Riz au Djon-Djon

Rice is an immense favourite throughout the Caribbean and much ingenuity is shown in dishes that vary from island to island, or, as is the case with Riz au Djon-Djon, within themselves. In its simplest form it can accompany a main dish of fish or meat. A more elaborate version, accompanied by a green salad, can be served for lunch.

The mushrooms used are Haitian black mushrooms, tiny, with inch-long inedible stalks. European dried mushrooms, such as German pfifferlinge, give almost