Pu pu platter

A pu pu platter is a tray of American Chinese or Hawaiian food consisting of an assortment of small meat and seafood appetizers. The Thrillist called the pu-pu platter "an amalgam of Americanized Chinese food, Hawaiian tradition and bar food."

The pu pu platter was probably first introduced to restaurants on the United States mainland by Donn Beach in 1934, and has since become a standard at most Polynesian-themed restaurants such as Don's and Trader Vic's. However, pu pu platters are currently more closely associated with American Chinese restaurants. The earliest known print reference to a pu pu platter served at a Chinese restaurant is from 1969.

In New England, Italian restaurants have used the term "pu pu platter" to describe an appetizer combination platter since the 1970s.

A typical pu pu platter, as found in American Chinese cuisine, includes appetizers such as egg rolls, spare ribs, chicken wings, chicken fingers, beef teriyaki, skewered beef, fried wontons, fried shrimp, or crab rangoons.