# The best Haitian dishes

Griot, diri djon djon, soup joumou and pikliz: the signature dishes of Haiti's Creole cuisine.

- 3 votes · 18 items
- Dec 19, 2022 · Geneviève Gagnon
- https://even.best/en/l/3330/the-best-haitian-dishes

## Top 18

1. **Griot** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Citrus-marinated pork, fried.
2. **Akra** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Grated malanga fritters.
3. **Chicken with cashews** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Chicken with cashew nuts, from the north.
4. **Soup joumou** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pumpkin soup of 1 January, Independence Day, on UNESCO's list.
5. **Diri djon djon** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Black rice cooked with djon djon mushrooms.
6. **Pikliz** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pickled cabbage, carrot and hot pepper relish.
7. **Haitian patty** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Puff pastry filled with meat, herring or salt cod.
8. **Fried plantains** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Green plantains flattened and twice-fried.
9. **Rice and beans** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Rice cooked with red beans, the everyday side.
10. **Rice with legim** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Rice with a vegetable and meat stew.
11. **Goat tasso** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Marinated goat, fried until crisp.
12. **Ti-malice sauce** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Spicy, tangy sauce served over griot.
13. **Chicken in sauce** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Chicken in Creole sauce.
14. **Mayi moulen** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cornmeal, often with bean sauce.
15. **Tchaka** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Stew of hominy, beans, pumpkin and meat.
16. **Pain patate** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Soft sweet bread of sweet potato, cinnamon and evaporated milk.
17. **Kremas** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Creamy coconut and rum liqueur.
18. **Rhum Barbancourt** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Haiti's most famous rum.

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