The 12th Festival Haiti en Folie, inaugurates its first Culinary Fair at Parc Lafontaine (Montreal) on July 28 and 29, 2018 from 11 am to 11 pm, Free admission for all !

A unique opportunity to discover or rediscover, during this great culinary festival, the typical Haitian cuisine concocted with love by a variety of Haitian caterers and restaurateurs in Montreal: The inevitable Griot (fried pork seasoned), the typical Tassot (spicy fried goat), the traditional Fritay (mixed meat and fried vegetables) the Creole Chicken (fried or in sauce) and the delicious Pikliz.

The festival's program includes culinary workshops, exotic drinks and cocktails, local Haitian dishes, Haitian and Caribbean recipe books. Spices, in a rhythmic musical atmosphere and decor that showcases Haitian handicrafts and local products featuring the Official Rum Festival of the inevitable Rum Barbancourt.

For this first edition, the festival will be pleased to welcome renowned chefs : Ti-Joe BBQ, Restaurant Sous le Palmier, La Référence Restaurant, La Cayenne Restaurant, La Cayenne Service Traiteur, Billy Bubbles Montréal, Les Délices de Patrice.

Saturday, July 28 :

2 pm : Pikliz

Chef Hans Chavannes and Kenny Pelissier, owner of the Casserole Kréole delicatessen shop, offer you when you love grilling to spice up your kitchen with Pikliz (a mixture of cabbage, onions and very spicy vinegary carrots) and a must-have in the Haitian cuisine.

Sunday, July 29 :

12:00 pm : Chiquetaille

Chef Leeds from the Fringale Exo catering service will make us rediscover A classic appetizer of Haitian cuisine

2pm : Accras

Chef Dany Jacques, owner of the restaurant O'Rhéma, brings a unique touch to gastronomy by fusing the fine West Indian cuisine with several culinary influences and offers us a fresh cuisine in the form of tapas, or the "accras", a typical entry of its origins.

S/ HaitiLibre