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| Place of origin | Haiti |
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| Main ingredients | Spaghetti, hot dogs,epis, tomato sauce |
| Ingredients generally used | chili peppers, onions |
Haitian spaghetti (sometimes espageti, espaghetti, spaghetti a l'hatienne or espageti ayisyen) is a dish ofHaitian cuisine typically served for breakfast.[1] It typically consists of spaghetti noodles andhot dogs in a sauce made from ketchup andepis.
The dish typically combinesepis withketchup to make a sauce in which spaghetti noodles are tossed. Typically slicedhot dogs are included.[2][3][4] Onions, garlic and peppers are common inclusions.[5][6]Vienna sausage orherring is occasionally used in place of hot dogs.[6]
The dish was developed during the period ofUS occupation from 1915 to 1934, when American foods such as hot dogs and ketchup were introduced to Haiti.[2][3][4][7][6] It is considered a comfort food.[6]
It is a common breakfast dish.[2][3][4][7] According toEater in 2017, it was not a common item on restaurant menus, but was becoming more common and was available from street vendors.[2][6]
