Family Ingredients

Connections between Hawaiian families and their favorite family recipes are revealed in this series hosted by chef Ed Kenney. In each episode, chef Kenney meets with individuals in the islands and traces their food memory to its origin around the globe. In doing so, he also shows how cuisine unites cultures, communities and families. Stories take him to Okinawa, Tahiti, California, Japan, Puerto Rico and the Hawaiian Islands. Recipes researched include poi, soki soba, poisson cru, pipi kaula, miso soup and arroz con gandules.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Fri, 5/17 at 8:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Hawai'i -- Poi

The most famous Hawaiian dish seems to be the most misunderstood.

Fri, 5/17 at 8:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Tahiti -- Poisson Cru

A crew member's worldwide voyage includes a stop at his ancestral home.

Fri, 5/17 at 9:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Japan -- Miso Soup

Searching for the finest ingredients to make miso soup; with chef Alan Wong.

Fri, 5/17 at 9:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

California -- Smoked Fish

Singer-songwriter Jack Johnson enjoys smoked fish and relays tales about early surfer migration to Hawaii.

Fri, 5/17 at 10:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Wisconsin -- Fiddlehead Fern

Kauai farmer Valerie Kaneshiro shares how she was forced to leave her home on an Ojibwe reservation in Wisconsin at 15 years old.

Fri, 5/17 at 10:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Vietnam, Hanoi -- Pho

The origins of pho; details of a near-tragedy that jump-started chef Andrew Le's culinary career.

Fri, 5/17 at 11:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Lana'i -- Venison

A woman travels from the hunting grounds of the Hawaiian island of Lana'i to the Merrie Monarch Festival -- the largest hula competition in the world.

Fri, 5/17 at 11:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

O'ahu Mango

Surfer, photographer, actor and environmentalist Ha'a Keaulana promotes food sustainability to protect Makaha Beach's fragile ecosystem.

Sat, 5/18 at 12:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Moloka'i Poke

Hawaiian vocalist Raiatea Helm of Moloka'i, the least populated of all the Hawaiian islands.

Sat, 5/18 at 12:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Kaua'i Pa'akai (Salt)

Following Hawaiian singer Raiatea Helm from Moloka'i to Kaua'i, where her maternal roots are connected to the salt ponds of Hanapepe.

Sat, 5/18 at 10:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Japan -- Miso Soup

Searching for the finest ingredients to make miso soup; with chef Alan Wong.

Sat, 5/18 at 10:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

California -- Smoked Fish

Singer-songwriter Jack Johnson enjoys smoked fish and relays tales about early surfer migration to Hawaii.