Haitian Cuisine & Recipes

Typical Haitian Dishes

Appetizers

• Akra (Black-eyed pea fritters)

Salads

• Chiquetaille de Morue (Saltcod salad)
• Salad Pomdete (Potato salad)
• Salad Zaboka (Avocado salad)

Soups

• Bouyon (Meat & vegetable stew)
• Soup Joumou (Squash soup)

Poultry

• Poul neg Maron ak Kalalou (Chicken with okra & mushrooms)
• Tassot de Dinde (Dried turkey)

Meats

• Bef Salé (Dried & fried beef)
• Boeuf á la Haïtienne (Beef with tomatoes & peppers)
• Boulet (Meatballs)
• Griyo (Fried pork cubes)

Seafood

• Krevet (Creole shrimp)
• Lambi (Boiled conch)
• Mori ak Sos (Saltcod with sauce)

Vegetables & Beans

• Aubergines à l'Haïtienne (Eggplant stewed with beef)
• Bannann Peze (Fried plantains; see Tostones recipe)
• Labouyi Banane (Pureed plantain)
• Militon Gratinen (Chayote gratineed with cheese)
• Patat Boukannen (Baked sweet potatoes)
• Diri ak Pwa (Red beans & rice; see Moros y Cristianos recipe variations)
• Sos Pwa Frans (Sweetpeas)
• Sos Pwa Rouj (Red beans in sauce)
• Veritab Fri (Fried breadfruit)

Breads & Grains

• Diri ak Djon-djon (Rice with dried black mushrooms)
• Makaroni Gratinen (Macaroni & cheese)
• Mayi Moulen (Cornmeal mush)
• Pen Mayi (Cornbread)
• Pitimi (Millet pilaf)
• Diri ak Pwa (Red beans & rice; see Moros y Cristianos recipe variations)

Sauces & Condiments

• Béchamel (Basic white sauce)
• Confiti Mango (Mango chutney)
• Sauce Ti-Malice (Hot pepper sauce)
• Zepis (Creole spice blend)

Pickles & Preserves

• Pikliz (Hot pickled vegetables)

Desserts

• Benye (Banana fritters)
• Diri Olé (Rice pudding; see Arroz con Leche recipe)
• Kok Graje (Coconut candy)
• Pen Patat (Sweet potato bread)
• Pudin (Bread pudding)

Beverages

• Godrin (Fermented pineapple beverage)
• Ji Chadek (Grapefruit juice)
• Labouyi Bannann (Banana cream)
• Sitronad (Lemonade)