{"id":10889,"date":"2018-03-19T13:51:08","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T12:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/?p=10889"},"modified":"2025-07-22T15:59:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T14:59:44","slug":"five-tasty-local-dishes-must-try-visiting-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/five-tasty-local-dishes-must-try-visiting-hawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"5 tasty local dishes to try in Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Almost equidistant from Asia and America, Hawaii&#8217;s culinary culture cherry-picks the best of East and West, creating mouth-watering mash-ups of regional dishes with local and imported ingredients. Fresh, flavourful and simple, these five tasty Hawaiian dishes are an absolute must when visiting the Aloha State.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>SPAM musubi<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2018\/03\/Spam-Musubi-www.istockphoto.comgbphotospam-musubi-gm689904266-127089717-4kodiak.jpg\" alt=\"Hawaiian dishes Spam-Musubi-www.istockphoto.comgbphotospam-musubi-gm689904266-127089717-4kodiak\" width=\"1698\" height=\"1133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Spam-Musubi-www.istockphoto.comgbphotospam-musubi-gm689904266-127089717-4kodiak.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Spam-Musubi-www.istockphoto.comgbphotospam-musubi-gm689904266-127089717-4kodiak-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Spam-Musubi-www.istockphoto.comgbphotospam-musubi-gm689904266-127089717-4kodiak-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Spam-Musubi-www.istockphoto.comgbphotospam-musubi-gm689904266-127089717-4kodiak-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Spam-Musubi-www.istockphoto.comgbphotospam-musubi-gm689904266-127089717-4kodiak-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Spam-Musubi-www.istockphoto.comgbphotospam-musubi-gm689904266-127089717-4kodiak-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\" \/>One of Hawaii&#8217;s most cherished foods is the unlikely wartime staple, SPAM. Yes, <em>that<\/em> tinned meat. After WW2, Hawaii still had a strong military presence and soldiers were sent SPAM to live on. SPAM musubi features a grilled slice of SPAM on a rice block, wrapped with nori seaweed \u2013 &#8216;SPAM sushi&#8217;, if you will. Very simple but utterly delicious, you&#8217;ll find SPAM musubi at local stores all over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/destinations\/north-and-central-america\/hawaii\">Hawaiian islands<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Lomi-lomi salmon<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10893\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2018\/03\/Lomi-Salmon-www.istockphoto.comgbphotohawaiian-lomi-salmon-tomato-salad-gm502857707-44219520-crisserbug.jpg\" alt=\"Hawaiian dishes Lomi-Salmon-www.istockphoto.comgbphotohawaiian-lomi-salmon-tomato-salad-gm502857707-44219520-crisserbug\" width=\"1698\" height=\"1131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lomi-Salmon-www.istockphoto.comgbphotohawaiian-lomi-salmon-tomato-salad-gm502857707-44219520-crisserbug.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lomi-Salmon-www.istockphoto.comgbphotohawaiian-lomi-salmon-tomato-salad-gm502857707-44219520-crisserbug-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lomi-Salmon-www.istockphoto.comgbphotohawaiian-lomi-salmon-tomato-salad-gm502857707-44219520-crisserbug-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lomi-Salmon-www.istockphoto.comgbphotohawaiian-lomi-salmon-tomato-salad-gm502857707-44219520-crisserbug-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lomi-Salmon-www.istockphoto.comgbphotohawaiian-lomi-salmon-tomato-salad-gm502857707-44219520-crisserbug-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lomi-Salmon-www.istockphoto.comgbphotohawaiian-lomi-salmon-tomato-salad-gm502857707-44219520-crisserbug-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\" \/>Introduced to Hawaii by Western sailors in the 1700s, lomi-lomi salmon is a tempting fresh side dish featuring raw diced salmon with tomatoes, often enlivened with chili or lime. &#8216;Lomi-lomi&#8217; means &#8216;to massage&#8217;, which refers to the careful rubbing of salt into the salmon during preparation process. It&#8217;s always served at luaus, accompanied by kalua pig (pulled pork roasted slowly underground).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Poke<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2018\/03\/Hawaiian-tuna-poke-www.istockphoto.comgbphotohawaiian-tuna-poke-bowl-with-seaweed-avocado-red-cabbage-radishes-gm583988964-99974259-sveta_zarzamora.jpg\" alt=\"Hawaiian dishes Hawaiian-tuna-poke-www.istockphoto.comgbphotohawaiian-tuna-poke-bowl-with-seaweed-avocado-red-cabbage-radishes-gm583988964-99974259-sveta_zarzamora\" width=\"1698\" height=\"1132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Hawaiian-tuna-poke-www.istockphoto.comgbphotohawaiian-tuna-poke-bowl-with-seaweed-avocado-red-cabbage-radishes-gm583988964-99974259-sveta_zarzamora.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Hawaiian-tuna-poke-www.istockphoto.comgbphotohawaiian-tuna-poke-bowl-with-seaweed-avocado-red-cabbage-radishes-gm583988964-99974259-sveta_zarzamora-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Hawaiian-tuna-poke-www.istockphoto.comgbphotohawaiian-tuna-poke-bowl-with-seaweed-avocado-red-cabbage-radishes-gm583988964-99974259-sveta_zarzamora-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Hawaiian-tuna-poke-www.istockphoto.comgbphotohawaiian-tuna-poke-bowl-with-seaweed-avocado-red-cabbage-radishes-gm583988964-99974259-sveta_zarzamora-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Hawaiian-tuna-poke-www.istockphoto.comgbphotohawaiian-tuna-poke-bowl-with-seaweed-avocado-red-cabbage-radishes-gm583988964-99974259-sveta_zarzamora-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Hawaiian-tuna-poke-www.istockphoto.comgbphotohawaiian-tuna-poke-bowl-with-seaweed-avocado-red-cabbage-radishes-gm583988964-99974259-sveta_zarzamora-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\" \/>Hawaii&#8217;s most famous culinary export, poke has become a street food favourite all over the world. Cubes of raw tuna are piled atop rice along with avocado and onion slices, marinated in an Asian-style soy and sesame dressing. Fresh, healthy with an instant umami hit, it&#8217;s no wonder poke has taken the world by storm. Although the name poke (meaning &#8216;to cut into pieces&#8217;) took hold in the 1970s, it&#8217;s a centuries-old dish that historically was made by combining scraps of reef fish with seaweed and kukui nuts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Loco moco<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2018\/03\/Loco-Moco-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoloco-moco-rice-bowl-gm636647048-113062411-JianGang-Wang.jpg\" alt=\"Hawaiian dishes Loco-Moco-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoloco-moco-rice-bowl-gm636647048-113062411-JianGang-Wang\" width=\"1698\" height=\"1132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Loco-Moco-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoloco-moco-rice-bowl-gm636647048-113062411-JianGang-Wang.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Loco-Moco-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoloco-moco-rice-bowl-gm636647048-113062411-JianGang-Wang-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Loco-Moco-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoloco-moco-rice-bowl-gm636647048-113062411-JianGang-Wang-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Loco-Moco-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoloco-moco-rice-bowl-gm636647048-113062411-JianGang-Wang-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Loco-Moco-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoloco-moco-rice-bowl-gm636647048-113062411-JianGang-Wang-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Loco-Moco-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoloco-moco-rice-bowl-gm636647048-113062411-JianGang-Wang-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\" \/>A dish conceived by proprietors of Hawaii&#8217;s Lincoln Grill in the 1940s, loco moco was created at the request of its teenage patrons, who had little money. A tasty mishmash of East and West, the Hawaiian comfort food marries rice with a hamburger patty and a fried egg. The whole thing is slathered in rich gravy. A truly rib-sticking dish, Hawaiians love loco moco for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Seek it out in cafes and even roadside diners.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Haupia<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2018\/03\/Haupia-CREDI-Arnold-Gatilao-Uploaded-by-Dia\u0301doco-WikiCommons.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2018\/03\/Haupia-CREDI-Arnold-Gatilao-Uploaded-by-Dia\u0301doco-WikiCommons.jpg\" alt=\"Hawaiian dishes Haupia CREDI Arnold Gatilao Uploaded by Dia\u0301doco WikiCommons\" width=\"2047\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Haupia-CREDI-Arnold-Gatilao-Uploaded-by-Dia\u0301doco-WikiCommons.jpg 2047w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Haupia-CREDI-Arnold-Gatilao-Uploaded-by-Dia\u0301doco-WikiCommons-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Haupia-CREDI-Arnold-Gatilao-Uploaded-by-Dia\u0301doco-WikiCommons-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Haupia-CREDI-Arnold-Gatilao-Uploaded-by-Dia\u0301doco-WikiCommons-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Haupia-CREDI-Arnold-Gatilao-Uploaded-by-Dia\u0301doco-WikiCommons-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Haupia-CREDI-Arnold-Gatilao-Uploaded-by-Dia\u0301doco-WikiCommons-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2047px) 100vw, 2047px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">A sweet Polynesian treat, haupia is a set coconut milk pudding. Often served in cubed slices, it&#8217;s a versatile dessert and is commonly accompanied by pineapple and other fruit, or is used to create a pie topping. Since the 1940s, haupia has been a popular wedding cake topping, too. Simple, creamy and smooth, be sure to round off your meal with a slice of haupia when in Hawaii.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Taste authentic farm-to-fork Hawaiian cuisine on our <\/em><em>Best of Hawaii<\/em><em> or <\/em><em>Hawaii Explorer<\/em><em> trips, where you&#8217;ll dine at a traditional farm and learn about sustainable agriculture.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Images: Poke \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/gb\/photo\/hawaiian-tuna-poke-bowl-with-seaweed-avocado-red-cabbage-radishes-gm583988964-99974259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iStock\/veta_zarzamora<\/a>. Lomi salmon \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/gb\/photo\/hawaiian-lomi-salmon-tomato-salad-gm502857707-44219520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iStock\/crisserbug<\/a>. SPAM musubi \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/gb\/photo\/spam-musubi-gm689904266-127089717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iStock\/4kodiak<\/a>. Loco moco \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/gb\/photo\/loco-moco-rice-bowl-gm636647048-113062411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iStock\/JianGang-Wang<\/a>. Haupia \u00a9\u00a0Arnold Gatilao\/WikiCommons, uploaded by Di\u00e1doco\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost equidistant from Asia and America, Hawaii&#8217;s culinary culture cherry-picks the best of East and West, creating mouth-watering mash-ups of regional dishes with local and imported ingredients. Fresh, flavourful and simple, these five tasty Hawaiian dishes are an absolute must when visiting the Aloha State. 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