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Hawaiian Foods & Recipes

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Hawaiian Foods and Recipes
Nâ Mea `Ai Hawai`i A Me Nâ Lula No Ke Kuke `Ana

Aunty Leilani's Hawai`i's Favorite Recipes

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!

Fruit

Coffees of Hawai`i:

100% Moloka`i Malulani is currently our kope punahele (favorite coffee).

Hawaiian Food Sources:

Chefs in Paradise

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.

Hawaiian Electric Company: The Electric Kitchen

"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.

Cook Aloha

"A monthly journal for Foodies with many culinary features: cook book reviews, recipes, Hawaii restaurants, kitchenware product reviews."

Hawaiian Food, General

Crackseed Li'dat:

  • Keiki (Kid) Recipes:
  • Hawaiian-Style Birthday
    A bit mainland-y, but imaginative, nonetheless. The keiki (kids) will be sure to enjoy the Volcano Cake.
  • Dole's 5 a Day
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    Culinary Adventure
    in the Pacific
    ~ Quick Load Site

    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].

    Local Grindszzzz ~ LG II ~ LG III

    "mm mmm Yummy!" …a collection of local foods. Also, Art Pollards' collection (LG II) from the alt.culture.hawaii newgroup.

    Local Kine Recipes v2.0

    Art Pollard's spiffed up and well-organized listing of local kine recipes.

    Dessert Recipes:

    • `Ono Sweets & Treats by Dorie
      Recipes to satisfy the sweet tooth: pickled mango, malasadas, li hing mango, shredded mango, guava jelly, papaya jam, mango chutney, almond cookies, and guava chiffon pie. Wipe that drool off the keyboard.

    Loco Moco

    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.

    Dorie's Kau Kau Page

    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.

    Macadamia Nuts:

    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".

    Food Features: Star-Bulletin

    Morsels--featuring food for you and your family! Culinary happenings in Hawai`i and recipes.

    Pûpû [POO' POO']
    (Appetizers/ Hors d'oeuvres)

    Food:
    Yesterday and Today

    BestHawai`i discusses cultural aspects of Hawaiian food, the traditional diet, island cuisines, and island comfort foods--Spam, loco moco, saimin, plate lunch…ahhhhh.

    The Ritz Carlton, Kapalua's Paniolo Rack of Lamb ~ BTL

    Dad, rack of lamb is your favorite. We're cooking this for you next time you come. So, hurry up and come, `kay!

    Food Festivals:

    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.

    Sam Choy
    Recipes from Sam's TV program on News 8-NBC Hawai`i and KFVE-TV.

    Fish / Seafood

    101 Things to Do:

    • Maui
      Sample Some Local Flavors / Savor Hawaiian Food / Go to a Lû`au / Go on a Dinner Cruise / Dine at a Theme Restaurant
    • Kaua`i

    Godzilla's Hawaiian Recipes

    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).

    Sure Save's Cyber Market

    "The Akamai (Smart) Place to Shop": CyberDeli, Harry and Sam, Mail Order and What's Hot.

    Hawai`i Cat's Drinks and Recipes

    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.

    Takahashi Market

    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!

     

    Hawai`i Kitchen

    From KHON's TV program of the same name, featuring recipes by local celebrities and chefs.

    Taste of Paradise: Teriyaki Sauce

    An island basic.

    Kau Kau Korner Recipes

    Classic Hawaiian recipes from Extreme-Hawai`i.

    Hawaiian Cookbook

    An unassuming list of Hawaiian tried-and-trues.

    Lû`au ~ History

    alt.recipes.hawaii

     

    Suite 101: Hawai`i/Polynesia:

     

    Manapua ~ Manapua Recipe

    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.

    Spam

    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)

    Mixed-Plate

    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.

    Roach Exterminating Recipe by Heloise:

    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.

    NOH of Hawai`i

    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.

    More to come… nâ punahele (favorites) subject to change.

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    Leilani's Favorite Restaurants…
    He Mau Hale `Aina Punahele O Leilani…
    and Guides and Websites to Future Favorites

    Big Island Guides:

    Mama's Fish House, Maui

    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.

    Broke the Mouth ~ More
    Hilo

    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

    Mainland Hawaiian Restaurants:

    California: nô ka `oi
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    A Touch of Aloha, N.CA
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    Orange County, S.CA
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    Da Kine's, San Diego
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    Maui Beach Café, UCLA area
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    Punahele Island Grill, SF
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    San Francisco Eateries
    - San Francisco: Hal Kop's Listings

     

    Café Sistina,
    Honolulu

    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.

    Maui Restaurant Guides:

    Cyclist's Choices

    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.]

    `Ono Hawaiian Food,
    Honolulu

    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.

    Dining Guides:

    Plate Lunch:

    Hawaiian Lû`au:

    Sam Choy's Restaurants

    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.

    Kaimana Beach Hotel's Hau Tree Lânai, Waikîkî [wai KEE' KEE', meaning spouting water]

    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)!

    The Weekly Eater

    Restaurant reviews by Star-Bulletin reporter Nadine Kam.

    This gal has an enviable job!

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    Updated 6-05-98
    Kindly e-mail me if you run across broken links. I welcome additions and corrections. Mahalo in advance!

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