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Shave ice or Hawaiian shave ice is an ice-based dessert made by shaving a block of ice. While the product can resemble a snow cone, snow cones are made with crushed, rather than shaved, ice. Even though it …

Poke is a raw fish salad served as an appetizer in Hawaiian cuisine, and sometimes as an entree. Poke is the Hawaiian verb for "section" or "to slice or cut". Traditional forms are aku and he'e. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P…

Okinawan Haupia Pie is a traditional Hawaiian dessert. The pie consists of three layers. The top layer is Haupia (a coconut milk custard), the middle layer is purple sweet potato and the bottom layer is a shortbread made …

Hawaiian Macaroni Salad is very traditional mayonnaise-based pasta salad that is served as a side dish in Hawaii with just about everything.

Lomi-lomi Salmon is a fresh tomato and salmon salad, and was introduced to Hawaiians by early Western sailors. It is typically prepared by mixing raw salted, diced salmon with tomatoes, sweet gentle Maui onions (or sometimes green onion), …

The traditional loco moco consists of white rice, topped with a hamburger patty, a fried egg, and brown gravy. Variations may include chili, bacon, ham, Spam, kalua pork, linguiça, teriyaki beef, teriyaki chicken, mahi-mahi, shrimp, oysters, and other …

Kalua Pork is the traditional centerpiece of a Hawaiian luau. A whole pig is smoked in an underground pit called an “imu” with banana leaves or coconut palm fronds and koa wood. All of the flavor comes from …

Huli Huli grilled chicken is a traditional Hawaiian dish. Pieces of chicken are marinated in a teriyaki-style sauce and grilled. Huli means “turn” in Hawaiian and refers to how it’s prepared: grilled between two racks and turned halfway …

Hawaii has its own version of Fried Rice. Coconut rice is packed with diced ham, red bell pepper, and pineapple. The pineapple adds a slight sweetness to the dish.

Spam musubi is a popular snack and lunch food in Hawaii composed of a slice of grilled Spam on top of a block of rice, wrapped together with nori in the tradition of Japanese omusubi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S…

Laulau is a Native Hawaiian cuisine dish. The traditional preparation consisted of pork wrapped in taro or luau leaf. In old Hawaii laulau was assembled by taking a few luau leaves and placing a few pieces of fish …

Kulolo is a Hawaiian dessert made primarily with baked or steamed grated taro corms and either with grated coconut meat or coconut milk. Considered a pudding, kulolo has a solid consistency like fudge and is often served cut …