Haitians love spicy food, I believe it is from our deep African roots that makes us love it so much. I’ve had Nigerian Jollof rice (I had to specify Nigerian, because there are different kinds) that was ridiculously spicy, like burn my mouth spicy, like spit fire spicy. Everyone around me was eating it all normal and enjoying it, and I wanted to enjoy it too because I could definitely taste the flavor in it but it was just too much for me to handle. Now even though I’m not a spicy kind of girl, I understand the importance of having that special spicy kick in certain cuisine. Haitian food for example would be lacking without the piman (pepper)! We typically use scotch bonnets whole with all the seeds(where all the heat resides in hot peppers) in rice mixed with some kind of bean or in our meats. Some Haitians chop it up with the seeds and put it in their food that way, I chop it up but don’t use all the seeds; I add about 4-5 seeds which is typically as much as I can handle but it still gives the food that delicious scotch bonnet flavor. Do you guys love hot pepper or are you weak like me? LOL Let’s talk!!