What Haitian rice dish is made with black mushrooms known as djon djon?

The Haitian rice dish made with black mushrooms known as djon djon is diri ak djon djon.

Diri ak djon djon is rice cooked with djon djon mushrooms, which are especially associated with northern Haiti. The mushrooms are soaked or boiled to make a dark, aromatic broth; the strained liquid is then used to cook the rice. Seafood, peas, or other ingredients may be added depending on the recipe.

Djon djon gives the dish its deep color and earthy flavor, making it different from ordinary white rice or rice cooked with beans. The mushrooms are valued as a distinctive Haitian ingredient rather than simply as a garnish.

The name is Haitian Creole: “diri” means rice, while “ak” means with. It is sometimes described in English as Haitian black mushroom rice, but the Haitian name is the more specific canonical answer.