Piman bouk is the famously fiery pepper of Haiti's Sud department, hotter and fruitier than a standard scotch bonnet, and rarely found fresh in US stores.

Where can I find djondjon mushrooms in the US?

Dried djondjon occasionally appears in Haitian specialty markets in cities like Miami and Brooklyn, but it is almost impossible to find in mainstream American groceries.

Kasav is Haitian cassava flatbread, one of the island's oldest foods. Packaged versions exist in Latin markets, but fresh kasav is very hard to find in the US.

Rapadou is Haiti's dark, unrefined cane-sugar block, used to sweeten coffee and hot chocolate with a deep molasses flavor that brown sugar cannot replace.

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