Haiti Recipes

The first Black republic and its proud Creole table. Not sure what to eat in Haiti? Start with Diri Kolé ak Pwa, Legim, Pen Patat and Espageti Ayisyen. Here are 8 authentic Haiti recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
8 recipes
Diri Kolé ak PwaOuest (Port-au-Prince), Haiti · easy · 1 h 5 minHaiti’s national rice and beans: red beans cooked into coconut-scented rice with thyme, clove, and Scotch bonnet.
Espageti AyisyenOuest (Port-au-Prince), Haiti · easy · 30 minHaiti's famous breakfast spaghetti tossed with smoky herring, onions, peppers, and a hit of epis and ketchup, savory morning comfort.
Soup JoumouOuest (Port-au-Prince), Haiti · medium · 2 hA golden squash soup with beef, pasta, and root vegetables, Haiti's soup of freedom, eaten every New Year's Day.
Pen PatatOuest (Port-au-Prince), Haiti · easy · 1 h 30 minA dense baked pudding of sweet potato, banana, and coconut milk, warmly spiced, a Haitian Sunday sweet.
GriotOuest (Port-au-Prince), Haiti · medium · 6 hHaiti's beloved fried pork: shoulder washed in citrus, marinated in epis, simmered tender, then fried until the edges crackle, served with fiery pikliz.
LegimOuest (Port-au-Prince), Haiti · medium · 2 hA thick Haitian vegetable stew of eggplant, cabbage, chayote, and greens cooked down with epis-marinated beef and mashed into a rich, savoury sauce.
Akra (Haitian Malanga Fritters)Ouest (Port-au-Prince), Haiti · easy · 1 h 10 minGrated malanga blended with garlic, scallion, green pepper, thyme, parsley and Scotch bonnet, fried in spoonfuls into craggy golden fritters and eaten hot with pikliz.
Diri Djon Djon (Haitian Black Mushroom Rice)Ouest (Port-au-Prince), Haiti · easy · 1 hLong-grain rice cooked in the inky, earthy liquor of dried Haitian djon djon mushrooms with garlic, thyme, clove and peas, turning grey-black and fragrant, served beside meat or fish on special days.
📋 Teaching Haiti?A free, printable Country of the Week guide for the classroom: geography, a kid-friendly recipe, and discussion prompts.
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