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A Pu Pu platter, Pu-Pu platter or pupu platter is a tray of American Chinese cuisine or Hawaiian cuisine consisting of an assortment of small meat and seafood appetizers. A typical pupu platter, as found in American Chinese cuisine, might include an egg roll, spare ribs, chicken wings, chicken fingers, beef teriyaki, skewered beef, fried wontons, crab rangoon, fried shrimp, among other items, accompanied by a small hibachi grill. The pupu platter was probably first introduced to restaurants on the United States mainland by Don the Beachcomber in 1934.〔 It has since became a standard at most Polynesian themed restaurants such as Don's and Trader Vic's.〔 (Link ) via ProQuest.〕〔(Link ) via ProQuest.〕 The earliest known print reference to a pupu platter served at a Chinese restaurant is from 1969.〔 (Link ) via ProQuest.〕 Later, other types of restaurants used ''pu pu platter'' to mean an appetizer combination platters.〔In the 1970s, Boston area Italian restaurants were marketing their appetizers combinations as ''Italian pu pu platters''.(Link ) via ProQuest.〕 However, pu pu platters are currently more closely associated with American Chinese restaurants. ==Hawaiian origin and etymology== In the Hawaiian language, ''pū-pū'' denotes a relish, appetizer, canapé, or hors d'oeuvre; it originally meant "shell fish', but also referred to small bits of fish, chicken, or banana relish served with kava and beans. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「pu pu platter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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