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Bone-in chicken thighs or drumsticks baked under a pineapple juice, soy, brown sugar and ginger glaze, topped with pineapple rings.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8845 · Hand-built original
Bite-sized chicken pieces browned in a cornstarch and egg coating, then baked in a pineapple juice, brown sugar and soy sauce with red bell pepper and pineapple tidbits.
Main ingredient: chicken
HB-6070 · Hand-built original
Roasted beet poke in a soy-lime marinade over rice with mango, cucumber and edamame under a wasabi mayo drizzle.
Main ingredient: beet
Pairs well with: sushi rice, miso soup, seaweed salad, pickled ginger
HB-18559 · Hand-built original
Chewy, buttery mochi cake — crisp edges, custardy centre, impossible to stop eating.
Main ingredient: rice flour
Pairs well with: coffee, tea, fresh fruit
HB-5857 · Hand-built original
Say aloha to SPAM® Musubi. This Hawaiian take on surf and turf is sure to be a hit at your next luau! Your taste buds will be so pleased by the delicious flavor that they'll throw on a Lei and start dancing the hula.
Main ingredient: rice
HB-2158 · Hand-built original
In Hawaii, this dish of crunchy fried chicken cutlets with a tangy sauce often comes as part of a plate lunch with a scoop each of steamed rice and potato salad. You can serve it the same way to re-create the experience of eating on the island.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-0499 · Hand-built original
Panko-coated chicken thighs dipped in a seasoned egg and flour batter and fried at 350°F until crisp, served with rice and macaroni salad.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-10254 · Hand-built original
Crisp panko chicken thighs over rice with a fried egg and a savory oyster-sauce gravy.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: macaroni salad, miso soup, steamed rice, pickled cabbage
HB-18573 · Hand-built original
A brothy luau staple: chicken, ginger and glass noodles in a clear, soothing soup.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: rice, kalua pork, lomi salmon
HB-5835 · Hand-built original
A Hawaiian chicken soup of shredded thighs and vermicelli noodles in ginger-scented chicken broth with green onions.
Main ingredient: chicken
HB-6441 · Hand-built original
Choux puffs filled with chocolate custard and topped with chantilly cream — Liliha Bakery's legend.
Main ingredient: chocolate
Pairs well with: coffee, tea, fruit
HB-5856 · Hand-built original
The original poke: ahi tuna with shoyu, sesame and sweet onion, eaten over warm rice.
Main ingredient: tuna
Pairs well with: rice, seaweed salad, macaroni salad
HB-5830 · Hand-built original
Rice, a beef patty, a fried egg and a flood of gravy — Hawaii's plate-lunch monument.
Main ingredient: beef patty
Pairs well with: macaroni salad, pickles, coleslaw
HB-5822 · Hand-built original
Large shrimp seasoned, dipped in an egg and flour batter, pressed into panko and shredded coconut, and fried at 350°F until golden.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-10284 · Hand-built original
Prawns in a coconut and panko crust, fried crisp and golden.
Main ingredient: prawns
Pairs well with: sweet chilli sauce, rice, salad
HB-5850 · Hand-built original
Chicken thighs slow cooked in a sweet pineapple, soy and ginger sauce until fork tender.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: steamed rice, macaroni salad, steamed broccoli, grilled pineapple
HB-4911 · Hand-built original
Raw fluke tossed in a jalapeño, white soy and lime dressing with macadamia nuts and quick-pickled red onion, served over warm coconut rice and finished with cilantro and torn nori.
Main ingredient: fluke
HB-7011 · Hand-built original
A fudgy cross between butter mochi and a dense brownie: cocoa whisked into the dry mix and a full cup of chocolate melted in with the butter.
Main ingredient: Sweet rice flour (mochiko)
HB-8824 · Hand-built original
Ahi steaks crusted with furikake and seared so the centre stays ruby red.
Main ingredient: tuna
Pairs well with: rice, seaweed salad, macaroni salad
HB-5869 · Hand-built original
Day-old long grain rice fried in garlic oil with scallions, salt, white pepper and soy sauce, with the golden fried garlic folded back in at the end.
Main ingredient: rice
HB-10322 · Hand-built original
Green mango poke with nori, edamame and cashews in a soy-lime dressing, chilled and served over rice.
Main ingredient: mango
Pairs well with: steamed rice, grilled fish, seaweed salad, miso soup
HB-18560 · Hand-built original
Firm, sweet mahi grilled simply with garlic butter and lemon.
Main ingredient: mahi mahi
Pairs well with: rice, macaroni salad, grilled vegetables
HB-5847 · Hand-built original
Pineapple grilled until its sugars caramelise, with cinnamon and lime.
Main ingredient: pineapple
Pairs well with: ice cream, grilled meats, yogurt
HB-5861 · Hand-built original
Pink guava chiffon-style cake with a cream layer and a guava glaze — a Honolulu bakery icon.
Main ingredient: guava
Pairs well with: coffee, tea, fresh fruit
HB-5855 · Hand-built original
Haupia is a Hawaiian dessert built around ml. It takes 130 min in total and serves 16. It pairs well with coffee and vanilla ice cream.
Main ingredient: sugar
Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream
HB-1085 · Hand-built original
Firm, wobbly coconut pudding cut into cubes — the luau's sweet finish.
Main ingredient: coconut
Pairs well with: fresh pineapple, tropical fruit, coffee
HB-5838 · Hand-built original
Banana bread with macadamia nuts — every island bakery has a version; this is a good one.
Main ingredient: bananas
Pairs well with: coffee, tea, butter
HB-5854 · Hand-built original
A tomato-rich beef stew, Hawaiian style — sweeter and more tomatoey than its mainland cousin.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: rice, macaroni salad, rolls
HB-5859 · Hand-built original
Fried rice with sausage and egg — how yesterday's rice becomes today's breakfast.
Main ingredient: rice
Pairs well with: fruit, toast, coffee
HB-5853 · Hand-built original
A classic Hawaiian baked dessert: chewy mochiko rice-flour batter with coconut milk and evaporated milk, baked to a deep golden crust around a soft, custard-like center.
Main ingredient: Sweet rice flour (mochiko)
HB-8821 · Hand-built original
A spiced carrot cake sweetened with honey and studded with crushed pineapple and walnuts, layered and topped with a honey cream cheese frosting and a touch of maple syrup.
Main ingredient: apple
Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream
HB-9026 · Hand-built original
Chicken drumsticks marinated in a reduced pineapple, ketchup and soy glaze with ginger and spices, baked until caramelised and sticky, served with coconut rice, lime and coriander.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-14007 · Hand-built original
Hawaiian Chicken Salad is a Hawaiian dish built around chicken. It takes 25 min in total and serves 2. It pairs well with roasted potatoes and rice pilaf.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-1086 · Hand-built original
Grilled skewers of chicken, pineapple, peppers and red onion brushed with a barbecue, soy, ginger and honey marinade, served over white rice.
Main ingredient: chicken
HB-7198 · Hand-built original
Slaw with pineapple folded through — sweet crunch for smoky meats.
Main ingredient: cabbage
Pairs well with: kalua pork, huli huli chicken, ribs
HB-5843 · Hand-built original
The plate-lunch curry stew: chicken, potato and carrot in a mild, thick curry gravy.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: rice, macaroni salad, pickles
HB-5860 · Hand-built original
Fried rice with ham, red bell pepper, scrambled eggs and pineapple tidbits, finished with soy sauce, sesame oil and green onions.
Main ingredient: rice
HB-7199 · Hand-built original
Corn basted with garlic-soy butter — the side every plate lunch deserves.
Main ingredient: corn
Pairs well with: rice, grilled chicken, ribs
HB-5870 · Hand-built original
Shrimp marinated with paprika and cayenne, dusted with rice flour and fried, then tossed in garlic butter and served over rice with lemon wedges.
Main ingredient: shrimp
HB-7200 · Hand-built original
Chicken wings marinated in pineapple juice, soy, brown sugar, ginger and sriracha, grilled indirectly and glazed over direct heat.
Main ingredient: chicken
HB-7201 · Hand-built original
A Hawaiian plate-lunch macaroni salad with tuna, hard-boiled egg, carrot and scallions in a mayonnaise dressing, chilled until set.
Main ingredient: tuna
HB-10332 · Hand-built original
The plate-lunch essential: overcooked macaroni in a sweet, creamy dressing.
Main ingredient: macaroni
Pairs well with: katsu, kalua pork, teriyaki chicken
HB-5841 · Hand-built original
Very soft-cooked elbow pasta folded with mayonnaise, vinegar, grated onion, shredded carrots and celery, chilled until the dressing soaks in.
Main ingredient: pasta
HB-7202 · Hand-built original
Portuguese-Hawaiian doughnuts: puffy, eggy and rolled in sugar while hot.
Main ingredient: flour
Pairs well with: coffee, hot chocolate, fruit
HB-5839 · Hand-built original
Beef meatballs broiled then baked, simmered with sweet peppers and pineapple chunks in a thickened pineapple, soy and brown sugar sauce, served with rice.
Main ingredient: beef
HB-7203 · Hand-built original
A clear, ginger-rich oxtail broth with peanuts and mushrooms — Chinese-Hawaiian comfort.
Main ingredient: oxtail
Pairs well with: rice, chilli water, pickles
HB-5867 · Hand-built original
A moist sheet cake of crushed pineapple with its juice, walnuts or pecans, baked in a 9x13-inch pan and spread with a butter and cream cheese frosting.
Main ingredient: apple
Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream
HB-9028 · Hand-built original
A chilled fluff of instant vanilla pudding and whipped topping folded with well-drained pineapple tidbits and shredded coconut, topped with toasted coconut flakes.
Main ingredient: apple
HB-9029 · Hand-built original
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