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Wouldn't the same apply to Hawaii? Which it would be hard to argue they don't have ethnic cuisine. This makes me curious. At what point does a culture start

Wouldn't the same apply to Hawaii? Which it would be hard to argue they don't have ethnic cuisine. This makes me curious. At what point does a culture start to to mature it's "cuisine"? Is it driven by commerce? Can family cooking alone drive cuisine forward?

tablespoon 5y ago
>> Everything else is either an ingredient or not very good. I have tried Jonnycakes and they are a step down from cornbread. > Wouldn't the same apply to Hawaii? Which it would be hard to argue they don't have ethnic cuisine. Not to say the GP is right, but I was in Hawaii a few years ago and the native food wasn't especially common. IIRC, there were only a few places that served poi, which used to be the staple food, and I had to specially seek it out. Plate lunches were everywhere by comparison. Hawaiians are different than North American Indians, since, IIRC, the Hawaiians remained independent until much more recently. It's plausible that more of their traditions survived into modern times where preservation of such traditions seems to be a higher priority. (To the GP) Aren't Jonnycakes European?