| Alternative names | evil prince tofu |
|---|---|
| Course | entrée |
| Place of origin | Honolulu |
| Region or state | Hawaiʻi |
| Associated cuisine | Thai, Hawaiʻian |
| Created by | Keo Sananikone[1] |
| Invented | 1977[1] |
| Main ingredients | tofu or chicken |
| Ingredients generally used | chili peppers, lemongrass, makrut lime leaves, coconut milk, fish sauce, sweet basil, cabbage[1][2][3][4] |
Evil jungle prince is a Thai-inspired dish which was created in Hawaiʻi in 1977 by Laotian American Keo Sananikone for his Mekong restaurant in Honolulu.[1][3] Later versions by Sananikone included other proteins.[5][3] Sananikone also created the evil princess, but that is a cocktail and not a related dish.[1]
The dish has been replicated in other restaurants, as far away as Vermont.[6]
- ^ a b c d e Sananikone, Keo (1999). Keo's Thai Cuisine (revised ed.). Berkeley. CA: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 1580080820. OCLC 40668289.
- ^ "Broil meat easily with kal bi cooking". The Galveston Daily News. Galveston, TX. 18 July 1980. p. 7. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
...Thai evil jungle prince with chicken and fresh basil. The Thai dish includes chicken cooked with coconut milk, chili, lemon grass, fish sauce, and fresh basil.
- ^ a b c Fleck, Chris (19 August 2012). "Dinner With a Prince". Dining Out: Oahu’s Answer to Your Appetite. Honolulu, HI: Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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Pascuawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Lasley, Paul; Harryman, Elizabeth (March 20, 1988). "Dining Out in Waikiki : Upgrading Island Fare". Los Angeles Times. El Segundo, CA. Archived from the original on 2023-06-13. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
Everyone, it seems, tries the "Evil Jungle Prince," and we found the dish not only something to talk about but excellent. We ordered the chicken version--you also can get shrimp, scallops, fish or vegetable.
- ^ Rosenthal, John (May–June 2003). "48 Hours Burlington" (PDF). National Geographic Traveler. Netional Geographic. p. 50. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.