Kau Kau: Cuisine & Culture in the Hawaiian Islands

Good Food, Classic Recipes & the Remarkable Story of Hawai'i's Mixed Plate In "Kau Kau" (the traditional all-purpose pidgin word for Island food), author Arnold Hiura explores the history and heritage of food in Hawai'i, with little-known culinary tidbits, interviews with chefs and farmers, more than 70 recipes ranging from local plantation classics to Hawai'i Regional Cuisine, and a treasury of rare photos and illustrations. This hardcover book includes the essential — the "Kau Kau 100 Ethnic Potluck Primer," a guide to 100 different items commonly found in local cuisine — and the esoteric — a 1920's recipe for a "poi cocktail" — in a single, well-researched volume.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 178 pages

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