Family Ingredients

Get an introduction to interesting people and riveting stories linked by a family recipe, starting from a base in Hawaii to locations such as Japan and Puerto Rico. Find the rich and sometimes surprising connections to a treasured family dish.

Fri, May 17 9:00 P.M. Hawai'i - Poi     NH Create (11.4)

Hawaiian cuisine is blazing its way into kitchens across America with exciting flavors and ingredients, but the most famous Hawaiian dish is the one that is most misunderstood.

Fri, May 17 9:30 P.M. Tahiti - Poisson Cru     NH Create (11.4)

Modern seafarers proved that Polynesians navigated their world in canoes, following the stars.

Fri, May 17 10:00 P.M. Japan - Miso Soup     NH Create (11.4)

In Japan, miso factories are like microbreweries in America.

Fri, May 17 10:30 P.M. California - Smoked Fish     NH Create (11.4)

Join North Shore's Jack Johnson, singer-songwriter, surfer and ocean activist, as he shares memories of his father on a road trip along the California coast.

Fri, May 17 11:00 P.M. Wisconsin - Fiddlehead Fern     NH Create (11.4)

Hear from Kaua'i farmer Valerie Kaneshiro, forced to leave her home on an Ojibwe reservation in Wisconsin at 15.

Fri, May 17 11:30 P.M. Vietnam, Hanoi - Pho     NH Create (11.4)

Join chefs Ed Kenney and Andrew Le in Hanoi to learn about the origins of pho.

Sat, May 18 12:00 A.M. Lana'i - Venison     NH Create (11.4)

Follow Hawaiian hula dancer, cultural practitioner and sustainable hunter Anela Marie Kawehikulaonalani Evans from the hunting grounds of Lana'i Island to the largest hula competition in the world, the Merrie Monarch Festival.

Sat, May 18 12:30 A.M. O'ahu Mango     NH Create (11.4)

Sat, May 18 1:00 A.M. Molokai Poke     NH Create (11.4)

Sat, May 18 1:30 A.M. Kauai Paakai     NH Create (11.4)

Sat, May 18 10:00 A.M. Hawai'i - Poi     NH Create (11.4)

Hawaiian cuisine is blazing its way into kitchens across America with exciting flavors and ingredients, but the most famous Hawaiian dish is the one that is most misunderstood.

Sat, May 18 10:30 A.M. Tahiti - Poisson Cru     NH Create (11.4)

Modern seafarers proved that Polynesians navigated their world in canoes, following the stars.

Sat, May 18 11:00 A.M. Japan - Miso Soup     NH Create (11.4)

In Japan, miso factories are like microbreweries in America.

Sat, May 18 11:30 A.M. California - Smoked Fish     NH Create (11.4)

Join North Shore's Jack Johnson, singer-songwriter, surfer and ocean activist, as he shares memories of his father on a road trip along the California coast.

Sat, May 18 12:00 P.M. Wisconsin - Fiddlehead Fern     NH Create (11.4)

Hear from Kaua'i farmer Valerie Kaneshiro, forced to leave her home on an Ojibwe reservation in Wisconsin at 15.

Sat, May 18 12:30 P.M. Vietnam, Hanoi - Pho     NH Create (11.4)

Join chefs Ed Kenney and Andrew Le in Hanoi to learn about the origins of pho.

Sat, May 18 1:00 P.M. Lana'i - Venison     NH Create (11.4)

Follow Hawaiian hula dancer, cultural practitioner and sustainable hunter Anela Marie Kawehikulaonalani Evans from the hunting grounds of Lana'i Island to the largest hula competition in the world, the Merrie Monarch Festival.

Sat, May 18 1:30 P.M. O'ahu Mango     NH Create (11.4)

Sat, May 18 2:00 P.M. Molokai Poke     NH Create (11.4)

Sat, May 18 2:30 P.M. Kauai Paakai     NH Create (11.4)

Sun, May 19 12:00 P.M. Hawai'i - Poi     NH Create (11.4)

Hawaiian cuisine is blazing its way into kitchens across America with exciting flavors and ingredients, but the most famous Hawaiian dish is the one that is most misunderstood.

Sun, May 19 12:30 P.M. Tahiti - Poisson Cru     NH Create (11.4)

Modern seafarers proved that Polynesians navigated their world in canoes, following the stars.

Sun, May 19 1:00 P.M. Japan - Miso Soup     NH Create (11.4)

In Japan, miso factories are like microbreweries in America.

Sun, May 19 1:30 P.M. California - Smoked Fish     NH Create (11.4)

Join North Shore's Jack Johnson, singer-songwriter, surfer and ocean activist, as he shares memories of his father on a road trip along the California coast.

Sun, May 19 2:00 P.M. Wisconsin - Fiddlehead Fern     NH Create (11.4)

Hear from Kaua'i farmer Valerie Kaneshiro, forced to leave her home on an Ojibwe reservation in Wisconsin at 15.

Sun, May 19 2:30 P.M. Vietnam, Hanoi - Pho     NH Create (11.4)

Join chefs Ed Kenney and Andrew Le in Hanoi to learn about the origins of pho.

Sun, May 19 3:00 P.M. Lana'i - Venison     NH Create (11.4)

Follow Hawaiian hula dancer, cultural practitioner and sustainable hunter Anela Marie Kawehikulaonalani Evans from the hunting grounds of Lana'i Island to the largest hula competition in the world, the Merrie Monarch Festival.

Sun, May 19 3:30 P.M. O'ahu Mango     NH Create (11.4)

Sun, May 19 4:00 P.M. Molokai Poke     NH Create (11.4)

Sun, May 19 4:30 P.M. Kauai Paakai     NH Create (11.4)

Sun, May 19 9:00 P.M. Hawai'i - Poi     NH Create (11.4)

Hawaiian cuisine is blazing its way into kitchens across America with exciting flavors and ingredients, but the most famous Hawaiian dish is the one that is most misunderstood.

Sun, May 19 9:30 P.M. Tahiti - Poisson Cru     NH Create (11.4)

Modern seafarers proved that Polynesians navigated their world in canoes, following the stars.

Mon, May 20 2:00 A.M. Hawai'i - Poi     NH Create (11.4)

Hawaiian cuisine is blazing its way into kitchens across America with exciting flavors and ingredients, but the most famous Hawaiian dish is the one that is most misunderstood.

Mon, May 20 2:30 A.M. Tahiti - Poisson Cru     NH Create (11.4)

Modern seafarers proved that Polynesians navigated their world in canoes, following the stars.

Mon, May 20 9:00 P.M. Japan - Miso Soup     NH Create (11.4)

In Japan, miso factories are like microbreweries in America.

Mon, May 20 9:30 P.M. California - Smoked Fish     NH Create (11.4)

Join North Shore's Jack Johnson, singer-songwriter, surfer and ocean activist, as he shares memories of his father on a road trip along the California coast.

Tue, May 21 2:00 A.M. Japan - Miso Soup     NH Create (11.4)

In Japan, miso factories are like microbreweries in America.

Tue, May 21 2:30 A.M. California - Smoked Fish     NH Create (11.4)

Join North Shore's Jack Johnson, singer-songwriter, surfer and ocean activist, as he shares memories of his father on a road trip along the California coast.

Tue, May 21 9:00 P.M. Wisconsin - Fiddlehead Fern     NH Create (11.4)

Hear from Kaua'i farmer Valerie Kaneshiro, forced to leave her home on an Ojibwe reservation in Wisconsin at 15.

Tue, May 21 9:30 P.M. Vietnam, Hanoi - Pho     NH Create (11.4)

Join chefs Ed Kenney and Andrew Le in Hanoi to learn about the origins of pho.

Wed, May 22 2:00 A.M. Wisconsin - Fiddlehead Fern     NH Create (11.4)

Hear from Kaua'i farmer Valerie Kaneshiro, forced to leave her home on an Ojibwe reservation in Wisconsin at 15.

Wed, May 22 2:30 A.M. Vietnam, Hanoi - Pho     NH Create (11.4)

Join chefs Ed Kenney and Andrew Le in Hanoi to learn about the origins of pho.

Wed, May 22 9:00 P.M. Lana'i - Venison     NH Create (11.4)

Follow Hawaiian hula dancer, cultural practitioner and sustainable hunter Anela Marie Kawehikulaonalani Evans from the hunting grounds of Lana'i Island to the largest hula competition in the world, the Merrie Monarch Festival.

Wed, May 22 9:30 P.M. O'ahu Mango     NH Create (11.4)

Thu, May 23 2:00 A.M. Lana'i - Venison     NH Create (11.4)

Follow Hawaiian hula dancer, cultural practitioner and sustainable hunter Anela Marie Kawehikulaonalani Evans from the hunting grounds of Lana'i Island to the largest hula competition in the world, the Merrie Monarch Festival.

Thu, May 23 2:30 A.M. O'ahu Mango     NH Create (11.4)

Thu, May 23 9:00 P.M. Molokai Poke     NH Create (11.4)

Thu, May 23 9:30 P.M. Kauai Paakai     NH Create (11.4)

Fri, May 24 2:00 A.M. Molokai Poke     NH Create (11.4)

Fri, May 24 2:30 A.M. Kauai Paakai     NH Create (11.4)

Sat, May 25 12:30 A.M. California Smoked Fish     NH Create (11.4)

Sat, May 25 1:30 P.M. California Smoked Fish     NH Create (11.4)

Sun, May 26 3:30 P.M. California Smoked Fish     NH Create (11.4)

Wed, May 29 9:30 P.M. California Smoked Fish     NH Create (11.4)

Thu, May 30 2:30 A.M. California Smoked Fish     NH Create (11.4)


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