Spicy Garlic Edamame
A. Weaver || 'Okakopa 15, 2022 Whether you are going to a lūʻau or cruising over to your neighbor's house to wala ʻau or kani kapila, pupus (small plates) and drinks will always be served. Plastic Tupperware containing various kinds of poke (seasoned cubed fish) and bottles of Tūtū's chili pepa wadah (a spicy vinegar condiment), seize the culinary history of Hawaiʻi's past. The roots of "pupu culture" can be traced back to the Hawaiian communal style of eating. This style of eating/snacking was meshed with the immigrant cultures that were introduced to Hawaiʻi by way of plantation labor in the mid to late 1800s. These communal influences spread to create a paʻu hana (after work) tradition of gathering over salty bites and drinks once the laborious day is finished. The word, pupu , is Hawaiian in origin and refers to the shell of a mollusk. However, over time the term pupu came to mean small bites of food that possibly could have fit within a mollusk shell. In...