Thank you so much for this episode.💜🙏🏾💜🙏🏾💜🙏🏾💜🙏🏾💜🙏🏾💜

I have been enamored with all things Haiti through literature and music. When I moved to Miami twenty years ago I discovered Little Haiti driving down NE 2nd Ave. to take my son to school. The shops, the people, the artwork, and the glorious food… such a vibrant and welcoming community.

I live in Miami and this is one of the best things in Miami. The many different cultures. I love my Haitian people one love ❤️

The mother of Independence. My country ❤

This was sooo good! I love his docs! Please do Jamaicans in NY next 😊

❤Thank you for sharing the big beautiful beautiful lihgt on Haiti snd they input on food . I use to live on East 96th.-&- wintroop st.Brooklyn N.Y when Haitians started moving into East Flatbush (50's years ago) As a African American .It was a amazing time to see them transform old forgotten streets in to new ones..(and open stores to bring light into forgotten places in Brooklyn ❤❤❤❤

My best interest in Haiti is their sweet Haitian Creole language which now I am learning how to speak and write through Duolingo.

This is one of the most beautiful and in-depth videos I have ever watched made about Haiti. You and your team highlighted so many different Haitians from all walks of life. The gardeners, the business owners, fashion designers, and a small family. As a Haitian, I loved watching this and it truly melted my heart. Thank you for showing our rich culture filled with the most resilient individuals alive and dead.

Thank you for seeing us bro that's why you are the top Chef! ❤🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹

My parents from Haiti 🇭🇹.

It’s a beautiful thing, January 1st… visiting family and friends, and sharing a bowl of soup.

I worked with allot of Haitian people at a Casino in Roomservice here in Connecticut. My friend Leo (I would call him "Leo the Lion 🦁" ) he would bring me in his Haitian cuisine and it was delicious 😋, haven't seen him in years but this video reminds me of his culture and his beautiful personality 😊❤ Thank you!!

This was beautifully done! It filled my heart to see us portrayed as who we REALLY are. We are a strong, intelligent, resilient, beautiful people! We are rich in culture, spirit AND resources. It made me emotional when Sandy reminded us...we fought for our freedom, it was not given to us. That's the spirit I grew up on. We work hard for what we have and are taught to use our impeccable intellect and our tireless hands. Watching unlocked joy filled core memories. Again, thank you for sharing! Proud to be 🇭🇹

I thorough enjoyed this episode. I've never been to Little Haiti or Haiti but there was a sense of authenticity of a REAL Black story that was familiar to me. I have been to Africa so I could follow the connections of food and colonialism. LOVE THIS SHOW!!!

Fantastic episode, Marcus! You did a lot of justice here in showcasing the beauty, variety, and talent in the Haitian culture. The cuisine looked mouthwatering, and the people you met with were more vibrant than ever. Hats off!

Born and raised in Miami with Haitian immigrants parents I really enjoyed this episode.

Thank you Chef for highlighting our rich and vibrant Haitian culture ❤ 🇭🇹

Haitian food is amazing and deserves coverage but I expected this piece to do this exhausting thing that every other piece about Haiti and Haitians in mainstream media does (this is PBS, yet unconsciously perhaps, there wasn't much departure there) and I got served with the same old redundant narrative right from the intro, which prompted me to skim. I long to see a Haiti-related piece that talks of Haiti and Haitians in relation to beauty, rich musical traditions, architecture, breath taking tropical landscapes, amazing revolutionary history, world-renowned paintings and sculpture, pretty traditional clothing, carnival elation, pride. This side of Haitian culture NEEDS to be shown as well. It's high time! When the culinary or cultural traditions of other Caribbean nations or Hispanic nations or whatever nations in their respective geographical sphere are brought up on video, they get that respect. Why can't Haitians get it too? There is beauty in Haitian culture and as in any other community, there are different types of human experiences and standards of living in Haiti as well as in its diaspora. Not everything is about misery, earthquake, busted up buildings, refugee status. This is not to say to ignore the hardships (I am NOT promoting avoidance) but to provide a BALANCED, more diversified portrayal of the Haitian experience in the same way that other cultures receive when they are being discussed. It's funny how I never see other Caribbean islands being systematically portrayed in that manner. Do people not think that these other places don't experience poverty and corruption as well? Do they not migrate? Yet I will never see a foodie episode get the poverty bombing treatment that Haitians automatically get every time the culture is being discussed. There is something very systematic and perverse about the single-minded narrative and imagery of Haitians and it contributes to stigmatization. There's no reason for a foodie episode to unfold like that.

What a wonderful history of Haiti 🇭🇹. The food looks delicious too

I have known some really cool Haitian people and I love seeing the culture and foods. Thank you! I recognize that guy Fabrice from Ready To Love.

This was so well done!

I love my Haitian people. The food is evident of their soul. Persistent, strong, and tasty

I'm so proud to be Haitian.... Go Haiti 🎉❤❤🎉🎉❤❤

I am an African and leaved 6 month in haiti at a place called vivimichel was nice . They are good people and i really emjoyed their food. Haitian and African get along very well. Love them so much and they love to danse. They good people.

As a Haitian American..this hits home very hard..and nostalgic is overwhelming. Thank you

The reason why I love, respect the people of Haiti is wherever they maybe they like talking of their country and where hosted, always wearing their flag hoisting high around their necks, what a beautiful people!!!!

It’s so interesting because the Haitian community in New Orleans also eat soup joumou.

This makes me happy, being a proud Haitian from Miami I love seeing more spotlight being shined on the Haitian community down here. We’ve been here for decades and are a large part of the culture of this city. Representation matters! 😊

I lived in LIttle Haiti before it was Little Haiti, made some wonderful friends, tasted Griot at around 11 years old and fell in Love! This was late 70's.

Excellent thank you Marcus Samuelson for the best food culture doc I have ever seen. 1804 wow just mind blown over the richness and depth of Haiti and how much it has come over to USA. I hope Little Haiti cont to thrive

Def one of the best series on YT/TV. I'm sure Anthony Bourdain would be proud to see the food/travel/culture genre in great hands,

Pride, love and joy! Big up you my Haitian cousins!

Absolutely LOVED this episode! As a Caribbean-American I really appreciate all that was showcased and look forward to checking these places out when I venture to Miami!

I really loved watching this. Thank you, chef Marcus, for investing your time into our culture and putting this film out into the world.

I would love to visit Little Haiti. When I was a child, my favorite babysitter was Haitian.

Thank you so much Marcus for creating such a beautiful rendition of what Haiti stands for and represents. In truth, this video brought tears to my eyes seeing how proud my people are and how far we have come. Ayiti/Ayisyen are here to stay and will continue to spread our culture through our food, music, art, spirituality, and folklore dance. 🇭🇹❤️💙💛

Where do I start. Great episode. I can't wait to watch more of these episodes, Mr. Samuelsson. I love documentaries on the African diaspora. The history, the culture, the food, the music, everything. I can watch documentaries like this all day everyday. So much to learn about our culture all around the world. I love it. This is like a cool breeze after a long hot day. We see so much negativity about our communities in the news. Nothing positive, like your documentaries. Keep them coming. Thank you.

I believe the spice does make food healthier and more people should be more about it

I love learning about the history and culture of food from this series. And I really appreciate the emotional intelligence that Marcus has when he interviews different people. It's beautiful...makes me feel some hope in this often negative world.

Our food is delicious thank you for sharing 🇭🇹💪🏾✊🏾

I am so proud to be a American by law and Haitian by blood Glory to god in the name of Jesus

Perfectly done documentary! Not just because I’m Haitian but because the artistic composition, historical significance and the genuine showcase of the depth of Haiti’s culture roots brings this beauty video together. Merci Marcus ❤💙 🇭🇹 🇭🇹 ❤💙

I'm so happy to watch this video This is what we must spread througout the world. Because Haiti is not this gangs violence and clash But Haitui is love, good vibe, yummy cuisine Let's pray and act for this Haiti ...

This was an amazing feature. I learned so much about the Haitian culture and food just fantastic.

👏🏾👏🏾This was an amazing video showcasing my Haitian culture through food. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this beautiful experience and seeing my people thriving. I’ve shared the video with my Jamaican husband and kids. This was a great way for them to experience my Haitian culture.

I really enjoyed watching this! My great grandfather was Haitian but I don’t know that side of my family so watching Haitian history makes me feel close to a side of my bloodline that I never knew.

😱 thank you sooooo much CHEF it should have been a Haitian native doing this presentation but my God you did it even better with so much love thank you again now is truly the time to show most people that Haitians and Haiti as a combatant country is a very very part of the world 👏🏼👏🏼🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😘😘😘😘😘🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👌🇺🇸🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹

I love Marcus Samuelsson! And he makes me love the world!

Wow this is such a well crafted documentary. Thank you for sharing our culture in such a beautiful way with respect to all parts of it. 🇭🇹

It's so beautiful to see how in just in 3 decades how much the people have flourished in all areas. Education, Politics, Career's. Beautiful to see when give opportunities people not only thrive but succeed.

such a beautiful show!! such an honor to learn about the Haitian community !1

I feel so proud. Thank you for sharing the light on my home town. ♥️🇭🇹

Marcus I love you so much and I thank you for all that you do thank so much for sharing this beautiful culture with us❤

Marcus kudos to you and your team. This show is amazing. I love the stories, culture & history that was showcased through food. Haitians have a rich and beautiful heritage. 😢

This documentary melted my heart from start to finish ❤❤

This video was everything. Very nice. Haitian food is the best.

Well done Mr Marcus Exhudes we appreciate you

This was so amazing to watch. Proud of our people and so appreciative of Chef Marcus for bringing our beautiful culture for the world to see ❤️ 🇭🇹 💙

This was a beautiful show!!! Thank you! Love all things Caribbean and S. Florida ❤🎉❤🎉

Marcus, you are one of my favorite chefs. I love the work that you’re doing. This was very informative and enjoyable. Thanks so much.💕🙏🏽

Great Job🇭🇹❤

I remember seeing this a few years ago! I’m so glad RU-vid has it! 💕

Sak Pase im so happy that you was there

That was an excellent episode. I really enjoyed that and I learned something new about Haitians and I think you for that. God bless you all. God bless you.

This was so beautiful!!! It gave me the goosebumps but in a good way. Born and raise in Miami and I am haitian as well. We need more recognition because our culture is one of the best and I am so proud to be a Haitian. Long live my people♥

I love it ! Thank you so much, you did an amazing job!