Sos pwa was one of my favourite Haitian dish growing up. It is basically a bean sauce that can be made from one of many types of beans (e.g. kidney, pinto, garbanzo or pigeon peas). As far as I can remember, I have always had Sos pwa …
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BEANS
The bean plants have their origin in Central and South America and were commonly used by the Aztecs. Many variations stem from this ancestral plant: Limas, black beans, pinto beans, white beans, green beans, kidney beans and black-eyed peas, to mention the most common.
In Africa black-eyed beans (which are indigenous to the continent, where they are a staple food), mung beans and red kidney beans are most commonly used. Beans are used in several types of dishes, for instance soups, stews, rice dishes, salads and as snacks. Mostly grown small scale in compound gardens.
