WE COOKINʻ IN HAWAIʻI: CARIBBEAN & PACIFIC CULINARY FUSION

What do Caribbean and Pacific Islanders have in common?
Letʻs see how much we can find out. Who can name a main staple for both Caribbean and Pacific Islanders?

WE COOKINʻ: ECLECTIC VINCY CUISINE is currently a returned guest in the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, an archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In 2018, after a period of 30 years absence from the ʻaina (land) and ʻohana (family); we made a choice to respond to the call of itʻs natural environment and spiritual forces. Since that time to now, we have been exploring the islands of Hawaiʻi, Kauaʻi, and Oʻahu; in search of the common denominators which bring us together as a Human family. In this Raspect, I am learning more about Hawaiian Culture, History, Language and way of life.

Where am I?

As Creator/Producer of WE COOKINʻ, I hope to utilize prior knowledge of my own Afro-Caribbean origin; as a tool to guide my comparative study of Pacific and Caribbean culinary styles, foods used in daily life,  in stories told and much more on this blog. As most artists who are passionate about creating art know, it a process, a work in progress. WE COOKINʻ is my canvas and the local culinary artists, the local foods and products they utilize in their recipes, the history and relevance of the foods used in these recipes, will all encompass the culinary art that will unfold in these pages.

Recipe for fried green bananas, Caribbean style.

A day in the life of We Cookinʻ

Chef Carolina Gaviota

Mayumi Oda, visual and culinary artist

A Sunset Where?

A few of my favorite fruits found in Caribbean & Pacific. Can you name them?

Local fish. Do you know what they are called?

Guess Where?

Itʻs almost 5:00 A.M. am up and I decided to take the time to share these thoughts. Consider this my 2020 introduction to Hawaiiʻs culinary artists, and  the follow up on WE COOKINʻ: ECLECTIC VINCY CUISINE. It is with love I share these thoughts. Inspired by all those family, fans, friends and supporters of WE COOKINʻ, who stay in touch or are interested in seeing new episodes. May it be Our Creatorʻs Will that I live to fulfill the production of new episodes. Till such time, I will continue from time to time keeping you informed of our progress. To all of you, I say my heartfelt thanks for being Loyal and Royal family, fans, friends and supporters of WE COOKINʻ.Feel free to holla at a Goddess