Category:Haitian Recipes

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Visitors and locals alike enjoy the roast goat called 'kabrit', the fried pork 'griot' or poultry with a Creole sauce 'poulet creole', to name just some of the most popular meat dishes. Haiti displays a general coastal cuisine, with fish meat, lobster, shrimp and sea-food readily available. Fruit including guava, pineapple, mango, banana, melons, breadfruit is often used in fruit salads, compotes or other delicious desserts. Sugarcane is often prepared and sold on streets and enjoyed at home as well as a tasty treat or snack. Coconuts are often the number one choice when it comes to beverages. You will notice that many of the Haitian appetizers are lighter variations of main dishes such as the Boiled Fish, Conch (Lambi), Chicken (Poule) or Fried Pork (Griot). Desserts will often include the sweet and tasty fried bananas (Beyen) or the traditional sweet potato bread (Pain patate) you will notice that Haitian desserts tend to be the perfect final course of a delicious meal.

Try these recipes to learn about Haitian cuisine:

Appetizers:
 * Griots

Entrees
 * Poulet Roti A La Creole

Desserts
 * Beyen (fried bananas)