This is alist of dishes in Hawaiian cuisine, which includesNative Hawaiian cuisine and the broader fusioncuisine of Hawaii. The cuisine of Hawaii refers to the indigenous, ethnic, and local cuisines within the diverse state ofHawaii.
Portuguese sausage orSPAM, 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.[1][2]
Bok tong go—generically known as "(Chinese steamed) rice cake," a classic item sold by the manapua man; a multiple layered version similar tokue lapis with a brown sugar top layer also exist[14]
Lavash (or "lavosh") glamourized in the 1960s as a high end alternative to toast[17]
Malasada—a traditional staple onMardi 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[18][19]
Manapua—A local iteration of thechar siu bao often 2-3 times larger than those found indim sum restaurants. Popular fillings also include a wholelup cheong sausage, sweet potato, kalua pig, and sometimes is baked made popular by the Royal Kitchen in Chinatown in the 1970s[20]
Moon cakes—another favorite during the ChineseMid-Autumn Festival where local flavors are sometimes incorporated like mango and taro.[24]
Nian gao—(simply known as "gau") a staple ofChinese New Year sold at many Chinese and non-Chinese shops or made in bulk by local households to share with other families[25]
Tea - Introduced in the late 1800s. Farmers re-explored the idea of commercial tea farming in the 1980s. Hawaii’s localUSDA office, along withUniversity 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.[31][32]
Curuba from HawaiiAkalo lo'i harvest in Maunawili Valley. Alo'i is an irrigated, wetland terrace, orpaddy, used to growkalo (taro) or rice.[35]Ancient Hawaiians developed a sophisticated farming system forkalo, along with over 300 variations of the plant adapted to different growing conditions.[35]
Chinese hot mustard sometimes made withColman's powdered mustard hydrated with vinegar (or water) and often mixed with soy sauce or chili paste for dipping Chinesedim sum dishes, orsashimi (as an alternative to soy sauce and wasabi)[41]
Cantonesedim sum influenced dishes such aschar siu manapua,fun guo is known as "pepeiao" (meaning "ear" in Hawaiian),[46]gok jai or "half moon",pork hash are a normally twice as large than the usualshumai, and "ma tai su" a baked pork and water chestnut pastry[47]
Crispygau gee - (kau gee) deep fried dumplings but simply shaped by folding wrapper in half into rectangles or triangles[48][49]
Cake noodles - a serving of chow mein noodles are fried until the outside is crispy, while the inside remainsal dente and then cut into squares. It is usually topped with gravied/saucy dishes likebeef and broccoli[50]
Futomaki - simply known as "maki" classic fillings include strips of cucumber, par cooked carrots,tamagoyaki,kampyo, and colored powdereddried shrimp "hana ebi"
Inarizushi - simply known as "inari" or by its larger local variation "cone sushi"
Taegu - sometimes made with dried codfish and sold alongsidepoke in the seafood sections of local grocery store, but often made withdried squid/cuttlefish in households[52]