Eating Hawaii
Hawaii’s cuisine is a fusion of flavors from both sides of the Pacific. A typical lunch will include both rice and macaroni salad. Despite the images of whole pigs slow cooking on a spit at a luau, Hawaii’s main ingredients come from the sea. The fusion of cuisines from east and west is just another reason to get excited about The United States’ top island destination.
Tropical fruits are plentiful and eaten fresh. They are also used often as garnishes for foods. That is not only the case with pina coladas. Some restaurants use mangos and papayas to make relishes for meats, including hot dogs and hamburgers.
Hawaii has fresh seafood, as would be expected. Asian influenced fish based dishes, both raw and cooked, are prevalent. Some food writers cite Hawaii as being the place where Asian fusion cuisine originated. Eating your way around the islands, it’s not hard to believe that hypotheses.
Most hotels and resorts have luaus on a regular basis. This is more for show than an attempt at authenticity, but the food is generally good; though the buffet style of most events is a bit impersonal.
Perhaps the most surprising part of Hawaii’s cuisine would be the prevalence of spam. Why, with the seas teeming with fish would Hawaiians rely on canned mystery meat to fill their stomachs? The Spam tradition goes back to World War II when locals ate what US troops stationed in Hawaii ate. These days spam dishes are served in restaurants and also at convenience stores.
Hawaii’s locally grown coffee is famous worldwide. It is light and has a fine taste similar to Jamaica’s Blue Mountain coffee.
Hawaii offers visitors stomach’s more than bland buffets and fast food. The diverse cuisine is another reason to get excited about this island paradise
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