"Kaukau" is a pidgin slang word meaning "food" or "to eat." The Hawaiian term for food is `ai. The two theories on the origin of the word "kaukau" are the Hawaiian word for table, pâkaukau, and the Chinese word for food, chow chow. In Hawaii we say "We go kaukau!", I would say, "I hungry I like kaukau!" or "Let's kaukau!" The Cuisine of Hawaii is a fusion of foods brought by immigrants to the Hawaiian Islands, particularly of Portuguese, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Polynesian etc.
Monday, May 19, 2014
What's in a Hawaiian Plate Lunch?
Bruddah Bryan of the Skinny Hawaiians describes what makes up a typical Hawaiian Food Plate Lunch here in Hawaii. Beef stew, lau lau, poke, mac salad and chi...
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