On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:59:58 GMT, Orlando Enrique Fiol
> wrote:

wrote:
>>Haitian Mud Pies: Video
>>In Cite Soleil, people make and eat mud pies. It's not out of hunger,
>>but because 'sometimes, you just crave dirt.'
>
>Here I was thinking the Haitian barbecue connection arose from the
>Haitian preference for charcoal cooking, much to the detriment of
>Haiti's forests. But alas, it was just yet another pejorative article
>poking fun at Haitians for being so poor that they have to eat mud.
>
>Orlando

Actually, it's more a reflection of what happens with black self-rule.