Haitian Labouyi Bannann Recipe
Labouyi bannann is Haiti's creamy green-plantain porridge, spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg and finished with milk.
Joe PostAugust 24, 2026
Haitian cooking is bold, sour and deeply seasoned. Griot, the twice-cooked pork, and soup joumou, the pumpkin soup tied to Haitian independence, are the two dishes most people meet first.
Beside them sit diri ak djon djon cooked with black mushrooms, the vegetable stew legim, akra grated from malanga, and marinad fritters.