Handheld · Savory Pastry
Patè
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It looks like Jamaica's beef patty from across the street, but Haiti's patè is its own pastry tradition, often filled with hot dogs, herring, or spiced beef.
A square or triangular pastry is filled with seasoned ground meat, salted fish, or vegetables, then fried or baked until golden. Street vendors sell them hot, especially in the morning alongside coffee.
Why it's made this way: French colonial pastry technique merged with Haitian seasoning — epis and Scotch bonnet heat — to create a distinctly Haitian handheld snack.
Roughly what's in it
290kcal
9gprotein
28gcarbs
16gfat
Estimated per typical street-vendor portion — not lab-tested.
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