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List of Hawaiian dishes

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This is a list of dishes in Hawaiian cuisine, which includes Native Hawaiian cuisine and the broader fusion cuisine of Hawaii. The cuisine of Hawaii refers to the indigenous, ethnic, and local cuisines within the diverse state of Hawaii.

Meals

= Breakfast =

  • Portuguese sausage or SPAM, eggs and rice is a common breakfast, so much so that it is featured item at places like fast food restaurants like McDonald's and Burger King.The Great Portuguese Sausage Shootout. The Tasty Island: Honolulu Food Blog. Retrieved 4 May 2008. {{cite web |url=http://tastyisland.wordpress.com/2007/05/13/the-great-portuguese-sausage-shootout/ |title=The Great Portuguese Sausage Shootout « the Tasty Island |access-date=2008-06-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604213611/http://tastyisland.wordpress.com/2007/05/13/the-great-portuguese-sausage-shootout/ |archive-date=2008-06-04 }}{{cite web |last1=Scinto |first1=Maria |title=The Real Reason Spam Is So Popular In Hawaii |url=https://www.mashed.com/202153/the-real-reason-spam-is-so-popular-in-hawaii/ |website=Mashed |date=16 April 2020}}

=Entrees and combos=

File:Ahi limu poke.jpg|Ahi tuna limu (seaweed) ahi poke

File:Tako Poke.jpg|Tako (octopus) poke

File:Homemade Spam Musubi.jpg|Spam musubi

= Desserts =

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  • Cakes: chantilly, Dobash, guava/rainbow chiffon once a perennial favorite at birthday parties for over 40 years,{{cite web |title=Last Call for Dee Lite-Full Guava, Liliko'i and Rainbow Cakes |url=https://www.honolulumagazine.com/last-call-for-dee-lite-full-guava-lilikoi-and-rainbow-cakes/ |website=Honolulu Magazine |date=7 August 2018}} haupia
  • Dole Whip—though not invented in the islands, Dole and pineapples are associated with Hawaii{{cite news |title=The origin of Disney's Dole Whip is not Hawaii, but the Bay Area |newspaper=Sfgate |url=https://www.sfgate.com/hawaii/article/Disney-Dole-Whip-origin-not-Hawaii-17233525.php |last1=Hitt |first1=Christine }}
  • Guri-guri—a sherbet originating from Maui via Japan{{cite web |title=Maui sherbet makers find a cool niche in sharing a family treat, tradition {{!}} Maui Now |url=https://mauinow.com/2022/11/24/maui-sherbet-makers-find-a-cool-niche-in-sharing-a-family-treat-tradition/ |website={{!}} Maui sherbet makers find a cool niche in sharing a family treat, tradition}}
  • Haupia—a standalone dessert, or coconut flavoring accompaniment to others
  • Hawaiian shave ice also known as "ice shave" in other parts of the state{{cite web |title=The Colorful History of Shave Ice {{!}} Hawaiian Airlines |url=https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/hawaii-stories/food-and-entertainment/shave-ice-history |website=www.hawaiianairlines.com}}
  • Kōʻelepālau — Pudding of mashed sweet potato mixed with coconut milk
  • Kūlolo—a distant Austronesian relative of the dodol using taro and coconut milk
  • {{lang|haw|Piele}} — Kūlolo-like dessert made with sweet potato or breadfruit
  • Lilikoi bar — local variation of the lemon bar
  • Mochi, including butter mochi—a favorite omiyage{{cite web |title=Omiyage: A Japanese Expression of Aloha {{!}} Hawaiian Airlines |url=https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/hawaii-stories/culture/omiyage |website=www.hawaiianairlines.com}}
  • Pies: custard, pumpkin, pumpkin-custard, haupia, chocolate haupia, okinawan sweet potato haupia{{cite web |title=Can You Guess How Many Pies Lee's Bakery and Kitchen in Chinatown Sells on Thanksgiving Day in Honolulu? |url=https://www.honolulumagazine.com/can-you-guess-how-many-pies-lees-bakery-and-kitchen-in-chinatown-sells-on-thanksgiving-day-in-honolulu/ |website=Honolulu Magazine |date=14 November 2019}}
  • Pumpkin crunch — A variation on the "pumpkin (pie) dump cake" popularized by Sam Choy, often served chilled as a dessert bar.{{cite web |last1=Hanson |first1=Kait |title=What Is Pumpkin Crunch? And Why Is It So Famous in Hawaii? |url=https://www.allrecipes.com/article/pumpkin-crunch-hawaii/ |website=Allrecipes |access-date=15 October 2023 |language=en |date=September 28, 2020}}

Breads and pastries

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  • Andagi—popular at pop up shops during festivals like Obon{{cite web |title=Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features /2005/08/31/ |url=https://archives.starbulletin.com/2005/08/31/features/story1.html |website=archives.starbulletin.com}}
  • Anpan
  • Apple turnover—made popular by Zippy's as "Apple Napples"{{cite web |title=5 Iconic Dishes You Need to Try at Zippy's and the Stories Behind Them |url=https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/history-of-5-iconic-dishes-at-zippys/ |website=Hawaii Magazine |date=13 March 2023}}
  • Banana bread
  • Blondies—made popular by Kamehameha Schools called "haole brownies"{{cite web |title=National Blonde Brownie Day |url=https://www.khon2.com/living-808/national-blonde-brownie-day |website=KHON2 |date=23 January 2019}}
  • Bok tong go—generically known as "(Chinese steamed) rice cake," a classic item sold by the manapua man; a multiple layered version similar to kue lapis with a brown sugar top layer also exist{{cite web |last1=Shimabukuro |first1=Bett |title=Rice Cake Revelation: The Chinese treat depends on a balance of sour and sweet |url=https://archives.starbulletin.com/2003/05/21/features/index.html |website=archives.starbulletin.com |publisher=Honolulu Star-Bulletin}}
  • Chinese almond biscuit—simple known as "almond cookie
  • Chinese shortbread—or "kong sui ban" a very tender Chinese biscuit whose texture is between a cookie and a cake, often paired with hot tea{{cite web |last1=Shimabukuro |first1=Betty |title=Tea cookie search finally yields recipe |url=https://archives.starbulletin.com/2006/08/16/features/request.html |website=archives.starbulletin.com}}
  • Chinese style bakery buns such as hot dog and ham & cheese
  • Chocolate chip cookies and shortbread made with the addition of macadamia nuts
  • Coco puffs—a popular cream puff made by Liliha Bakery typically filled with a chocolate pudding and topped with chantilly frosting{{cite news |title=The secret recipe that has helped Hawaii institution Liliha Bakery stay open for 71 years |url=https://www.sfgate.com/hawaii/article/Coco-Puffs-are-Hawaii-Liliha-Bakery-secret-16848116.php |newspaper=Sfgate |last1=Hitt |first1=Christine }}
  • Jindui—a staple during Chinese New Year but eaten throughout the year
  • Lavash (or "lavosh") glamourized in the 1960s as a high end alternative to toast{{cite web |last1=Sigall |first1=Bob |title=Rearview Mirror: Kahala's former Maile Room's lavash and other menu items wowed diners |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/02/01/hawaii-news/rearview-mirror/rearview-mirror-kahalas-former-maile-rooms-lavash-and-other-menu-items-wowed-diners/ |website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |date=1 February 2019}}
  • Malasada—a traditional staple on Mardi Gras but popular throughout the year. Modern recipes have it coated with cinnamon sugar or filled with various jams and creams like guava, haupia, or custard{{cite web |title=Malasadas {{!}} Leonard's Bakery |url=https://www.leonardshawaii.com/malasadas/ |website=www.leonardshawaii.com}}{{cite web |last1=Teclemariam |first1=Tammie |title=All About the Malasada, Hawai'i's Favorite Fried Treat |url=https://www.eater.com/2016/2/21/11082418/what-are-malasadas-hawaii |website=Eater |language=en |date=21 February 2016}}
  • Manapua—A local iteration of the char siu bao often 2-3 times larger than those found in dim sum restaurants. Popular fillings also include a whole lup cheong sausage, sweet potato, kalua pig, and sometimes is baked made popular by the Royal Kitchen in Chinatown in the 1970s{{cite web |title=Manapua and The Manapua Man |url=https://onolicioushawaii.com/manapua/ |website=Onolicious Hawaiʻi |date=13 November 2019}}
  • Manju—a favorite omiyage for travelers leaving Maui{{cite web |title=Manju, Hawaii-Style! |url=https://onolicioushawaii.com/manju/ |website=Onolicious Hawaiʻi |date=29 October 2019}}
  • Molokai "hot bread"—a well-known export of Molokai that Anthony Bourdain featured it and was even a semifinalist for the renowned James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Baker{{cite web |title=Renowned Molokai Hot Bread Run A Hit In Honolulu |url=https://beatofhawaii.com/molokai-hot-bread-run/ |website=Beat of Hawaii |date=2 April 2022}}{{cite web |title=Longtime Molokai baker just got the surprise of his life |url=https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2018/03/longtime-molokai-baker-just-got-the-surprise-of-his-life/ |website=mauinews.com}}
  • Moon cakes—another favorite during the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival where local flavors are sometimes incorporated like mango and taro.{{cite web |title=What to Eat and See In Honolulu's Historic Chinatown |url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/island-vacations/honolulu-chinatown-oahu-hawaii |website=Travel + Leisure |language=en}}
  • Nian gao—(simply known as "gau") a staple of Chinese New Year sold at many Chinese and non-Chinese shops or made in bulk by local households to share with other families{{cite web |title=8 Foods to Celebrate Lunar New Year in Honolulu |url=https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/8-foods-to-celebrate-lunar-new-year-in-honolulu/ |website=Hawaii Magazine |date=24 January 2020}}
  • Poi donuts/ malasadas, mochi
  • Portuguese sweet bread or "Hawaiian sweet rolls" outside of Hawaii{{cite web |title=The History of Hawaiian Sweet Breads {{!}} Cook's Country |url=https://www.americastestkitchen.com/cookscountry/articles/1100-a-hawaiian-history-of-sweet-bread |website=www.americastestkitchen.com |language=en}}
  • Spanish rolls—a favorite staple to share in the office to go with coffee{{cite web |last1=Gee |first1=Pat |title=Grab and Go: Spanish rolls just the start at Nanding's |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/09/11/food/grab-and-go/grab-and-go-spanish-rolls-just-the-start-at-nandings/ |website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |date=12 September 2018}}
  • Snow puffies - A variation of the Napoleon pastry

Dairy

Drinks & Beverages

  • ‘Awa
  • Blue Hawaii
  • Coffee - Kona coffee being the most well-known, but is also cultivated throughout the islands{{cite web |title=Coffee Acreage, Yield, Production, Price and Value - State of Hawaii, 2020 |url=https://hdoa.hawaii.gov/add/files/2021/12/Coffee-Stats-2020_SOH_R_12.02.21.pdf |website=hdoa.hawaii.gov/ |publisher=State of Hawaii - Department of Agriculture, Market Analysis and News Branch}}
  • Guava nectar
  • Hawaiian Punch
  • Liliko'i nectar
  • Mai Tai
  • Māmaki herbal tea
  • ʻŌkolehao or oke{{cite web |last1=Lanier |first1=Clint |title=Meet Okolehao, the Sweet Hawaiian Moonshine |url=https://www.eater.com/drinks/2016/11/10/13503738/okolehao-hawaii |website=Eater |language=en |date=10 November 2016}}
  • Passion fruit-Orange-Guava (POG){{cite web |last1=Fiedler |first1=Jennifer |title=The Juicy History of POG |url=https://imbibemagazine.com/the-history-of-pog-juice/ |website=Imbibe Magazine |date=29 August 2022}}
  • Pineapple juice
  • Tea - Introduced in the late 1800s. Farmers re-explored the idea of commercial tea farming in the 1980s. Hawaii’s local USDA office, along with University of Hawaii’s College of Tropical Agriculture, aided in research and helped to establish cultivars. Today there are approximately two dozen tea farms in Hawaii.{{cite web |last1=Chan |first1=Kathy YL |title=Hawaii's Volcanic Soil Makes the State a Tea-Producing Paradise |url=https://www.eater.com/drinks/2015/5/8/8558789/the-rise-of-tea-in-hawaii |website=Eater |language=en |date=8 May 2015}}{{cite web |title=Tea In Hawaii |url=https://onolicioushawaii.com/tea-in-hawaii/ |website=Onolicious Hawaiʻi |date=16 September 2019}}
  • Tiki bar
  • ʻUala ʻawaʻawa - made from poi of ʻuala that was left to ferment into alcohol{{cite web |title=uala awaawa — Wehe²wiki² Hawaiian Language Dictionaries |url=https://hilo.hawaii.edu/wehe/?q=uala%20awaawa |website=hilo.hawaii.edu}}{{cite web |title=Bishop Museum - Ethnobotany Database |url=http://data.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/ethnobotany.php?b=d&ID=uala |website=data.bishopmuseum.org}}

Fruit and vegetables

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File:Kalo Loi Harvest.jpg, used to grow kalo (taro) or rice.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&PageID=533|title=Taro - Hawaii History - Farming|website=www.hawaiihistory.org|access-date=2017-10-02}} Ancient Hawaiians developed a sophisticated farming system for kalo, along with over 300 variations of the plant adapted to different growing conditions. ]]

File:Oahu Prison inmates eating poi (PP-61-5-016).jpg|Prison inmates on Oahu eating poi circa 1890

File:Owoce Ananas.jpg|Pineapple from Maui

File:Owoce Liczi.jpg|Lychee, introduced to Hawaii about 100 years ago

=Vegetable proteins and dishes=

Seasonings & Condiments

Meats

= Beef =

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  • Chili frank, chili with whole hot dogs (served with rice)
  • Beef stew
  • Bulgogi
  • Canned corned beef
  • Corned beef hash - normally shaped into patties
  • Hamburger curry stew
  • Hot dogs are simply boiled, pan fried, grilled or simmered in a sweetened soy sauce "shoyu dogs" and served with rice
  • Kalbi shortribs
  • Loco Moco
  • Meat jun - a jeon typically made with thin slices of beef sometimes marinated before dipping in egg/egg batter before pan frying{{cite web |last1=Chin, Jason & Gregg Hoshida |title=Best Meat Jun: Our Top 5 |url=https://www.honolulumagazine.com/best-meat-jun-our-top-5/ |website=Honolulu Magazine |date=13 June 2019}}
  • Pho
  • Pipikaula ("beef rope"), a salted and dried beef that resembles beef jerky
  • Sukiyaki
  • Teriyaki beef
  • Teriyaki burgers - a common item at local burger joints, the McTeri is a favorite and seasonal item found at McDonald's{{cite news |title=McDonalds of Hawaii brings back the McTeri Deluxe and Haupia Pie |url=https://www.khon2.com/living-808/mcdonalds-of-hawaii-brings-back-the-mcteri-deluxe-and-haupia-pie/ |work=KHON2 |date=29 April 2016}}
  • Teriyaki meatballs

= Chicken =

= Fish =

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= Pork =

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  • Adobo
  • Cantonese dim sum influenced dishes such as char siu manapua, fun guo is known as "pepeiao" (meaning "ear" in Hawaiian),{{cite web |title=The Guide to Chinese Dumplings - A LOOK AT 36 DUMPLINGS FROM ALL OVER CHINA. |url=https://gratiafood.com/guide-chinese-dumplings/ |website=Gratia Food}} gok jai or "half moon", pork hash are a normally twice as large than the usual shumai, and "ma tai su" a baked pork and water chestnut pastry{{cite web |title=Ma Tai Soo (Water chestnut and pork pastry) |url=https://www.lynettecooks.com/blog/mai-tai-soo |website=LynetteCooks}}
  • Crispy gau gee - (kau gee) deep fried dumplings but simply shaped by folding wrapper in half into rectangles or triangles{{cite web |last1=Shimabukuro |first1=Betty |title=Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features |url=https://archives.starbulletin.com/2003/03/05/features/request.html |website=archives.starbulletin.com}}{{cite web |title=Crispy Gau Gee |url=https://shesalmostalwayshungry.com/crispy-gau-gee/ |website=She's Almost Always Hungry |date=8 April 2022}}
  • Kalua pig
  • Laulau
  • Lechon
  • Portuguese sausage
  • Lumpia
  • Lūʻau stew
  • Musubi
  • Pasteles
  • Pastele stew
  • Pork guisantes
  • Rafute
  • Siu mei, Cantonese roasted pork including, char siu, siu yuk
  • Won ton
  • Vinha d'alhos

Noodles/Pasta

  • Cake noodles - a serving of chow mein noodles are fried until the outside is crispy, while the inside remains al dente and then cut into squares. It is usually topped with gravied/saucy dishes like beef and broccoli{{cite web |last1=Cheng |first1=Martha |title=6 Foods That Tell the Real Story of Hawaii - Cake noodle |url=https://firstwefeast.com/features/hawaii-food-history/cake-noodle |website=First We Feast |language=en |date=26 Dec 2016}}
  • Chicken long rice
  • Chow fun
  • Chow mein
  • Look fun
  • Pancit
  • Saimin, fried saimin
  • Yakisoba

Rice

Snacks and candies

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  • Arare (or interchangbly as "kakimochi") and senbei
  • Coconut balls
  • Crack seed such as dried or preserved (wet) lemons, plums, and mangoes
  • Dried squid or cuttlefish
  • Haw flakes
  • Hurricane popcorn - popcorn tossed with arare or furikake
  • Li hing mui (powdered) covered gummy candies and dried fruits
  • Macadamia nuts and chocolate covered macadamia nuts
  • Maui-style potato chips{{Cite web|url=https://greateatshawaii.blogspot.com/2016/04/maui-kitch-n-cookd-potato-chips.html?m=1|title = Great Eats Hawaii: Maui Kitch N' Cook'd Potato Chips|date = 16 April 2016}}
  • Sesame seed candy
  • Shortbread
  • Shrimp chip
  • {{Transliteration|ko|Taegu}} - sometimes made with dried codfish and sold alongside poke in the seafood sections of local grocery store, but often made with dried squid/cuttlefish in households{{cite web |last1=Shimabukuro |first1=Betty |title=Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features: 'Aloha' side dishes filled with flavor |url=https://archives.starbulletin.com/2001/09/19/features/request.html |website=archives.starbulletin.com}}
  • One-Ton chips (fried wonton strips){{Cite web |title=Maebo Noodle Factory |url=https://one-ton.com/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Maebo Noodle Factory |language=en-US}}

Soups

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  • Oxtail soup
  • Saimin
  • Portuguese bean soup (sopa de feijao)
  • Ashitibichi—Okinawan pig's feet soup{{Cite web|url=https://tastyislandhawaii.com/2007/09/15/the-okinawan-pigs-feet-soup-project/|title=The Okinawan Pig's Feet Soup Project – Tasty Island}}
  • Wonton mein

Specialty products

Starch dishes

File:Hawaiian poi dealer, photograph by Menzies Dickson.jpg dealer, circa 1870]]

  • Macaroni salad
  • Poi
  • Potato mac salad{{Cite web|url=https://whatscookingamerica.net/salad/hawaiianpotatomac.htm|title=Authentic Hawaiian Potato Mac Salad Recipe|date=6 September 2017}}
  • Polynesian arrowroot

See also

Notes

References

  • {{cite book

| last = Sasaki

| first = Pat

|author2=Douglas Simonson |author3=Ken Sakata

| title = Pupus To Da Max

| publisher = Bess Press

| year = 1986

| location = Honolulu, HI

| isbn = 0-935848-38-X

}}

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