Haitians cook nearly everything in pig fat, so even beans are to be avoided. One traveller survived on a diet of cornflakes, boiled eggs and fruit. Only the expensive restaurants and hotels will have a vegetarian option on the menu. Haiti s Barbancourt rum is excellent. The distillery is in Damians and can be visited.
Rum punch is popular but often over-sweet.
The local beer, Prestige, may be too sweet for some palates but is an acceptable alternative to sweet, fizzy drinks. The Dominican beer, Presidente, is the best of the foreign beers sold in Haiti, but Beck s is more widely available. All rights reserved.