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Taste of Ag at HiSAM

Fourteen local farms participated in Wednesday’s event to showcase the state’s locally produced agriculture


By Ed Morita

The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation gathered ingredients from 14 local farms to showcase the diversity of Hawaii’s agriculture at Wednesday’s Taste of Ag event held at the Hawaii State Art Museum. Chef Hiroshi Fukui, with the assistance of students from Waipahu High School’s culinary program, prepared a great array of dishes that highlighted the freshness and flavors of locally grown products.

Participating farms included Fat Law’s Farm, Ho Farms, Nozawa Farms, Kats Higa Farm, Keawa Nui Farms, Koguchi Farm, Kula Country Farms, Marine AgriFuture, Naked Cow Dairy, Nalo Farm, North Shore Aquafarm, Okabe Farm, Shinsato Farm and Wailea Agricultural Group.

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Taste of Ag

With a number of somewhat heavy dishes served during the night, a light panna cotta was a welcomed end to the night. The icy crunch of the strawberry ice brought great flavor and much appreciated texture to a normally soft dessert.

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About Ed Morita

Ed Morita spent more than a decade working as a pastry chef at some of the country's premiere resorts and restaurants, including the Halekulani Hotel, The Greenbrier Resort & Spa in West Virginia, Bay Harbor Yacht Club in Michigan and Longhi’s Restaurant in Honolulu. After a near-career-ending injury forced him out of the kitchen, he embarked on a new career as a food writer, photographer and blogger for Metromix Honolulu and Nonstop Honolulu (nonstophonolulu.com), where he now writes the Baker's Hours blog. He's also entered the realm of politics, serving as the photography captain for the Abercrombie for Governor campaign in 2010, then becoming Gov. Abercrombie's official photographer until 2012 when he became the Social Media Director for the Mazie Hirono for U.S. Senate campaign. He's excited and honored to be the official blogger for the 2012 Hawaii Food & Wine Festival. You can follow Ed's adventures online at bakershours.com.

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