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Tongan Feast For Christmas

by Mikaele | Dec 17, 2025 | Cultures of Polynesia, Tonga

Tongan feasting: A Serious Custom [Author’s note: I have attended Polynesian feasts where they cooked 200 pigs, and fed thousands of people . . . but the first time I sat down at a Tongan kaipola feast, I was truly impressed.] An expression of love and gratitude “I...

The People of the Sea: New Zealands’s Ngāti Wai Tribe

by Guest Blogger | Oct 29, 2025 | Aotearoa, Cultures of Polynesia

My oldest grandson is a mix of a lot of ethnicities–he is, on one half–Maori, Tongan, Hawaiian, Chinese, Samoan with traces of Fijian and on the other half a European mix from Norway to the Netherlands. His name reflects this mixture, influenced by his...

How to Make Soft & Fluffy Samoan-Style Pancakes

by Guest Blogger | Mar 19, 2018 | Desserts, Eat Polynesia!, Sweetly Onolicious

Click here to view our TASTE of POLYNESIA recipe video! I’ve posted a lot of recipes in this blog for dinner and dessert items. Today, however, I’ll be switching gears a bit and talking about breakfast, the most important, and often most delicious part of...

Turkey Tail in Polynesia: Why the Tail is the Tastiest Part

by Nina Jones | Nov 20, 2017 | Eat Polynesia!

We introduced this recipe four years ago. Who knew it would be our iconic cornerstone in Polynesian recipes? We sure didn’t. But month after month Adobo Turkey Tails breaks records. Yes, its got a lot of fat, but that gives it that special crunchy flavor. Enjoy...

Polynesian Cultural Center showcases Cook Islanders

by Mikaele | Jul 14, 2017 | Cultures of Polynesia, News at the Center

The Polynesian Cultural Center will showcase a group of 17 performers and cultural leaders from the Cook Islands for a six-week run from July 17-August 24, 2017. PCC manager William Mahoni, who has been coordinating the group’s appearance at the Center, said, “We have...

Tongan Feast For Christmas

The People of the Sea: New Zealands’s Ngāti Wai Tribe

How to Make Soft & Fluffy Samoan-Style Pancakes

Turkey Tail in Polynesia: Why the Tail is the Tastiest Part

Polynesian Cultural Center showcases Cook Islanders

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