Talk:Haupia

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[edit] Merge or not

When I think of Haupia, I think of coconut stuffings you put into cakes as a layer. Coconut bar IMHO is entirely different. Benjwong 18:18, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

The photo appears to show a coconut bar. Badagnani 18:35, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
Is the same problem with so many chinese food items. They look nearly identical but they taste entirely different. Even if they are made of the same ingredients, is still different. Especially those sponge cakes. Benjwong 18:49, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
Both the photo and description also seems to exactly represent a coconut bar. Badagnani 19:02, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
Tell me about it. Preferably if we can find someone from Hawaii who really knows their haupia and dim sum, they can tell us if it is really 100% identical. I believe coconut bar is far softer and has a standard taste. Of course anything made with coconut has a coconut-flavor, which makes it even more confusing. I like to think of coconut bar as like a big mac. It is basically the same worldwide whereas haupia is not. Benjwong 19:07, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
Well, one major difference would be the use of Polynesian arrowroot (Tacca leontopetaloides) in traditional haupia. I can probably come up with a few more. —Viriditas | Talk 14:31, 31 January 2008 (UTC)