On 6/17/2015 12:28 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 5:50:43 AM UTC-10, sf wrote:
>> A friend is asking "What's the secret in making Hawaii style "moist"
>> banana pie? I've never heard of it, but I'd never heard of bone in
>> brisket until yesterday either. Do we know it by another name? Any
>> tips to pass along?
>>
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>> sf
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> My guess is that it's different from an American banana pie in that it's not a cream pie but pretty much an apple pie using bananas. I had a banana pie for my birthday. I'm not a fan of the pie but anything is better than having cake for one's birthday. I hate eating cake on my birthday!
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> The Hawaiian banana pie probably has it's origins from the Chinese. Most of the ones that I've seen were done in a Chinese style.
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> http://allrecipes.com/recipe/royal-hawaiian-pie/


OT: Do you watch Anthony Bourdain's CNN program?

http://www.cnn.com/shows/anthony-bourdain-parts-unknown

He just did Hawaii:

http://www.cnn.com/go/?show=83419&featured=true

You might find the tack he took, really examining what comprises a
"native " Hawaiian, as opposed to what a Hawaiian national is, to be useful.

He did a fine job showing how the immigrant Asian cultures in Hawaii are
careful not to misrepresent themselves as pure Hawaiians and then
traveled to Molokai to examine the supposedly least friendly (to Haulis)
island.

The food aspect was very under-represented in this show, a pig roast,
some poi, plate lunches, beach cookout, and not much more.

It was all about the people, and I submit this guy does as good a job as
anyone at peeling back who and what a culture is comprised of.