In the poorest neighborhoods of Haiti, some families fill their stomachs with cookies made from dirt. The practice is a symptom of a far larger crisis, one that is growing as gang violence, displacement and high prices push food out of reach. What Are Mud Cookies? Known in Haitian Creole as bonbon tè, mud cookies are flat discs made from dried yellow clay, mixed with a … [Read more...] about Mud Cookies and Empty Plates — What Haiti’s Cheapest “Meal” Reveals About a Hunger Crisis Affecting Over Half the Country