Lomi Lomi Salmon – simplicity with flavor

Lomi Lomi Salmon – simplicity with flavor

by | Mar 4, 2015 | Eat Polynesia!

Sometime in the first half of the 19th century Lomi Lomi Salmon became a Hawaiian staple. No one knows for sure how a dish made almost entirely of non-native ingredients came to be but the Hawaiian Time Machine Blog has one of the best explanations I’ve seen....
Chinese Tea Cookies Recipe

Chinese Tea Cookies Recipe

by | Dec 31, 2014 | Eat Polynesia!

People from the Laie area love and adore a certain cookie available at our local Sam’s Store which is next to the famous Hukilau Cafe.  Here, and only here, they are referred to as Pake (pa-kay) Cake.  Anywhere else, they are called Chinese Tea Cookies. ...
Potato Salad: Hawaiianized

Potato Salad: Hawaiianized

by | Oct 31, 2014 | Eat Polynesia!

The weather here in Hawaii has been hot recently, humid and muggy, the kind of weather that makes you inclined to seek out buildings with some good air conditioning. In such circumstances, eating warm or hot foods only serves to intensify the heat of the day and make...
Sharing Our Love of Kulolo

Sharing Our Love of Kulolo

by | Oct 31, 2014 | Eat Polynesia!

By Guest Food Blogger, Nina S. Jones Since my husband and I first arrived on the island three months ago, we have discovered a number of Polynesian food treats that we had not experienced before. Poke, in all its variety; Poi, which can be surprising delicious, but...

Teri-yummy!

by | Oct 22, 2014 | Eat Polynesia!

Have you ever tried making Teriyaki Chicken or Teriyaki Beef only to find out that there’s a lot more to making quality teriyaki than simply adding some store-bought teriyaki sauce to some cooked meat? I certainly have.  As I’ve said before, about a year...