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Answers: I may be travelling to Haiti this summer and I have a SEVERE nut allergy. I can avoid eating nuts in the US by simply reading the ingredients label, asking the cook, or not eating questionable food. Do people in Haiti cook a lot with nuts? What nuts are eaten in Haiti and how often? With what dishes? Also, what about fish? Since Haiti is an island, do people eat fish frequently? (I'm allergic to some fish too)

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Their cusine is not primarily seafood based (like Japan) NOR is it nut based (like Thai) either. But I am sure they will have some seafood dishes and some dishes may contain nuts.

BEST BET:
Just make sure to tell your waiters that you have a severe seafood/nut allergy. Also, have someone write down on a little piece of paper in the local language/lingo that you have these severe allergies and carry this in your wallet at all times. Show it to anyone related to your food prep & service.
Also, keep an epi pen handy just in case!

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Haitian cuisine is a mixture of various cuisines, of a similar nature with fellow Latin American countries. It employs similar techniques with the rest of the Caribbean with influences from French, Spanish, and African cuisines, and a few derivatives from native Taino cooking. Though similar to other cuisine in the region, it carries a uniqueness native only to the country and an appeal to many visitors in the island. Haitians use vegetables and meats extensively and peppers and similar herbs are often used for strengthening flavor. Haitian cuisine tends to be moderately spicy, not mild and not too hot. In the country, however, many businesses of foreign origin have been established introducing several foreign cuisines into the mainstream culture. Years of adaptation have led to these cuisines (Levantine, for example) to merge into Haitian cuisine.

Rice and beans in several differing ways are eaten throughout the country regardless of location becoming a sort of national dish. It is a staple meal consisting of a lot of starch and high in carbohydrates. In the more rural areas however, great distances from the major cities, other foods are eaten to a larger degree such as 'mayi moulen'; a dish comparable to cornmeal that can be eaten with 'sos pwa' (a sauce consisting of blended beans), fish, or alone depending on personal preference. Tomato, oregano, cabbage, avocado, kidney beans (along with many other varieties of beans), red and green are several of the many types of vegetables/fruits that are used in dishes. Banane Pézé', flattened plantain slices that are fried in oil is what is known as tostones in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, and are very popular in Haiti as both a snack food and as part of a meal. They are frequently eaten with "tasso" and/or "griot", which is cooked beef and pork respectively.

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fish, yes.

peanuts - probably.
they are sometimes called "ground nuts."

i have no info on the others.

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dont eat the fish if your worried bout it

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