{"id":188127,"date":"2023-12-05T16:14:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T02:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=188127"},"modified":"2023-12-05T16:14:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T02:14:49","slug":"sustainability-lesson-culinary-students-uh-hilo-honey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/05\/sustainability-lesson-culinary-students-uh-hilo-honey\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet sustainability lesson for culinary students using <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo honey"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-5.jpg\" alt=\"Students working on a grill\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-188174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-5.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-5-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Honey was the highlight of a mouthwatering menu prepared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> Community College<\/a> culinary students for supporters and donors of the <a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/adoptabeehive\/\">Adopt-A-Beehive Program with Alan Wong<\/a>. It was the culmination of a two-day collaboration in November, blending sustainability, education and the importance of honey bees in our ecosystem.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_188173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188173\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-4-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Student pouring honey into a cup\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-188173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-4-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-4-93x130.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-4.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-188173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> students using <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo honey in each dish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The event incorporated honey produced by <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s apiary into a specially crafted menu made by <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr> Chef Alan Tsuchiyama and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu\/programs\/culinary\/\">culinary arts program<\/a> students in his &ldquo;American Regional and Sustainable&rdquo; course. The dishes included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Honey and smoked paprika southern fried Ludovico Farm chicken<\/li>\n<li>Honey bbq smoked pork ribs<\/li>\n<li>Honey glazed sweet potato, apple banana and candied nuts<\/li>\n<li>Mari\u2019s Garden greens with house smoked honey bacon bits, honey glazed macadamia nuts and honey mustard vinaigrette<\/li>\n<li>Honey butter cornbread<\/li>\n<li>Honey vanilla panna cotta topped with braised honey pineapple<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&ldquo;We learned about the vital role that honey bees play in our community,&rdquo; said <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> culinary student Lauren Horita. &ldquo;Honey bees are the pollinators of crops, allowing us to have an abundance of produce to create dishes. I loved that we utilized the honey from <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo in various dishes and learned a lot about the varieties of honey, the describer factors and grades of honey.&rdquo;\u00ad\u00ad<\/p>\n<h2>Adopt-A-Beehive Program with Alan Wong<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_188175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188175\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-6-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Three people at U H Hilo honey and Kapiolani C C table\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-188175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-6-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-6.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-188175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Alan Wong, Lorna Tsutsumi, and Chef Alan Tsuchiyama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now in its 13th year, the Adopt-A-Beehive Program raises awareness about honey bees&#8217; vital role in agriculture and the environment while financially supporting <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo beekeeping students working towards their degrees.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Chef Alan Wong and I are very grateful for the opportunity to work with Chef Tsuchiyama and his culinary students,&rdquo; said Lorna Tsutsumi, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo professor of entomology and co-founder of the Adopt-A-Beehive Program. &ldquo;He took the honey harvested by the beekeeping students at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo farm and, with the skills that he imparts to his students, turned it into a fantastic meal for our community program supporters. That\u2019s what it\u2019s all about, bringing light to the importance of honey bees for local and global sustainability.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_188172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188172\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Fried chicken in containers\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-188172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-3-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-3.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-188172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Honey &#38; Smoked Paprika Southern Fried Ludovico Farm Chicken<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tsutsumi and co-founder Wong shared their expertise with <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr>\u2019s culinary program students through a unique presentation that highlighted the complexity and significance of honey bees in both the ecosystem and culinary arts. Their insightful lecture gave the students a deeper understanding of the journey from hive to table and emphasized the responsibilities of a chef regarding agriculture, sustainability and scarcity of ingredients.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This experience with Chef Wong and Professor Tsutsumi has opened my eyes to how crucial honey bees are in our lives and as culinary professionals,&rdquo; said student Ruth Cundiff. &ldquo;Without bees to pollinate, we will start to see a scarcity in ingredients that are used daily. As an aspiring chef who cares about sustaining the foods we enjoy for the next generation, I learned of the importance of being mindful of the impact we make now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-188170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-1.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kapiolani-culinary-hilo-honey-1-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> Community College culinary students used <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo honey to prepare a special meal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[184,181,63,73,14],"class_list":["post-188127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-culinary","tag-culinary-institute-of-the-pacific","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-sustainability","tag-uh-hilo","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188127"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":188179,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188127\/revisions\/188179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}