Hawaiian Foods and Restaurants
Nâ Mea `Ai Hawai`i a me Nâ Hale `Aina
"Sharing information is an expression of the Aloha Spirit." ~ Hal Kop
Hawaiian Foods and Restaurants
Nâ Mea `Ai Hawai`i a me Nâ Hale `Aina
"Sharing information is an expression of the Aloha Spirit." ~ Hal Kop
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Hawaiian Foods and Recipes |
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I love this page. Aunty has great recipes of classic Hawaiian dishes, including Seared Poke [poh' keh], Huli Huli Style Chicken, Portuguese Bean Salad, Somen Salad. Mm-mmm! |
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100% Moloka`i Malulani is currently our kope punahele (favorite coffee). |
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TV personality Linda Coble's site, featuring Chefs Trask, Wade, Lee and Beverly Gannon, who presides over the kitchen of one of our favorite up-country restaurants, Hâli`imaile [HAH' lee' ee mai' leh, meaning "maile vines strewn"] General Store. |
"The Electric Kitchen" is Hawaiian Electric Company's cable TV cooking program, featuring tasty recipes, energy efficiency, and other helpful tips. A mouth-watering collection of Island favorites, including Pineapple-Macadamia Nut Bread, Haupia, Hawaiian Savory Stew, Kâlua Pig, Lau lau, Poke, Hawaiian Style Salsa and `Ono Ribs. Also check out the Gopher Menu of HEI recipes, dating back to 1994. |
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"A monthly journal for Foodies with many culinary features: cook book reviews, recipes, Hawaii restaurants, kitchenware product reviews." |
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 Keiki (Kid) Recipes:
A bit mainland-y, but imaginative, nonetheless. The keiki (kids) will be sure to enjoy the Volcano Cake.
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From the Food Service Program of the Maui Community College: A Culinary Adventure in the Pacific. Click to get to their recipe file, what's new, and Hawaiian food, including how to cook a pig in an imu [ee' moo]. |
"mm mmm Yummy!" …a collection of local foods. Also, Art Pollards' collection (LG II) from the alt.culture.hawaii newgroup. Art Pollard's spiffed up and well-organized listing of local kine recipes. |
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Born and raised in Hilo, this dish is as local as it gets. For the real thing, stop at Café 100 in Hilo and say "Aloha!" to my childhood classmate, Trudy Ka`apana, drive-in manager for me. She's a sweetheart. |
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Dorie's favorite recipes, "all tested repeatedly." J Kau kau is a pidgin word for food. `Ai [ai] is food in Hawaiian . Check out Dorie's Local Grinds. |
Mail order for your macadamia nut fix. These are as good as it gets. Scrumptious recipes by Hawai`i chefs, Glenn Chu of Indigo Restaurant, Sam Choy of Sam Choy's and Breakfast, Lunch and Crab Restaurants, and Patrick Edie of from Mauna Loa. Presented by Mauna Loa Macadamia Nuts" "All the goodness of Hawai`i". |
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Morsels--featuring food for you and your family! Culinary happenings in Hawai`i and recipes. |
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BestHawai`i discusses cultural aspects of Hawaiian food, the traditional diet, island cuisines, and island comfort foods--Spam, loco moco, saimin, plate lunch…ahhhhh. |
Dad, rack of lamb is your favorite. We're cooking this for you next time you come. So, hurry up and come, `kay! |
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We've been to the "Taste of Honolulu" in June and loved every morsel sampled. My wine-food connoisseur brother-in-law, Mitch, swears by the Annual Kapalua Wine and Food Symposium. Sam Choy's Poke at the Hâpuna Prince is a biggie in September. |
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Godzilla's hanging out at Berkeley? Check it out for Easy Laulau, Hawaiian Breakfasts on the Run, Hawaiian Chicken and Chicken Salad, Hawaiian Coconut Bread, Hawaiian Jerky, Hawaiian Papaya Chutney, Maui Pasta and Salad Shrimp `Ono Nui (Very Delicious Shrimp). |
"The Akamai (Smart) Place to Shop": CyberDeli, Harry and Sam, Mail Order and What's Hot. |
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Hawai`i Cat has a collection of classic tropical drinks, including Mai Tai, Blue Hawai`i, and Chi Chi. Akahele! (Careful!): The same "Drink, Don't Drive" rule applies in Hawai`i. Stay safe, `kay. Cat also an interesting collection of Hawaiian-Mexican hapa recipes, including Kâlua Pork Quesadillas, Hawaiian Salsa, and Hawaiian Burritos. |
Fresh sashimi, poke, sushi and bento daily. Poi, dried `aku, lau lau, kâlua pig, pipi kaula, taegu, sweet bread, Portuguese sausage, chi chi mochi and limu air flown fresh on Thursdays. They will accept phone orders and ship!
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From KHON's TV program of the same name, featuring recipes by local celebrities and chefs. |
An island basic. Classic Hawaiian recipes from Extreme-Hawai`i. An unassuming list of Hawaiian tried-and-trues. |
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Suite 101: Hawai`i/Polynesia:
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Baked or steamed, `ono loa, either way. Waiting in a long, cold line for a Keali`i concert in San Francisco, I met the famous manapua scientist and gourmand, Toki, with `ukulele in hand and her chief sampler, Liko, with a box full of mini-manapua in his enviable hands.Toki knows her stuff, and her manapua-isms are delightfully insightful. |
The state bird is the nênê [NEH' NEH'] goose; the state flower, the aloalo `ula`ula [ah' loh ah' loh oo' lah oo' lah, meaning red hibiscus]; the state fish is the humuhumunukunukuâpua`a [hoo' moo hoo' moo noo' koo noo' koo AH' poo ah' ah, meaning a trigger fish with a snout like a pig]; and the state food is Spam [spam, which locals believe is the contraction of "special ham" and not "spiced ham" or worse, "spoiled ham" as mainlanders allege].* *he `ôlelo ho`omake`aka (joke) |
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A website devoted to Hawai`i's favorite pastime and mine: eating. Links that will take you to restaurant menus, recipes, food mall, and sweet spots, a listing of "eateries" which have that special dish/item on its menu. |
Hah? What's this doing here? Well, if you're a Hawai`i resident, it may be your most useful and effective recipe. Kept in my recipe file, it was easily referenced for a friend in need. For those not inclined to make pets out of these pests: bookmark this for your easy reference. |
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Powdered seasoning mixes for Filipino adobo, Korean kim chee & kal bi, Portuguese sausage, Hawaiian haupia and chicken lû`au, Chinese char siu, and Hawai`i Style curry. Click on the recipes at the website; these magical packets of powder are better than spaghetti sauce in a jar. Easy and quick to prepare. They won't transform you into a Sam Choy, but you'll cook with confidence and closer-to-pro results. |
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Leilani's Favorite Restaurants… |
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Our favorite restaurant on Maui. A converted beach house, now a restaurant with a perfect location between Pâ`ia [PAH' ee (y)ah, meaning noisy] and Ho`okipa [hoh' oh kee' pah, meaning hospitality]. "A little way out of the way, but a lot out of the ordinary," on a secluded beach, with the freshest and best prepared fish. Here's a map to Mama's. |
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Erstwhile UH English professor (mine), now editor of Honolulu magazine had this to say: "A new type of Hawaiian Food, created from products actually grown in the Islands. Broke the Mouth is on the cutting edge..." ~ John Heckathorn, Honolulu Magazine |
California: nô ka `oi |
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Behind island cuisine and sushi, we love Italian (!). Perhaps, not entirely unlikely that two locals should love Italian. Isolated by northern Europe by the Alps, Italy is almost an island, with island warmth and ambience. Knowing friends took us here, and we discovered that great Italian is to be found in Hawai`i. Molto bene. |
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A listing by cyclists in Hawai`i with this droll disclaimer: [Note: These are personal views and do not necessarily represent the views of normal people. Proceed at your own risk.] |
A humble establishment with a gigantic reputation for `ono (delicious) Hawaiian food. You get to choose whether you want fresh poi or day-old (more fermentingly flavorful). We're still raving over the moist, humongous, and delicious laulau! Listen to the host's suggestions. They're right on. And he is sweet. |
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Our favorite O`ahu restaurants. At Sam Choy, Diamond Head (more like Kapahulu), I recommend the Osso Bucco and Mom's Bread Pudding. Hô da `ono! d At Breakfast, Lunch and Crab, crab rules. Sam's motto: "Never trust a skinny chef. " We trust him implicity. Sam schmoozes with his guests, and we have found him to be: engagingly warm and charismatic. His fame, fortune and glory have not gone to his head; he's still a local boy with lots of Aloha. "When someone asks me 'What is Hawaii Regional Cuisine?' I tell them it's where East meets West in Hawaii", says Chef/Owner Sam Choy. I tell them: It's Sam's food. |
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Kaimana [kai mah' nah, a transliteration of Diamond] Breakfast is my favorite meal. Located at the far end of Waikîkî at the foot of Diamond Hill, on "one of the sweetest, little beaches," this is my most favorite restaurant to breakfast in Hawai`i. A ring of fried rice, heaped with stir-fried veggies, and topped with circles of Portuguese sausage and eggs of choice…ka lani (heaven)! |
Restaurant reviews by Star-Bulletin reporter Nadine Kam. This gal has an enviable job! |
Updated 6-05-98
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