*Editor’s note: Polynesia Cafe, formerly located at 5-5190 Kuhio Highway in Hanalei, Kauai, has since closed, but their famous banana cream pie will live on with this recipe. Enjoy! HAWAII magazine reader Ronda Rastler e-mailed us on a mission to find the recipe of a favorite island treat from her last visit: While on Kauai […]
HAWAII Magazine reader, Lucky Thompson of Las Vegas, Nevada, e-mailed us with a question touching on a favorite Hawaii method of cooking: Do you have a recipe for “Pulehu salt?” I can buy it here in Las Vegas, but would prefer to make my own. You ask. We answer. Just to be clear, pulehu is
HAWAII Magazine reader Roy Manubag, of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, wrote us with a question about a longtime favorite Hawaii comfort food: Where can I order udon from Hawaii and would you have a recipe for noodle broth using ebi (shrimp)? You ask. We answer. Udon is a thick wheat-flour noodle that is typically served in
HAWAII Magazine reader William Hammond e-mailed, asking for our help: We made our first trip to Hawaii in 2001. On Kauai, my wife had what she still declares is the best fish that she has ever eaten–butterfish. Since then we’ve been to Kona and three times to Maui. We ask for butterfish, and everyone says
Macaroni salad is a staple of the Hawaii-style plate lunch. Typically scooped onto lunch plates along with a couple mounds of white rice, the seemingly divergent starches combine forces as ideal pairings to just about any main dish. A Hawaii-style barbecue chicken or beef mixed plate without a scoop of mayonnaise-laden mac salad to mix
Barbecue sauce in Hawaii is not the same as barbecue sauce in the Mainland U.S. Order a barbecue mixed-plate lunch at a casual Hawaii eatery and it’s doubtful you’ll get a heaping helping of smoked chicken or ribs slathered with sweet-and-tangy reddish-brown sauce. And don’t expect corn on the cob, coleslaw, baked beans or rolls
HAWAII Magazine reader Dixie Hergenreter emailed us requesting ingredients and instructions for a longtime Waikiki watering hole’s take on an ever-popular tropical cocktail. Can I get the recipe for the mai tai at Moose McGillycuddy’s? You ask. We answer. A Waikiki fixture for decades, Moose McGillycuddy’s restaurant/bar/nightclub draws steady patrons with its casual pub fare,
A HAWAII Magazine reader asks via email: We had the Hula Pie at Duke’s. Would you have the recipe? You ask. We answer. Hula Pie has been a longtime staple of TS Restaurants (which owns five eateries in the Islands, including the popular oceanside Duke’s Canoe Club Waikiki.) It’s a favorite dessert with Island visitors;
HAWAII Magazine reader Nancy Slater emailed us requesting the recipe for a cocktail she enjoyed while on Oahu: Would you have the recipe for a cocktail called a key lime colada? We had them at Ko Olina Resort this past summer and they are awesome. You ask. We answer. The drink you are referring to is
Not one but two HAWAII Magazine readers asked us about this drink. Wrote one: When in the airport in Honolulu, I had a drink called a Lava Flow while waiting to go to Kona. Can you share the recipe? You ask, we answer. We have two recipes. The Lava Flow at the airport
HAWAII Magazine reader Dinah Herrera e-mailed us for some help with a favorite Hawaii dessert: a chocolate haupia pie. Can you get me the recipe for the chocolate haupia pie at Anna Miller’s restaurant? You ask. We answer. Chocolate haupia pie is something of a dessert institution in the Islands. Haupia is a sweet, gelatinous
The cocktail menu for your next summer evening cookout is finally complete! Here’s the final recipe in our HawaiiMagazine.com-exclusive collection modern tropical cocktails with a fresh-made twist. You’ll find eight more original cocktail recipes in our Contemporary Tropicals: A Guide to the Best in Island Libationsfeature, in the July/August 2009 issue of HAWAII Magazine. All
