One of my daughter’s favorite breakfast foods is the Spam musubi. I know it’s not politically correct to feed my kid canned meat saturated with chemicals, but when it comes to sharing my local food favorites–which is pretty much a Hawaii culinary treasure–with my daughter, the tastebuds win out every time. In fact, my girl has […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2013: Best Plate Lunch on Maui: Da Kitchen
Best Plate Lunch Da Kitchen I like my teriyaki chicken sandwich on a nice toasted sesame bun with a side of French fries or one scoop mac salad (depends on my mood). Da Kitchen does just that. Catering to locals and visitors alike, Da Kitchen’s local kine grinds were voted by our readers as this […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2013: Best Spam Musubi on Maui: Foodland
Best Spam Musubi Foodland We often see the words “local delicacy” next to Spam Musubi, and there’s truth in that. You take one scoop rice and one slab of Spam, add a little teriyaki sauce and you’ve got the Best of Maui Spam Musubi. Foodland keeps this hot number under the warming lights in the […]
Do What He Sez
As is clearly illustrated by the multitude of “One Hawaiian, One Japanese, and One Haulie” jokes, the colorful, confused blend of locals, mainlanders, and internationals that call Hawaii their home sets the scene in the Hawaiian Islands for entertaining cultural encounters in our every day lives. However, when we are at Longs, picking up fishing […]
Pretty in Pink
Hawaii is going “Legally Blonde” on us and plans on decking out all new licenses in pink gradients and rainbows. Post a rainbow on a car bumper in any other state in the USA and it signifies gay pride, here it is simply our staple image… Basically, we can have rainbows or spam-musubis as our image. Considering the reputation of being “hick” food that