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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.'

Kevin Sites narration:
In Haiti's worst slum, Cite Soleil, people actually make and eat mud
pies. Now, the dust is collected from the central region of Haiti in
an area called Hinche.

It's mixed with water. Here, Myriene Vincent and her son Onelove work,
pushing the dirt through a cheesecloth, separating it from twigs and
stones and mixing it into a batter.

Kevin Sites (off camera):
"So she's screening out the dirt and stuff, right?"

Translator (off camera):
"Sorry?"

Kevin Sites (off camera):
"She's screening out the rocks and the dirt?"

Kevin Sites narration:
Now once the batter is made, it's swirled out onto plastic mats and
dried in the sun.

People made dozens of these every day. They're normally eaten by
pregnant women and sometimes children.

Here, Mary Pierre actually collects hers, and she's going to sell them
five for a dime in the Cite Soleil market.

Now, people say it's not so much out of hunger that they eat them, but
"sometimes, you just crave dirt."

Way Back Jack wrote:
> http://hotzone.yahoo.com/b/hotzone/blogs4141
>
> 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.'
>
> Kevin Sites narration:
> In Haiti's worst slum, Cite Soleil, people actually make and eat mud
> pies. Now, the dust is collected from the central region of Haiti in
> an area called Hinche.
>
It's called geophagy, which is a subcategory of pica. Pica is a disease
categorized by eating inappropriate objects and material. Haiti isn't
the only place it is practiced - it occurs in the US among certain
ethnic groups, it occurs in Africa, it was practiced by native
Americans. It is an attempt to ingest needed minerals.

-SD-

On 8 Oct 2006 09:31:34 -0700, "-SD-" > wrote:

>
>Way Back Jack wrote:
>> http://hotzone.yahoo.com/b/hotzone/blogs4141
>>
<snip>
> It is an attempt to ingest needed minerals.

Not in all cases

http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/nutrit.../aa011100a.htm
http://www.babycenter.com/expert/pre...h/1186643.html
http://www.health.uab.edu/default.as...4&return=18687
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sf wrote:
> On 8 Oct 2006 09:31:34 -0700, "-SD-" > wrote:
>
> >
> >Way Back Jack wrote:
> >> http://hotzone.yahoo.com/b/hotzone/blogs4141
> >>
> <snip>
> > It is an attempt to ingest needed minerals.
>
> Not in all cases
>
> http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/nutrit.../aa011100a.htm
> http://www.babycenter.com/expert/pre...h/1186643.html
> http://www.health.uab.edu/default.as...4&return=18687
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I know. I left out the word often. I also was being hurried along by
the rest of the family who wanted to go out for breakfast so I didn't
finish what I was posting - about attempts to ingest needed minerals,
cultural/religious reasons etc. So sue me for not posting a 100%
complete answer.

-SD-

On 8 Oct 2006 14:53:13 -0700, "-SD-" > wrote:

> I didn't
>finish what I was posting - about attempts to ingest needed minerals,
>cultural/religious reasons etc. So sue me for not posting a 100%
>complete answer.

but... the real answer is that there is no known reason for it.
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-SD- > typed:
> Way Back Jack wrote:
>> http://hotzone.yahoo.com/b/hotzone/blogs4141
>>
>> 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.'
>>
>> Kevin Sites narration:
>> In Haiti's worst slum, Cite Soleil, people actually make and eat
>> mud
>> pies. Now, the dust is collected from the central region of Haiti
>> in
>> an area called Hinche.
>>
> It's called geophagy, which is a subcategory of pica. Pica is a
> disease
> categorized by eating inappropriate objects and material. Haiti
> isn't
> the only place it is practiced - it occurs in the US among certain
> ethnic groups, it occurs in Africa, it was practiced by native
> Americans. It is an attempt to ingest needed minerals.
>
> -SD-

You do realize that you are responding (and crossposting) to our
newest crossposting-troll, don't you?

BOB

BOB wrote:
> -SD- > typed:
> > Way Back Jack wrote:
> >> http://hotzone.yahoo.com/b/hotzone/blogs4141
> >>
> >> 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.'
> >>
> >> Kevin Sites narration:
> >> In Haiti's worst slum, Cite Soleil, people actually make and eat
> >> mud
> >> pies. Now, the dust is collected from the central region of Haiti
> >> in
> >> an area called Hinche.
> >>
> > It's called geophagy, which is a subcategory of pica. Pica is a
> > disease
> > categorized by eating inappropriate objects and material. Haiti
> > isn't
> > the only place it is practiced - it occurs in the US among certain
> > ethnic groups, it occurs in Africa, it was practiced by native
> > Americans. It is an attempt to ingest needed minerals.
> >
> > -SD-
>
> You do realize that you are responding (and crossposting) to our
> newest crossposting-troll, don't you?
>
> BOB

Yup....and I felt like posting some information on it.
-SD-

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

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.

On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:54:18 GMT, (Way Back Jack)
wrote:

>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.

Ooooh! What slime-pit did this one crawl out of?

He'll find plenty of like-minded folks in alt.food.barbecue.

On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:53:55 -0600, Kevin S. Wilson >
wrote:

>On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:54:18 GMT, (Way Back Jack)
>wrote:
>
>>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.
>
>Ooooh! What slime-pit did this one crawl out of?

He didn't say; perhaps Haiti.

>He'll find plenty of like-minded folks in alt.food.barbecue.

Do they like to eat dirt too?

On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 14:59:20 GMT, (Way Back Jack)
wrote:

>On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:53:55 -0600, Kevin S. Wilson >
>wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:54:18 GMT, (Way Back Jack)
>>wrote:
>>
>>>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.
>>
>>Ooooh! What slime-pit did this one crawl out of?
>
>He didn't say; perhaps Haiti.

I was talking about you, Chuckles. But you knew that already, right?
>
>>He'll find plenty of like-minded folks in alt.food.barbecue.
>
>Do they like to eat dirt too?

Share with us what are no doubt cogent, articulate, logical thoughts
about black self-rule and I expect you'll begin to see the
similarities.