Hawaiian foodways have intersected with immigrants’ and colonists’ influences to create delicious local dishes. On Oahu, we spoke with Highway Inn restaurant owner Monica Toguchi Ryan about history, generosity, making do, and cooking with aloha.

Interview: Food Is a Universal Language

Savor digs into how people live and how they eat – and why. Hosts Anney Reese and Lauren Vogelbaum interview the culinary creators and consumers of the world, exploring the science, history, and culture of food and drink, all with a key question in mind: Why do we like what we like, and how can we find more of those things?

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Wines in this wide, complicated category are flavored with herbs and spices, stabilized with liquor, and sweetened (a lot or a little). Anney and Lauren dip into the history and cultures behind vermouth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Truth About Vermouth

These wild members of the onion family have catapulted from local favorite to foodie phenomenon. Anney and Lauren dig into the science and history of ramps. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ramps: Raising a Stink

These cookies can be light or dense, made with shredded coconut or ground almonds, fancy or plain -- and their history is closely tied to pasta. Anney and Lauren dig into the history and many iterations of macaroons. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mooning Over Macaroons

Pickled cucumbers were Cleopatra's favorite beauty food and the main business of the guy who named the Americas. In this classic episode, Anney and Lauren explore the long history and bacteria-laden science of pickles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Savor Classic: Pickles

Don’t call it a comeback quite yet, but this seafloor-dwelling fish is doing well in some places across the North Atlantic. Anney and Lauren dip into the biology and history of the Atlantic halibut. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interview: Food Is a Universal Language

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