Salmon Dish
Holiday/Celebration
Food & Culture Fact
100

What is the name of the Hawaiian dish made with salmon, tomatoes, and onions?

lomi-lomi salmon

100

What is the name of the ceremony where Native Americans celebrate the first salmon of the season?

The First Salmon Ceremony

100

Why is kamaboko sometimes pink and white during holidays in Japan?

Because those colors are lucky in Japan. 

200

In France, what is the thin, crispy pancake called that people eat with salmon on April 1st?

Galette

200

What is the name of the special Japanese New Year’s meal that includes kamaboko?

Osechi ryori

200

n old Hawaiian luaus, what did people use to eat instead of forks and spoons?

Their fingers

300

What is the name of the Japanese fish cake that is sometimes topped with salmon roe?

Kamaboko

300

What do children in France tape on a friend’s back on April 1st?

Paper fish

300

Why do Native Americans believe salmon are special?


Because salmon are a gift and bring more fish when treated with respect.

400

What do Native American tribes in the Columbia Basin do with the first salmon’s bones after cooking it?

Put them back in the water to help the salmon return next year.

400

What big Hawaiian party is lomi-lomi salmon often eaten at?

Luau

400

Why do some people think fish are part of April 1st in France?

Because of the Pisces zodiac sign.