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fiogf49gjkf0d TYPICAL FOOD
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THE FRENCH CUISINE IS GOOD AND THE CREOLE SPECIALITIES
COMBINE FRENCH TROPICAL AND AFRICAN INFLUENCES.
POPULAR DISHES INCLUDE GUINEA (HEN WITH SOUR ORANGE SAUCE),
TASSOT DE DINDE (DRIED TURKEY), GRILLOT (FRIED ISLAND PORK),
DIRI ET DJONDJON (RICE AND BLACK MUSHROOMS), RIZ ET POIS
(RICE AND PEAS), LANGOUSTE FLAMB? (LOCAL LOBSTER), TI MALICE
(SAUCE OF ONIONS AND HERBS), PIMENT OISEAU (HOT SAUCE) AND
GRILLOT ET BANANE PESE (PORK CHOPS AND ISLAND BANANAS).
DESSERTS INCLUDE SWEET POTATO PUDDING, MANGO PIE, FRESH COCONUT
ICE CREAM, CASHEW NUTS AND ISLAND FRUITS.
TYPICAL DRINKS
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THE ISLAND DRINK IS RUM AND THE BEST IS PROBABLY 'BARBANCOURT'
MADE BY A BRANCH OF HAITI'S OLDEST FAMILY OF RUM AND BRANDY
DISTILLERS. FRENCH WINE IS AVAILABLE IN THE BETTER RESTAURANTS.
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