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Manapua
Shredded char siu pork filling
TypeDim sum
Place of originHawaii
Created byBat Moi Kam Mau
Serving temperatureHot, room temperature
Main ingredientsPork
VariationsSteamed or Baked; Lup cheong, Curry chicken, Sweetened (red or black) bean paste, Kalua pig, Sweet potato/Ube, Hot dog, Vegetable

Manapua is the

char siu bao or other steamed, baked, or fried bao
variations of different fillings.

Background

The prospect of financial reward found in the

char siu bao in the plantation fields and to other plantation camps by foot and later by vehicle for additional income.[2]

These

pidgin form of the Hawaiian words mea ʻono puaʻa, roughly translated as "pork cake" - meaʻono lit. "delicious thing" (definition applied to dessert, cake, pastry, cookie) and puaʻa meaning "pork" (or "pig").[3][4][5]

These traditional

char siu bao in the 1940s at her manapua shop "Char Hung Sut".[6]
In the 1970s, the "Royal Kitchen" introduced "baked manapua" with various fillings which remains hugely popular today.[7]

Description

Chinese restaurants
still retain their original size and shape and are simply known by its original name rather than as manapua.

kalua pork. Vegetarian options include: black bean paste commonly known as "black sugar", azuki similar to anpan, Okinawan purple sweet potato (sometimes mislabeled as ube).[8]

Novelty or uncommon fillings like chicken

deep fried.[9]

Baked and steamed manapua, half moon, and pork hash

A single bun can be consumed as a "meal in itself" or divided and shared as a snack along with other local style dim sum items. Older standalone manapua shops will also offer a handful of other dim sum items such as fun guo known as "pepeiao", gok jai or "half moon" which are normally steamed, shumai or "pork hash". Like the manapua, these too, have become twice the size of their original counterparts. Manapua and these other dim sum items are often bought in bulk as omiyage when traveling to the neighbor island or out-of-state, or shared in office meetings or breakrooms akin to donuts.[10][11][12]

In popular culture

Manapua Man

In the 1970s, manapua

fountain drinks, and at one point, cigarettes and beer.[2]

Exterior side view manapua van

Urban legend

"Cat manapua" or manapua filled with

feral cats to avoid paying extra for pork.[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Manapua". Aloha Hawaii. 1 November 2009.
  2. ^ a b Allen, Kevin (18 October 2018). "Searching for a Hawai'i Icon: The Manapua Man". Honolulu Magazine.
  3. ^ "Hawaiian Word of the Day: Mea ono puaa". Hawaii News Now. 14 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Nā Puke Wehewehe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi - Pork -Pua'a". wehewehe.org.
  5. ^ "Nā Puke Wehewehe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi - [Hawaiian Dictionary (Pelekānia)] Cake - Mea ʻono". wehewehe.org.
  6. ^ Altonn, Helen (20 April 2003). "Tireless work led to big, tasty manapuas". archives.starbulletin.com.
  7. ^ "About Us". Royal Kitchen.
  8. ^ "LET'S EAT!". Chun Wah Kam Noodle Factory.
  9. ^ Relente, Angelica (18 January 2017). "A pot of golden deep fried manapua". Ka Leo O Hawaii.
  10. ^ "Omiyage: A Japanese Expression of Aloha | Hawaiian Airlines". www.hawaiianairlines.com.
  11. ^ "36 O'ahu Foodie Omiyage to Take to Neighbor Islands and Beyond". Honolulu Magazine. 26 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Hawaii Grindz Omiyage Gift Guide". Tasty Island Hawaii. 13 October 2013.
  13. ^ Consillio, Kristen (13 October 2022). "Manapua man of old Hawaii still going strong on Oahu". KITV Island News.
  14. ^ Aki, Jacob Bryan (31 October 2019). "A Eulogy For Kalihi's Manapua Man: Thank You For Your Service". Honolulu Civil Beat.
  15. ^ Ford, Joe (27 May 2020). "Is Manapua made of cat? – AnswersAll". answer-all.com.
  16. ^ "If I ever have a dog and cat, their names would be Adobo and Manapua". r/Hawaii. 2 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Racism, Microaggressions and Humor in Hawai'i". Hawai'i Public Radio. 1 April 2021.
  18. ^ "pākē — Wehe²wiki² Hawaiian Language Dictionaries". hilo.hawaii.edu.
  19. ^ "Your "Pake" Ways". Tasty Island. 18 March 2013.
  20. ^ "What is Hawaii manapua? – Ecce216.com".
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