Hawaiiの食文化については、白人以外の移民も極めて多く各国からの移民が持ち込んだ多様な食文化が見られる。特に人数の多かった日本人の持ち込んだ和食の影響は大きく、”スパムむすび”などの名称は、今日にも残っている例である。
Hawaiian food Quiz
Choose the correct answer.
1.Poi is a Hawaiian word for the primary Polynesian staple food
a) word
b) language
c) speech
2.Poi was made from the ( ) of the kalo plant (known widely as taro).
a) leaf
b) corm
c) flower
3.Poi is sometimes loosely called ( ) ear.
a) elephant
b) crocodile
c) snake
4.Haupia is a traditional coconut milk-based Hawaiian dessert.
a) strawberry
b) fruit juice
c) coconut milk
5.Haupia is very similar ( ) the European dessert blancmange.
a) to
b) of
c) for
6.Kona Coffee is the market name for a ( ) of coffee.
a) public
b) variety
c) kind
7.Pure Kona coffee is considered one of the( ) specialty coffees of the world.
a) only
b) premiam
c) sole
8.Pure Kona coffee is considered one of the( ) specialty coffees of the world.
a) December and January
b) June and July
c) March and April
9. The essential loco moco consists ( ) white rice topped with a hamburger patty, a fried egg, and brown gravy.
a) with
b) in
c) of
10. James Kelly writes that loco moco was created by the ( ) family, who owned the Lincoln Grill in Hilo, Hawaii in 1949.
a) Japanese
b) Chinese
c) French
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