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Put down the tea and sip on this piping-hot broth.
Conde Nasts food magazineBon Appetitisunder fire yet againfor diversity issues.
Soup joumou is a squash-based soup thats historically and culturally significant in Haiti.
When Haiti gained its freedom in 1804, the soup became synonymous with independence.
Its still eaten every New Years Day in Haitian households across the diaspora.
So, dont let the 1.1 star rating confuse you.
If theseBon Appetitcommenters couldve given this recipe zero stars, they wouldve.
Instead, they fully hashed out their issues with the so-called soup joumou.
Oh MY GOODNESS, one anonymous commenter wrote.
AS AN AUTHENTIC BORN AND RAISED HAITIAN.
I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT IS PUMPKIN SOUP WITH HONEY PECANS.
I didnt write this recipe, she wrote onher Instagram Story.
And I definitely didnt write those headnotes.
A claim to tell and celebrate Black stories is just not good enough, she added.
We apologize for misrepresenting this recipe.https://t.co/FSAwACeZtF
