We had a lot of lovely recipes come in over the month for our giveaway of an HPR-branded water bottle and bento box. Thank you to everyone who sent in something! Today’s recipe, and randomly selected winner, comes from Laurie Yoneda.
This recipe features Maebo’s One-Ton chips, made by Maebo Noodle Factory, which is based in Hilo. It started in 1950 when Koto Maebo began experimenting with making noodles from scratch in her husband’s tofu-making facilities.
Three years after she perfected her noodle-making, Koto used the same dough mix for wonton skins to make a new kind of chip, adding a bit of sugar and deep frying it.
Her second son, Aketo, came up with a name and a design for the packaging. He played on the word won ton, spelling it “One-Ton,” and came up with the idea of a weight lifter hoisting dumbbells over his head.
Laurie shared that cashews were added to the recipe because it was her mother’s favorite nut to snack on. If you're allergic to nuts, you can leave them out. She added that back in the plantation days, she only recalled Pam and Aloha Shoyu being available, but people can use any cooking spray or shoyu they have.
She also said, “Yield, I am not sure because I remember I was a small kid, but I would help my mom to watch it cool. I would sit there to make sure they did not come hard so you could eat each piece and not become clusters.”
This Foodie Friday is sponsored by Aloha Tofu.
Foodie Friday is a segment in the Akamai Recap newsletter that's a place to talk story and connect over food. If you have a favorite recipe or food-centric memory you’d like to share, feel free to send them via email to pclay@hawaiipublicradio.org
