BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.2565@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20100815T000000Z DTEND:20100815T000000Z DESCRIPTION:Kau kau: It&rsquo\;s the all-purpose pidgin word for food\, pro bably derived from the Chinese &ldquo\;chow chow.&rdquo\; On Hawai&lsquo\; i&rsquo\;s sugar and pineapple plantations\, kau kau came to encompass the amazing range of foods brought to the Islands by immigrant laborers from East and West: Japanese\, Portuguese\, Filipinos\, Puerto Ricans\, Koreans and others. On the plantations\, lunch break was &ldquo\;kau kau time\,&r dquo\; and the kau kau could be anything from adobo to chow fun to tsukemo no.\n\nIn <em>Kau Kau: Cuisine and Culture in the Hawaiian Islands</em>\, author Arnold Hiura&mdash\;a writer with roots in the plantation culture&m dash\;explores the rich history and heritage of food in Hawai&lsquo\;i\, w ith littleknown culinary tidbits\, interviews with chefs and farmers\, and a treasury of rare photos and illustrations.\n\nIn conjunction with the e xhibition <a href="http://www.janm.org/exhibits/texturedlives/" target="_b lank">Textured Lives: Japanese Immigrant Clothing from the Plantations of Hawai`i</a> DTSTAMP:20241005T150102Z SUMMARY:Good Food\, Classic Recipes & the Remarkable Story of Hawai‘i’s Mixed Plate -- Special Book Signing of Kau Kau: Cuisine and Culture in th e Hawaiian Islands URL:/en/events/2010/08/15/good-food-classic-recipes-the-remarkable-story/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR