Manapua Variations — Beyond Char Siu
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Origin
Chinese-Hawaiian
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Description
Manapua (already) variations beyond the classic char siu filling: curry chicken, kalua pig, sweet potato, ube (purple yam), black sugar, pizza manapua (pepperoni and cheese — the Hawaiian-American hybrid), lup cheong (Chinese sausage), and vegetable. Baked manapua (golden-brown exterior, denser dough) versus steamed manapua (white, fluffy, softer) represents two schools. Royal Kitchen and Char Hung Sut in Chinatown, Honolulu, are the benchmarks. The 7-Eleven manapua (mass-produced, always available) is the baseline that every local judges against.
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