Haitian Culture Curriculum Guide

Procedures/Activities:
1. Brainstorm typical snacks that students enjoy. Display student answers on the board or on
chart paper. Ask students why they enjoy their snacks.
2. Discuss snacks enjoyed in American culture and various cultures, such as plantain chips
(Hispanic culture) or pork rinds (African American culture). If possible, bring in some of
these snacks for display. If your class is culturally diverse, students may bring in snacks from
their cultures and present them to the class.
3. Tell students that today the class will make and enjoy a snack from Haiti, the homeland of
many students in Broward County.
4. In small groups, students will bake bonbon sirop. You may want to have sample bonbon sirop
already prepared for students to see before they begin cooking. You should list step-by-step
instructions for making the bonbon sirop on the board for students to copy.
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar cane syrup or maple syrup 4 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar 1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. nutmeg 1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/3 tsp. ground cloves 2 tsp. margarine
1 lb. raisins 2 tsp. shortening
1/2 cup water
5. Students should mix all ingredients. Then bake the mixture in a greased and floured 9” x 12”
pan at 350˚ for approximately 30 minutes.
6. Students eat the bonbon sirop, and write a four-sentence paragraph describing the bonbon
sirop in terms of taste, smell, and appearance. Each group shares its writing with the class.
Assessment:
• Participation in class discussion
• Participation in small group
• Four-sentence paragraph describing bonbon sirop
Follow-up Activity:
Students could bring in snacks from their own cultures for the class to sample, and discuss the
similarities and differences between snacks from various cultures. The class could also cook a
Haitian meal.
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