Pineapples, passion fruit and poi: recipes from Hawaii

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Frontcover -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FOREWORD -- BEVERAGES, BOLSTERS EYE-OPENERS, PUPUS -- BEVERAGE DEPARTMENT -- BOLSTER DEPARTMENT -- EYE-OPENER DEPARTMENT -- PUPUS -- STRICTLY HAW AllAN -- Foods and Customs -- ENTERTAINING IN TRUE HAWAllAN STYLE -- Hawaiian Torches and How to Make Them -- Leis and How to Make Them -- Kahilis and How to Make Them -- Entertainment -- The Luau -- THE CHINESE INFLUENCE -- THE KOREAN INFLUENCE -- THE JAPANESE INFLUENCE -- FILIPINO AND TAHITIAN FA YO RITES -- STRICTLY ODD-BALL -- PROVISIONERS -- GLOSSARY -- INDEX -- Backcover.;Here are more than two hundred recipes from Hawaii that are as varied and distinctive, as appealing and inviting as are its delightful scenery and its charming people. Polynesian to begin with, the islanders and their food have been tempered extensively-and nicely-by assimilating many of the fine traits of the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipinos, Portuguese, and mainland Americans who have make Hawaii their home. All of these influences are reflected in this delightful potpourri of delectable and distinctive Hawaiian dishes. Some of them call for the generous use of.