HaitiLibre Quiz

Vegetables 2.1 HAITI

Difficulty Level: N2 Intermediate
This second intermediate difficulty quiz explores the diversity of our Creole markets and gardens through more specific questions. Test your knowledge as an informed amateur about our local products, their varieties and their traditional uses. Deepen your knowledge while having fun with our farm wealth!
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Which elongated green vegetable, with tender flesh and rough or smooth skin, is eaten cooked in broth, sautéed or used to prepare the famous vinegar can called pikliz?

75% of players answered correctly.

THE CORRECT ANSWER: Cucumber

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus), commonly known as konkomb in Creole, is a popular fresh vegetable in Haitian markets. Grown both in the plains and in mountain areas, it benefits from the tropical heat to offer abundant production. In Creole cuisine, cucumber is not only eaten raw in a refreshing salad; it is also incorporated cooked in meat broths or sautéed with other vegetables from the garden. Its crispness also makes it an ingredient of choice to garnish the traditional pikliz next to cabbage and carrots. Composed of more than 95% water, it is an ideal source of hydration during hot periods. It brings essential minerals like potassium and vitamins from group B. Its fast and accessible cultivation makes it a mainstay vegetable product for local trade.