Haiti: Menu of Typical Dishes
A list of typical Haitian dishes and foods. Use it to help you plan a Haitian-style meal, party or festival.
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 and vegetable stew)
- Soup Joumou (Squash soup)
Poultry
- Poul neg Maron ak Kalalou (Chicken with okra and mushrooms)
- Tassot de Dinde (Dried turkey)
Meats
- Bef Salé (Dried and fried beef)
- Boeuf á la Haïtienne (Beef with tomatoes and peppers)
- Boulet (Meatballs)
- Griots (Fried pork cubes)
Seafood
- Krevet (Creole shrimp)
- Lambi (Boiled conch)
- Mori ak Sos (Saltcod with sauce)
Vegetables and Beans
- Aubergines à l'Haïtienne (Eggplant stewed with beef)
- Banan Peze (Fried plantains)
- Diri ak Pwa (Red beans and rice)
- Labouyi Banane (Pureed plantain)
- Militon Gratinen (Chayote gratineed with cheese)
- Patat Boukannen (Baked sweet potatoes)
- Diri ak Pwa (Red beans and rice)
- Sos Pwa Frans (Sweetpeas)
- Sos Pwa Rouj (Red beans in sauce)
- Veritab Fri (Fried breadfruit)
Breads and Grains
- Diri ak Djon-djon (Rice with dried black mushrooms)
- Diri ak Pwa (Red beans and rice)
- Makaroni Gratinen (Macaroni and cheese)
- Mayi Moulen (Cornmeal mush)
- Pen Mayi (Cornbread)
- Pitimi (Millet pilaf)
Sauces and Condiments
- Confiti Mango (Mango chutney)
- Sauce Ti-Malice (Hot pepper sauce)
- Zepis (Creole spice blend)
Pickles and Preserves
- Pikliz (Spicy pickled vegetables)
Desserts
- Benye (Banana fritters)
- Diri Olé (Rice pudding)
- 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)
