Diri djondjon (''Black mushroom rice'') is a native dish of
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and s ...
. It is essentially a meal consisting of rice made with edible black
mushrooms
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans.
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called
djondjon.
The meal is more common in the northern region of the country and therefore can be considered a regional specialty.
When the mushrooms are boiled, they release a grayish-black coloring giving the rice its gray color and the dish's distinctive flavor. The dish is often served with some sort of meat, whether it be fish, chicken, or shrimp (usually mixed in the rice).
See also
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List of mushroom dishes
This is a list of notable mushroom dishes and foods, comprising foodstuffs prepared using mushrooms as a primary ingredient.
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References
Haitian cuisine
Rice dishes
Mushroom dishes
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