Ho`oulu ka`Ulu Cookbook: Breadfruit tips, techniques, and Hawaii`s favorite home recipes

Learn how to pick or buy fruit, cook, and prepare wonderful breadfruit dishes!

This new cookbook is essential for both novice and expert breadfruit cooks. It covers how to select fruit that will have the best taste and texture for the dish you are preparing. Then it covers the most important ways to cook breadfruit to eat plain (like potato) or use in various recipes. Finally, it presents 20 recipes selected from the last 25 years of breadfruit cookoffs and cooking contests in Hawaii, allowing you to pick a perfect dish for any occasion.

Breadfruit, or `ulu in Hawaiian, is a versatile staple that has fed people throughout the Pacific for millennia. This cookbook is about rediscovering this delicious and nutritious food.

The first part of this book shows when to harvest, how to handle and easy ways to cook `ulu fruit. The second part presents a selection of award winning recipes from breadfruit cookoffs and festivals in Hawaii. Once you try a few of these dishes, we know you`ll be hooked on `ulu, a tasty and sustainable food from our island home.

Order Now: http://www.amazon.com/Hooulu-Ulu-Cookbook-Breadfruit-techniques/dp/1479307491

Posted in Recipes on Monday, May 12th, 2014

Appetizers - List of Recipes

Breadfruit Spinach Dip
Kaeleku Breadfruit Bites
Breadfruit Dip
Breadfruit Bread with Coconut Sauce
Breadfruit Chips
Breadfruit Chips with Avocado Pineapple Salsa
Breadfruit Lumpia with Pineapple
Breadfruit Shrimp Pasta
Breadfruit and Spam Wonton
Breadfruit Vegetable Poke Salad
Breadfruit Wonton Wraps
Deep Fried Breadfruit
Italian Breadfruit Seafood Lumpia
Italian Breadfruit Seafood Lumpia
Poisson Cru
Warm Breadfruit Sashimi Carpaccio with Waipa Greens

Posted in Appetizers on Friday, October 9th, 2009

Breadfruit and Spam Wonton

2004 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Sanoe Cabral

Download file: 2004_Breadfruit_and_Spam_Wontons.pdf

Posted in Appetizers on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

Breadfruit Bread with Coconut Sauce

2003 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Bonnie Kerr

Download file: 2003_KG_Cookoff_Bread_w_Coconut_Sauce_PA115972.jpg.pdf

Posted in Appetizers on Monday, October 20th, 2014

Breadfruit Chips

2009 Breadfruit Bounty Cookoff
Jeanette Bonilla

Download file: 2009_Breadfruit_Chips.pdf

Posted in Appetizers on Friday, October 9th, 2009

Breadfruit Chips with Avocado Pineapple Salsa

3rd Place, Appetizers
2003 Kahanu Garden Cookoff
Danny Baker

Download file: 2003_3rd_Place_Breadfruit_Chips_with_Avocado_Pineapple_Salsa.pdf

Posted in Appetizers on Saturday, June 29th, 2013

Breadfruit Dip

2008 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Ingrid Estrella

Download file: 2008_Breadfruit_Dip.pdf

Posted in Appetizers on Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

Breadfruit Lumpia with Pineapple

2004 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
2nd Place Winner
by Daniel Baker

Download file: 2004_2nd_Place_Breadfruit_Lumpia_with_Pineapple.pdf

Posted in Appetizers on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

Breadfruit Shrimp Pasta

1st Place, Appetizers
2003 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
Mapu Sinenci

Download file: 2003_1st_Place_Breadfruit_Shrimp_Pasta.pdf

Posted in Appetizers on Saturday, June 22nd, 2013

Breadfruit Spinach Dip

2004 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Mapu Sinenci

Download file: 2004_Breadfruit_Spinach_Dip.pdf

Posted in Appetizers on Monday, November 10th, 2014

Breadfruit Vegetable Poke Salad

Grand Prize
2004 Kahanu Garden Cookoff
Aloha Aina

Download file: 2004_Grand_Prize_Breadfruit_Vegetable_Poke_Salad.pdf

Posted in Appetizers on Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Breadfruit Wonton Wraps

Grand Prize
2007 Kahanu Garden Cookoff
Ingrid Estrella

Download file: 2007_Grand_Prize_Breadfruit_Wonton_Wraps.pdf

Posted in Appetizers on Monday, June 1st, 2009

Deep Fried Breadfruit

2nd Place, Appetizers
2009 Breadfruit Bounty Cookoff
Aaron Uyeda

Download file: 2009_Second_Place_Deep_Fried_Breadfruit.pdf

Posted in Appetizers on Friday, October 9th, 2009

Italian Breadfruit Seafood Lumpia

1st Place Winner, Appetizers
2008 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Audrey Kawaiaea

Download file: 2008_KG_Cookoff_Italian_Seafood_Lumpia_160.jpg.pdf

Posted in Appetizers on Wednesday, October 1st, 2014

Italian Breadfruit Seafood Lumpia

2008 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
1st Place Winner
by Audrey Kawaiaea

Download file: 2008_1st_Place_Italian_Breadfruit_Seafood_Lumpia.pdf

Posted in Appetizers on Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

Kaeleku Breadfruit Bites

2007 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
2nd Place & Best Presentation Winner
by Sanoe Cabral

Download file: 2007_2nd_Place_Kaeleku_Breadfruit_Bites.pdf

Posted in Appetizers on Monday, November 10th, 2014

Poisson Cru

2nd Place, Appetizers
2003 Kahanu Garden Cookoff
Hataota Tehiva

Download file: 2003_2nd_Place_Poisson_Cru.pdf

Posted in Appetizers on Friday, June 21st, 2013

Warm Breadfruit Sashimi Carpaccio with Waipa Greens

1st Place, Appetizers
2009 Breadfruit Bounty Cookoff
Team Waipa

Download file: 2009_First_Place_Breadfruit_Sashimi_Carpaccio.pdf

Posted in Appetizers on Friday, October 9th, 2009

Soups & Salads - List of Recipes

Breadfruit Fruit Salad with Avocado
Breadfruit Jello Salad
Breadfruit Me Ka Hua Salad
Breadfruit Seafood Chowder
Greek Salad with Breadfruit Hummus & Breadfruit Falafel
Octopus Salad
Stuffed Abura-age with Breadfruit
Thai-Style `Ulu Mac Salad
`Ulu Kim Chi
`Ulu Kim Chi Sliders
Wiki Wiki Breadfruit Salad

Posted in Soups & Salads on Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Breadfruit Fruit Salad with Avocado

1st Place Winner
2003 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Danny Baker

Download file: 2003_KG_Cookoff_Fruit_Salad_w_Avo_PA115936.jpg.pdf

Posted in Soups & Salads on Wednesday, October 1st, 2014

Breadfruit Jello Salad

2004 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
1st Place Winner
by Aloha Aina

Download file: 2004_1st_Place_Breadfruit_Jello_Salad.pdf

Posted in Soups & Salads on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

Breadfruit Me Ka Hua Salad

2008 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
1st Place Winner
by 2008 National Tropical Botanical Garden Interns

Download file: 2008_1st_Place_Breadfruit_Me_Ka_Hua_Salad.pdf

Posted in Soups & Salads on Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

Breadfruit Seafood Chowder

Grand Prize
2005 Kahanu Garden Cookoff
Jill Kawaiaea

Download file: 2005_Grand_Prize_Breadfruit_Seafood_Chowder.pdf

Posted in Soups & Salads on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Greek Salad with Breadfruit Hummus & Breadfruit Falafel

Grand Prize
2009 Breadfruit Bounty Cookoff
Team Waipa

Download file: 2009_Grand_Prize_Breadfruit_Hummus_and_Falafel.pdf

Posted in Soups & Salads on Friday, October 9th, 2009

Marinated Breadfruit Salad with Lilikoi Vinaigrette

2nd Place Winner
2004 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
Daniel Baker

Download file: 2004_2nd_Place_Marinated_Breadfruit_Salad_with_Lilikoi_Vinaigrette.pdf

Posted in Soups & Salads on Friday, September 26th, 2014

Octopus Salad

2007 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Paulette Kalaukoa

Download file: 2007_Octopus_Salad.pdf

Posted in Soups & Salads on Friday, November 7th, 2014

Stuffed Abura-age with Breadfruit

2007 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
1st Place Winner
by Paulette Kalaukoa

Download file: 2007_1st_Place_Stuffed_Abura-age_with_Breadfruit.pdf

Posted in Soups & Salads on Friday, November 7th, 2014

Thai-Style `Ulu Mac Salad

2015 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff

2nd Place Winner &
Winner of ‘Ulu As a Potato Substitute

by Chris Gaarder

Download file:

Download file: 2015_Thai_Style_Ulu_Mac_Salad.pdf

Posted in Soups & Salads on Wednesday, October 14th, 2015

Wiki Wiki Breadfruit Salad

2004 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by April Sue Kahuhu

Download file: 2004_Wiki_Wiki_Breadfruit_Salad.pdf

Posted in Soups & Salads on Monday, November 10th, 2014

`Ulu Kim Chi

1st Place Winner
2014 Kahanu Garden`Ulu Cookoff
by Nikki Wyatt

Download file: Ulu_Kim_Chi.pdf

Posted in Soups & Salads on Friday, February 27th, 2015

`Ulu Kim Chi Silders

1st Place Winner
2015 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cook-off

by Niki Wyatt

Download file:

Download file: 2015_Ulu_Kimchee.pdf

Posted in Soups & Salads on Friday, October 16th, 2015

Main Dishes - List of Recipes

Barbeque Breadfruit
Beef and Breadfruit Burritos with Salsa
Breadfruit and Salmon Casserole
Breadfruit Au Gratin
Breadfruit Burger
Breadfruit Cakes with Pesto
Breadfruit Delight
Breadfruit Manapua
Breadfruit Stew
Breadfruit Stuffed Ahi
Breadfruit with Mornay Sauce
Coconut Ginger Breadfruit
Codfish with Breadfruit (Bacalao)
Corned Beef Patties
Gardeners Pie
Green Curry Coconut Breadfruit
Kahanu Hash
Mexican Style Breadfruit Casserole
Refried Breadfruit with Corned Beef
Savory Breadfruit Bake
Spanish Rice Breadfruit

Posted in Main Dishes on Sunday, January 10th, 2010

Barbeque Breadfruit

2004 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by April Sue Kahuhu

Posted in Main Dishes on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

Beef and Breadfruit Burritos with Salsa

2004 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Danny Baker

Download file: 2004_Beef_and_Breadfruit_Burritos_with_Salsa.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

Breadfruit Au Gratin

2009 Breadfruit Bounty Cookoff
Debbe Evans

Download file: 2009_Breadfruit_Au_Gratin.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Breadfruit and Salmon Casserole

2003 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
3rd Place Winner
by Carl Lindquist

Download file: 2003_3rd_Place_Breadfruit_and_Salmon.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Monday, October 20th, 2014

Breadfruit Burger

2008 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
2nd Place Winner
by Erick Nelson

Download file: 2008_2nd_Place_Breadfruit_Burger.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

Breadfruit Cakes with Pesto

2003 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
1st Place Winner
by Danny Baker

Download file: 2003_1st_Place_Breadfruit_Cakes_with_Pesto.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Monday, October 20th, 2014

Breadfruit Delight

2009 Breadfruit Bounty Cookoff
NTBG 2009 Interns

Download file: 2009_Breadfruit_Delight.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Breadfruit Manapua

2003 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
2nd Place Winner
by Hataota Tehiva

Download file: 2003_2nd_Place_Breadfruit_Manapua.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Monday, October 20th, 2014

Breadfruit Stew

2007 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
1st Place Winner
by Paulette Kalaukoa

Download file: 2007_1st_Place_Breadfruit_Stew.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Friday, November 7th, 2014

Breadfruit Stuffed Ahi

2007 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
2nd Place winner
by Aloha Nelson

Download file: 2007_2nd_Place_Breadfruit_Stuffed_Ahi.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Friday, November 7th, 2014

Breadfruit with Mornay Sauce

2008 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
3rd Place Winner
by Karen Davidson

Download file: 2008_3rd_Place_Breadfruit_with_Mornay_Sauce.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

Coconut Ginger Breadfruit

2004 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
1st Place Winner
by Kalei Engel

Download file: 2004_1st_Place_Coconut_Ginger_Breadfruit.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

Codfish with Breadfruit (Bacalao)

2007 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Paulette Kalaukoa

Download file: 2007_Codfish_with_Breadfruit_Bacalao.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Friday, November 7th, 2014

Corned Beef Patties

2009 Breadfruit Bounty Cookoff
Jeanette Bonilla

Download file: 2009_Corned_Beef_Patties.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Friday, October 9th, 2009

Gardeners Pie

2009 Breadfruit Bounty Cookoff
Laurel Brier

Download file: 2009_Gardeners_Pie.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Green Curry Coconut Breadfruit

2nd Place Winner
2004 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Karen Davidson

Download file: 2004_KG_Cookoff_Green_Curry_Coconut_PA099375.jpg.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Wednesday, October 1st, 2014

Kahanu Hash

2003 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Marie Friend

Download file: 2003_Kahanu_Hash.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Monday, October 20th, 2014

Mexican Style Breadfruit Casserole

2nd Place, Main Dish
2009 Breadfruit Bounty Cookoff
Sondra Lund

Download file: 2009_Second_Place_Mexican_Style_Breadfruit_Casserole.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Friday, October 9th, 2009

Refried Breadfruit with Corned Beef

1st Place, Main Dish & Best Presentation
2009 Breadfruit Bounty Cookoff
Team Waipa

Download file: 2009_First_Place_Refried_Breadfruit_with_Corned_Beef.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Friday, October 9th, 2009

Savory Breadfruit Bake

2009 Breadfruit Bounty Cookoff
Mele Brewer

Download file: 2009_Savory_Breadfruit_Bake.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Spanish Rice Breadfruit

2004 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Aloha Aina

Download file: 2004_Spanish_Rice_Breadfruit.pdf

Posted in Main Dishes on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

Desserts - List of Recipes

Breadfruit and Coconut Squares
Breadfruit Balls
Breadfruit Banana Bread
Breadfruit Coconut Milk Delight
Breadfruit Cream Pie
Breadfruit Haupia Pie II
Breadfruit Haupia Pie with Guava Syrup
Breadfruit Honey Cake
Breadfruit Macadamia Nut Cake
Breadfruit Malasadas
Coconut Rum Glazed Breadfruit Bundt Cake
Coconut Rum Glazed Breadfruit Fritters
Delicious Breadfruit Tapioca
Double Crust Breadfruit Pie
Fried Breadfruit
Kahanu Breadfruit Ice Cream
Waikiu Breadfruit Pudding

Posted in Desserts on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Breadfruit and Coconut Squares

2008 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
1st Place Winner
by Kathleen Street

Download file: 2008_1st_Place_Breadfruit_and_Coconut_Squares.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

Breadfruit Balls

2007 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Ingrid Estrella

Download file: 2007_Breadfruit_Balls.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Friday, November 7th, 2014

Breadfruit Banana Bread

2004 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by April Sue Kahuhu

Download file: 2004_Breadfruit_Banana_Bread.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

Breadfruit Coconut Milk Delight

2003 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
2nd Place and Best Presentation Winner
by Mapu Sinenci

Download file: 2003_2nd_Place_Breadfruit_Coconut_Milk_Delight.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Monday, October 20th, 2014

Breadfruit Cream Pie

2nd Place Winner, Desserts
2007 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Ingrid Estrella

Download file: 2007_KG_Cookoff_Cream_Pie_035.jpg.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Wednesday, October 1st, 2014

Breadfruit Haupia Pie II

2007 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Ingrid Estrella

Download file: 2007_KG_Cookoff_Haupia_Pie_037.jpg.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Friday, November 7th, 2014

Breadfruit Haupia Pie with Guava Syrup

2007 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by John Villiarimo

Download file: 2007_Breadfruit_Haupia_Pie_with_Guava_Syrup.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Friday, November 7th, 2014

Breadfruit Honey Cake

2004 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Aloha Aina

Download file: 2004_Breadfruit_Honey_Cake.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

Breadfruit Macadamia Nut Cake

1st Place Winner
2003 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
Marie Friend

Download file: 2003_1st_Place_Breadfruit_Macadamia_Nut_Cake.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Friday, September 26th, 2014

Breadfruit Malasadas

2003 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Anna Lono

Download file: 2003_KG_Cookoff_Malasada_PA115967.jpg.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Monday, October 20th, 2014

Breadfruit Pie

Grand Prize
1990 Kahanu Garden Cookoff
Sara Thompson

Download file: 1990_Grand_Prize_Breadfruit_Pie.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Breadfruit Pumpkin Pie

2nd Place, Desserts
2009 Breadfruit Bounty Cookoff
Wilkie McClaren

Download file: 2009_Second_Place_Breadfruit_Pumpkin_Pie.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Friday, October 9th, 2009

Coconut Rum Glazed Breadfruit Bundt Cake

2008 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Fawn Helekahi-Burns

Download file: 2008_Coconut_Rum_Glazed_Breadfruit_Bundt_Cake.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

Coconut Rum Glazed Breadfruit Fritters

2008 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Fawn Helekahi-Burns

Download file: 2008_Coconut_Rum_Glazed_Breadfruit_Fritters.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

Delicious Breadfruit Tapioca

2008 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
2nd Place Winner, Desserts & Best Presentation
by Hana Youth Center

Download file: 2008_2nd_Place_Delicious_Breadfruit_Tapioca.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

Double Crust Breadfruit Pie

2008 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Ingrid Estrella

Download file: 2008_Double_Crust_Breadfruit_Pie.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

Fried Breadfruit

2004 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Mapu Sinenci

Download file: 2004_Fried_Breadfruit.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

Fudge-Like Breadfruit Pie

2009 Breadfruit Bounty Cookoff
Team Waipa

Download file: 2009_Fudge_Like_Breadfruit_Pie.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Friday, October 9th, 2009

Kahanu Breadfruit Ice Cream

2004 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
2nd Place Winner
by Daniel Baker

Download file: 2004_2nd_Place_Kahanu_Breadfruit_Ice_Cream.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

Kauai Paradise Pie

1st Place, Desserts
2009 Breadfruit Bounty Cookoff
Laurel Brier

Download file: 2009_First_Place_Kauai_Paradise_Pie.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Friday, October 9th, 2009

Polynesian Breadfruit Medley

2009 Breadfruit Bounty Cookoff
Georgia Fernandez

Download file: 2009_Polynesian_Breadfruit_Medley.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Monday, December 7th, 2009

Real Bread(fruit) Pudding

2007 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
3rd Place Winner
by Kathleen Hoopai

Download file: 2007_3rd_Place_Real_Breadfruit_Pudding.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Friday, November 7th, 2014

Sweet Stuff

2007 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
by Erick Nelson

Download file: 2007_Sweet_Stuff.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Friday, November 7th, 2014

Waikiu Breadfruit Pudding

2003 Kahanu Garden Breadfruit Cookoff
3rd Place Winner
by April-Sue Kahuhu

Download file: 2003_3rd_Place_Waikiu_Breadfruit_Pudding.pdf

Posted in Desserts on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014