Such peace and understanding can start over a bowl of soup Joumou, chicken soup with Matzah balls, black-eyed peas and cornbread, or any other food you can bring to the table. It’s all good.

Soup Joumou, a Haitian pumpkin soup often shared on New Year’s Day, brings together people of different cultures, bridging differences.

Its traditional joumou soup has been awarded protected cultural heritage status by UNESCO. Joumou soup is a hearty blend of pumpkin, potatoes, squash, beef, chili peppers and other things.

Creamy and delicious, this Harissa Pumpkin Soup is made with Leftover Pumpkin Guts and 7 other easy-to-find ingredients. It is an easy and dairy-free bowl of wholesome comfort.

Soup joumou, a simple dish, serves as a potent symbol of this extraordinary journey, embodying the values of freedom, strength, and love that define the Haitian spirit.

As the group dipped into the rich pumpkin soup, I don’t think anyone was thinking about how different we were from each other. We only knew how tasty the soup was and how much alike we were. And we ...

Such peace and understanding can start over a bowl of soup Joumou, chicken soup with Matzah balls, black-eyed peas and cornbread, or any other food you can bring to the table. It’s all good.