A pu pu platter is a tray of American Chinese or Hawaiian food[1] consisting of an assortment of small meat and seafood appetizers. The Thrillist called the pu-pu platter "an amalgam of Americanized Chinese food, Hawaiian tradition and bar food."[2]
The pupu platter was probably first introduced to restaurants on the United States mainland by Donn Beach in 1934.[1] It has since become a standard at most Polynesian-themed restaurants such as Don's and Trader Vic's.[3][4] The earliest known print reference to a pupu platter served at a Chinese restaurant is from 1969.[5] Later, other types of restaurants used "pu pu platter" to describe an appetizer combination platter.[n 1]
However, pu pu platters are currently more closely associated with American Chinese restaurants.[6][7] A typical pu pu platter, as found in American Chinese cuisine, includes appetizers such as egg rolls, spare ribs, chicken wings, chicken fingers, beef teriyaki, skewered beef, fried wontons, fried shrimp, or crab rangoons.
^ abHartz, Deborah S. (July 9, 2003). "Carrying a torch for pupu platters". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
^Mancall-Bitel, Nicholas (August 22, 2016). "The Anatomy of a Pu-Pu Platter, the World's Greatest Bar Snack". Thrillist. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
^Reichl, Ruth (September 30, 1994). "Restaurants: Seemingly designed for Eloise (and so convenient), the successor to Trader Vic's". The New York Times. p. C22. ProQuest 109323172. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
^Krummert, Bob (November 2002). "Tiki not so tacky". Restaurant Hospitality. Vol. 86, no. 11. p. 15. ISSN 0147-9989. ProQuest 236842977.
^"Ad for a Chinese restaurant on Long Island and their 'flaming pu pu platter'". The New York Times. July 18, 1969. p. 14. ProQuest 118613566. 35, Sun Ming, Huntington. Cantonese Cuisine. Flaming Pu Pu Platter. Our House Banquet Dinner. Op. 7 days for lunch, din. & cocktails. Private room parties. Free park. Amer. Exp., Din. Club. 2 miles W. of Rte. 110 Jericho Tpke. & Round Swamp Rd.
^O'Leary, Joanna (March 10, 2014). "A Brief History of the Pu Pu Platter". Houston Press. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
^Yeh, Cedric (September 23, 2010). "Pu pu platters versus birthday cakes". O Say Can You See?. National Museum of American History. Archived from the original on September 30, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
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