Howdy Folks -
No... I didn't manage to produce a word a week... But a lot of stuff happened since I started this blog - I got my Doctorate, Grant and Erica got married, I got a job, Molly and I moved to Dallas, we had a beautiful baby...
At this late date I'm going to officially sign off leaving you with the posts I made, some correspondence with Pomai of the highly-re-reccomended Tasty Island blog, and my list of notes - a review of the few posts I made... and a list of things to google/wiki/youtube until you get a handle on them... I'll see you in the islands! - Mark
(Note: given the quality of The Tasty Island - these links focus on Kawai locations/foods)
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li hing mui -posted jan1
macademia nut -posted jan2
Macademia nut icecream -posted jan 3
shave ice -jan4
halo halo -jan5
ube halaya -feb1
Roy's of Hawaii -feb2
apple bananas -feb3
kona brewery -done
http://www.hawaiibusiness.com/Hawaii-Business/November-2007/Brewing-National-Success/ - done
poi -done
pupu (origin of pupu platter) -done
spam -done
ono -done
portuguese bean soup - done
portuguese sweet bread (malassadas) pão doce, - done
miso soup
Chicken Adobo
sweet potatoes
teriyaki (beef, chicken, fish)
ti leaves
taro
poke
mahi mahi
pipikaula
saimin
lu'au
(Taro leaves, often baked with coconut cream and chicken or octopus; the word eventually came to mean a Hawaiian feast, which is also known as 'aha'aina or pa'ina.)
http://gohawaii.about.com/cs/luaurecipes/l/aa041902a.htm
cake- banana, quava, coconut
Chicken Katsu
huli-huli chicken
macaroni salad (island style)
kalua pig
char siu
corn chowder
kulolo
lau lau
lomi lomi salmon
Chicken Lu`au
chicken adobo http://gohawaii.about.com/od/luaurecipes/r/chicken_adobo.htm
Haupia
sushi
Kintaro's
Hanalei Roll
Bali Hi Bomb roll
Whalers Brewpub
waimea brewery
.....
Kintaro’s
4-370 Kuhio Hwy.
Kapaa, HI 96746
Phone: (808) 822-3341
The very best Japanese and sushi restaurant on the island. A local favorite. Also, they have Tempanyaki for an exciting dining experience. You must try the Hanalei Roll or Bali Hai Bomb sushi rolls.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Celebrity Contact
Howdy -
This handy concise suggestion-riddled email was just solicited and quickly received from the author of the fantastic and thorough Oahu-food blog The Tasty Island. Though I've referenced it before - I strongly encourage all to check it out - make use of the drop-down menu by style on the left - check the Okazuya category for local deli grindz. The links below were added by me - I may reprint out correspondence if it continues. The request was for a top recommended list of his top rated (4-5 spam musubi) places.
...
Aloha Mark,
Assuming you folks will be staying in Waikiki, let's start there. For finer dining ($30-$50/person) I've had excellent 4-5-SPAM Musubi experiences (even exceeded that at one) at The Ocean House (this one is right on Waikiki's beach front), Roy's Waikiki and Sansei. You can search and find those reviews on my blog. For casual dining, good times as well as sipping on a cold beer, wine or Tropical Itch, you can't skip the Waikiki experience without an afternoon sunset at Duke's at the Outrigger on Waikiki Beach. Go between 4 and 6 on the weekends for live (free) Hawaiian contemporary music. If you're a sports fan, you can have the sports bar-meets-tiki bar experience at The Shack Waikiki. I'm their webmaster, but I recommend their not because of that, but because of the ambiance, good burgers (along with just about everything else on their menu) and abundance of big screen tv's, not to mention eye candy, FWIW, all at very reasonable prices for Waikiki. Much cheaper than the other places I mentioned.
Don't forget to grab a shave ice at Waiola Shave ice on Kapahulu avenue, which is within walking distance from Waikiki. There, you can also get a few other "where the locals go" favorites. Such as a "Zip Pac" or "Loco Moco" from Zippy's, and also fantastic Poke from Ono Hawaiian Seafood. You'll find all those places reviewed on my blog.
To complete your "where the locals go to grind", look up the category "okazuya" on my blog, then try and make it to one of those places. St. Louis Delicatessen would be a good one to consider, since it's also not far or difficult to find from Waikiki. Whichever one has a selection of entrees which look most appealing to you folks. Some things may seem strange by sound or appearance, but like any other cuisine, you can't knock it until you try it. Okazuya is good stuff!
As you might expect by our geographic location, Hawaii has a major asian presence as far as dining options, whether it be Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Thai or Vietnamese cuisine. Oh, speaking of Vietnamese, for off-the-beaten path hole-in-the-wall gem, DO stop by Bac Nam. The food is stellar, and the prices are even more incredible. It's a small place, so try and arrive early for lunch or dinner, lest you wait in line out the door.
There's a food court in the Waikiki International Market Place, where you'll find a place called Bautista's Filipino Kitchen. Excellent, truly authentic Filipino dishes.
For authentic Hawaiian food, you can check out Haili's Hawaiian Food in Ward Farmer's Market. Next door to them, there's a place called The Poke Bowl, where they serve poke of your choice over a bowl of rice. That's good stuff too! They're just take-out joints, yet that'd be a good opportunity go to nearby Ala Moana Beach and sit by the beach to get your grind on. I haven't blogged them yet, but I've heard good things about them. There's also Ono Hawaiian Food on Kapahulu, another place I have yet to blog.
Is there any particular ethnic cuisine you're most interested in? Or style (barbecue, yakiniku, buffet, etc.)?
Mahalo for the compliments on my blog and thanks for the readership!
Pomai
--- On Wed, 12/17/08,
This handy concise suggestion-riddled email was just solicited and quickly received from the author of the fantastic and thorough Oahu-food blog The Tasty Island. Though I've referenced it before - I strongly encourage all to check it out - make use of the drop-down menu by style on the left - check the Okazuya category for local deli grindz. The links below were added by me - I may reprint out correspondence if it continues. The request was for a top recommended list of his top rated (4-5 spam musubi) places.
...
Aloha Mark,
Assuming you folks will be staying in Waikiki, let's start there. For finer dining ($30-$50/person) I've had excellent 4-5-SPAM Musubi experiences (even exceeded that at one) at The Ocean House (this one is right on Waikiki's beach front), Roy's Waikiki and Sansei. You can search and find those reviews on my blog. For casual dining, good times as well as sipping on a cold beer, wine or Tropical Itch, you can't skip the Waikiki experience without an afternoon sunset at Duke's at the Outrigger on Waikiki Beach. Go between 4 and 6 on the weekends for live (free) Hawaiian contemporary music. If you're a sports fan, you can have the sports bar-meets-tiki bar experience at The Shack Waikiki. I'm their webmaster, but I recommend their not because of that, but because of the ambiance, good burgers (along with just about everything else on their menu) and abundance of big screen tv's, not to mention eye candy, FWIW, all at very reasonable prices for Waikiki. Much cheaper than the other places I mentioned.
Don't forget to grab a shave ice at Waiola Shave ice on Kapahulu avenue, which is within walking distance from Waikiki. There, you can also get a few other "where the locals go" favorites. Such as a "Zip Pac" or "Loco Moco" from Zippy's, and also fantastic Poke from Ono Hawaiian Seafood. You'll find all those places reviewed on my blog.
To complete your "where the locals go to grind", look up the category "okazuya" on my blog, then try and make it to one of those places. St. Louis Delicatessen would be a good one to consider, since it's also not far or difficult to find from Waikiki. Whichever one has a selection of entrees which look most appealing to you folks. Some things may seem strange by sound or appearance, but like any other cuisine, you can't knock it until you try it. Okazuya is good stuff!
As you might expect by our geographic location, Hawaii has a major asian presence as far as dining options, whether it be Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Thai or Vietnamese cuisine. Oh, speaking of Vietnamese, for off-the-beaten path hole-in-the-wall gem, DO stop by Bac Nam. The food is stellar, and the prices are even more incredible. It's a small place, so try and arrive early for lunch or dinner, lest you wait in line out the door.
There's a food court in the Waikiki International Market Place, where you'll find a place called Bautista's Filipino Kitchen. Excellent, truly authentic Filipino dishes.
For authentic Hawaiian food, you can check out Haili's Hawaiian Food in Ward Farmer's Market. Next door to them, there's a place called The Poke Bowl, where they serve poke of your choice over a bowl of rice. That's good stuff too! They're just take-out joints, yet that'd be a good opportunity go to nearby Ala Moana Beach and sit by the beach to get your grind on. I haven't blogged them yet, but I've heard good things about them. There's also Ono Hawaiian Food on Kapahulu, another place I have yet to blog.
Is there any particular ethnic cuisine you're most interested in? Or style (barbecue, yakiniku, buffet, etc.)?
Mahalo for the compliments on my blog and thanks for the readership!
Pomai
--- On Wed, 12/17/08,
Howdy -
I'm a fan of your fantastic food blog the tasty island. As I've been slowly preparing for a family holiday trip to Oahu (my wife and I have been to Kauai for 10 days and loved it) I've really enjoyed reading your blog. The quantity of high res pictures and clever running dialog make it better than most TV!
I love the break-down by cuisine - but I'm writing to ask if there is a highly reccomended list - a place where I could see all your 5 spam musibi / Broke Da’ Mout’! rated joints listed... or if you can recommend any holiday specific events - we'll be there from the 23rd to the 30th...
Happy Holidays - and thanks for a great blog!
Mark
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Oh no! Own oh! Ono!
Hawai'i has two official state languages ...english... it is a US state... and Hawai'ian. Sadly, in a year 2000 census the state population of native Hawai'ian speakers was under 0.1% of the statewide population. Hawai'ian is not to be confused with a more widely spoken form of english technically called "Hawaiian Creole English" which developed from pidgin English and is often called simply "pidgin" (or Hawaiian Pidgin).
A handy guide to Pidgin and local terms appears in the fantatic/essential Wizard Publishing books. The word that the books use the most is probably the most essential: Ono. Note that Ono is another name for the scombrid fish, wahoo - a prize game fish that should appear on a menu before your Hawaiian visit is over. [ You can watch some Hawaiian fishermen reel in and club a monstorous 89.5 lb Ono. ]
An adjective meaing delicious, tastes good (as in good tasting food), Ono is a word that you just may be using so frequently you'll find that you're speaking another language.
A handy guide to Pidgin and local terms appears in the fantatic/essential Wizard Publishing books. The word that the books use the most is probably the most essential: Ono. Note that Ono is another name for the scombrid fish, wahoo - a prize game fish that should appear on a menu before your Hawaiian visit is over. [ You can watch some Hawaiian fishermen reel in and club a monstorous 89.5 lb Ono. ]
An adjective meaing delicious, tastes good (as in good tasting food), Ono is a word that you just may be using so frequently you'll find that you're speaking another language.
malassadas (Portuguese sweet bread)
Why two Portuguese items in a row?Right before the turn of the last century (around 1878) an influx of Portuguese laborers were solicited by the island (more probably the sugar cane empire). With them came Portuguese food and pão doce, sweet bread malasadas (now malassadas).
A curious resource for malassadas is the personal/commerical page on comcast called "All about Malassadas." It pushes OSO-ONO fried desert dough in a way that makes the worlds tastes seem pretty unified under the unassailable banner of fried dough + sugar.
...do they eat fried dough for dessert on Mars? Let's ask guest columnist Sue Gorge - his reply:
Quando as coisas do coraá§á£o
Ná£o consegue compreender
O que a mente ná£o faz questá£o
E nem tem forá§as para obedecer
Quantos sonhos já¡ destruá
E deixei escapar das má£os
E se o futuro assim permitir
Ná£o pretendo viver em vá£o
Meu amor ná£o estamos sós
Tem um mundo a esperar por nós
Do infinito do céu azul
Pode ter vida em marte
Entao vem cá¡
Me dá¡ a sua lángua
Entá£o vem
Eu quero abraá§ar vocá«
Seu poder vem do sol
Minha medida
Entao vem
Vamos viver a vida
Entá£o vem
Se ná£o eu vou perder quem sou
Vou querer me mudar
Para uma Life on Mars?
Portuguese Bean Soup
This island comfort food gets its smoky strong pork flavor from
the pork hock stock (hocks being the lower part of the leg) and a goodly dose of portuguese sausage (a little fattier and saltier than normal). The sauce is otherwise tomato based and is fleshed out with some combination of potatoes, beans, carrots, onions and a little cilantro on top.
Being a staple of the home across a wide geographic region of the world (Portugal to Hawai'i) recipes vary widely:
Here's one from the fantastic Tasty Island Blog (Honolulu) which is based on a recipe at the Hawai'ian food blog OnoKineGrindz. I would like to offer a third recipe at epicurious.com that appeared in Bon Appetit in Dec. '92 - it skrimps on the hock stock (calling for shicken stock) and opts for Spanish Chorizo. The chefs seem to hope this smoked sausage will provide enough smoke to the broth...
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