Gangs blamed for pulverizing Haiti’s lam veritab sector, threatening cultural fare like tonmtonm

Gangs blamed for pulverizing Haiti’s lam veritab sector, threatening cultural fare like tonmtonm

PORT-AU-PRINCE — In a narrow alley in Delmas, wedged between clothing vendors and a car station, Mariciana Frederick stands out as the sole seller of tonmtonm—a traditional breadfruit dish native to her hometown in Haiti’s Grande-Anse region. Made from the pulverized produce, called lam veritab in Creole, it’s usually served with a steaming okra gravy loaded with crab, shrimp or crayfish, an affordable favorite that locals have long relied on to…