If you have any ties to New Orleans, you probably already know the tradition of eating red beans and rice on Mondays ... still cooks today—hails from the Haitian community, which brought ...

Red beans and rice, stewed chicken, griot, pâtés with codfish or chicken, black mushroom rice, salad, and plantains. Relish is a staple dish in Haiti, he said. He served one made from mixed vegetables ...