KEKE PUA'A - BEST TASTING

by Vinepa Aiono

You're not a Samoan if you haven't cultivated a taste for Keke Pua'a aka Pork Buns. On a typical hot afternoon my cousin and I used to walk to Pinati's in Apia and buy ten Keke Pua'a each and shamelessly walk home munching on the steamed buns that encased balls of oily pork fried in garlic and onions that trickled down the sides of our mouths. Aaaah!!! anyone who has tasted Keke Pua'a will know that it is the food of the Samoan goddess Nafanua.
Last week a friend and I went seeking Keke Pua'a in south Auckland. We came across Pinati's in Otahuhu. Not real pork but still the best tasting lamb in steamed buns - Keke Mamoe is really what it should be called. I have tried many a Keke Pua'a in south Auckland, some are filled with fatty pork skin, others with diced lamb fat but Pinati's in Otahuhu is truly the best.Technorati Profile

CONFERENCE - PACIFIC ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The Pacific Island Chamber of Commerce is holding a conference on the 23rd October 2008 and will focus on Pacific Peoples Economic Development in the region. CLICK HERE for more information on the Pacific Island Chamber of Commerce.Technorati Profile