How to Eat Traditional Hawaiian Food in Honolulu (in HD)
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Date: 2019-08-19
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owleyes 11
What is traditional Hawaiian food? You need to clarify what time period you are talking about. For me, the Hawaiian food that I ate, while growing up in the 1940's, was poi, lau lau w/ butterfish, lomi lomi salmon, pipi kaula, limu kohu and sweet round onions. I forsake all others. Hawaiian food can also include raw beef liver, lomi raw fish, chili peppers, raw fish guts, kalua pig, sea urchins, sea weeds, chicken/pork luau, and chicken long rice. Recent addition is poke, which is less bloody than lomi raw fish. I am sure that I have miss a few others. I live in Texas and keep poi in the freezer just for reminiscing.
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What is traditional Hawaiian food? You need to clarify what time period you are talking about. For me, the Hawaiian food that I ate, while growing up in the 1940's, was poi, lau lau w/ butterfish, lomi lomi salmon, pipi kaula, limu kohu and sweet round onions. I forsake all others. Hawaiian food can also include raw beef liver, lomi raw fish, chili peppers, raw fish guts, kalua pig, sea urchins, sea weeds, chicken/pork luau, and chicken long rice. Recent addition is poke, which is less bloody than lomi raw fish. I am sure that I have miss a few others. I live in Texas and keep poi in the freezer just for reminiscing.
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miyubail
I started watching your Hawaiian food shows as of this AM. I am Japanese and it just amazes me that Hawaiians adopted and arranged their cuisines from so many different nationalities. I had my first Poke 2 yrs ago and loved it(just like sashimi) I started making Spam Musubi and my half Japanese son loved it. They started to introduce Hawaiian food in Japan a few years ago like Loco Moco and Hekka. Thanks for posting. BTW we live in a NW state.
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I started watching your Hawaiian food shows as of this AM. I am Japanese and it just amazes me that Hawaiians adopted and arranged their cuisines from so many different nationalities. I had my first Poke 2 yrs ago and loved it(just like sashimi) I started making Spam Musubi and my half Japanese son loved it. They started to introduce Hawaiian food in Japan a few years ago like Loco Moco and Hekka. Thanks for posting. BTW we live in a NW state.
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Justin Lin
I was a bit worry about your health Need some CHinese Medication, hepatitis, because your liver are takes much heat and extra hot. All your liver's job is to clear those, hot, oil, extra fats away from your body into waste, so when your liver is over working, it tires your liver and body You looks so tired, you have to drink fresh water, eat low fat food, low oil(or non-oil, U have to stop eating a lot and get a good sleeping as well
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I was a bit worry about your health Need some CHinese Medication, hepatitis, because your liver are takes much heat and extra hot. All your liver's job is to clear those, hot, oil, extra fats away from your body into waste, so when your liver is over working, it tires your liver and body You looks so tired, you have to drink fresh water, eat low fat food, low oil(or non-oil, U have to stop eating a lot and get a good sleeping as well
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Damascus Steele
If da poi is sour and tangy it's the best 3 days old. when its fresh it really doesn't have much flavor but it is very healthy food. I'll take that plate lunch any day over a nice Omaha steak. Don't want to be an old cardiac attack later in life. Plus people look at you weird when you eat beef raw. I don't understand since I always ate it that way on the East Coast.
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If da poi is sour and tangy it's the best 3 days old. when its fresh it really doesn't have much flavor but it is very healthy food. I'll take that plate lunch any day over a nice Omaha steak. Don't want to be an old cardiac attack later in life. Plus people look at you weird when you eat beef raw. I don't understand since I always ate it that way on the East Coast.
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Rochelle Eskue
Let me help you out here Mark. IMO, poi can only be described as bland and flavorless. It's not supposed to be sour and unfortunately not sweet or salty. It's served at room temperature and honestly, I can't call it pudding because it's got a watery-base and It's not even jello. It's a confusing dish to eat and as well to look at. LOL (wth is it)
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Let me help you out here Mark. IMO, poi can only be described as bland and flavorless. It's not supposed to be sour and unfortunately not sweet or salty. It's served at room temperature and honestly, I can't call it pudding because it's got a watery-base and It's not even jello. It's a confusing dish to eat and as well to look at. LOL (wth is it)
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suppressor808
pineapple isn't indigenous to Hawaii. that is definitely not a traditional item. Its things like this that make people associate Hawaiians with pineapples. Yes we are a huge source (in modern era) for pineapple because the climate allows year round growing, however I hate when people think things are Hawaiian just because of a pineapple.
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pineapple isn't indigenous to Hawaii. that is definitely not a traditional item. Its things like this that make people associate Hawaiians with pineapples. Yes we are a huge source (in modern era) for pineapple because the climate allows year round growing, however I hate when people think things are Hawaiian just because of a pineapple.
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andrea angeles
we have that kind of Poi here in the Philippines mixed with pieces of jackfuit, tapioca (sago, cubes of sweet potato, slices of cooked banana and evaporated milk That Chicken long noodle rice is what we called sotanghon here. We also have salsa but its mixed with tomato, mango, onions and bits of fish
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we have that kind of Poi here in the Philippines mixed with pieces of jackfuit, tapioca (sago, cubes of sweet potato, slices of cooked banana and evaporated milk That Chicken long noodle rice is what we called sotanghon here. We also have salsa but its mixed with tomato, mango, onions and bits of fish
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Robert Newton
Excuse me Wrapped in lau lau leaves? No way. It's called a lau lau and usually has beef, pork, and butterfish(if you're lucky) wrapped in LUAU leaves (the leaves of the taro plant. Also, the lomi salmon uses salted salmon, not raw. If you're going to review food, do it properly or not at all
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Excuse me Wrapped in lau lau leaves? No way. It's called a lau lau and usually has beef, pork, and butterfish(if you're lucky) wrapped in LUAU leaves (the leaves of the taro plant. Also, the lomi salmon uses salted salmon, not raw. If you're going to review food, do it properly or not at all
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Jason Yasumoto
Hawaii was my second home. I have family on Oahu. You got the food perfectly, in this and the previous video. I think poi taste and looks like Elmer's glue. I love that type of taste, but the taste is not for everyone. Thank you for going to Da (the) Islands for Da food. Mahalo (thank you)
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Hawaii was my second home. I have family on Oahu. You got the food perfectly, in this and the previous video. I think poi taste and looks like Elmer's glue. I love that type of taste, but the taste is not for everyone. Thank you for going to Da (the) Islands for Da food. Mahalo (thank you)
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Mark Wiens
Great to hear you're liking Hawaiian food more. I ate this home cooked at my relatives house, but I can recommend a place called Alicia's Market in Kalihi (if you search that on my blog Migrationology you'll find it) to get an excellent Hawaiian plate lunch and poke Enjoy
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Great to hear you're liking Hawaiian food more. I ate this home cooked at my relatives house, but I can recommend a place called Alicia's Market in Kalihi (if you search that on my blog Migrationology you'll find it) to get an excellent Hawaiian plate lunch and poke Enjoy
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