I’m trying to adopt a diet of locally sourced foods at home (breadfruit/sweet potato…etc) for one month, mostly to see to what extent I can actually do that.

Could anyone help with the following (I know, it’s a long list—but there’s some food lovers in this forum):

(1) A list of easily attainable locally sourced foods and their respective market in any of the places listed in the title;

(2) A list of simple meal suggestions (and if you are so generous—the recipe) of local/non-locally sourced foods;

(3) A list of local food businesses that you really want to support in these areas.

Asking a lot here, Mahalo in advance to whoever responds for taking the time.

It’s restaurant week!

I do not like surimi and am looking for real crab for sushi rolls and other recipes. Not fancy crab legs, just lump crab. Any recommendations on a good source?

I was born and raised in Hawaii and used to love the Korean pancake from yummys/tastys. They are a lot thicker than the traditional Korean pancake. I was hoping someone had a recipe for it or maybe someone worked there and might remember how it was made. I left Oahu in 2013 and miss it so much. I’d love too get that texture of Korean pancake again. Mahalo for any help!

Where’s your favorite place for squid luau? I went to highway inn, it was good but wondering if I can find better tbh.

Izakaya Uosan.

A friend of mine made a few dishes that I'm pretty sure are Hawaiian. I'm just not sure what they're called.

One was a rice dish with a red pepper sauce, tofu and either pineapple or mango.

The other was a pork dish with a glaze made of coke and pineapple.

It was actually not too bad...

I think that Hawaii people would so love to have a fast food restaurant like this.

I’m tasked with making 3 dozen spam musubi for my kid’s team snacks.

Question about the rice… we have a smallish rice cooker, and one batch of rice isn’t enough. Last time, we needed to do it in three batches, which is pain in the early morning (need to get up early).

For spam musubi, will it lose much quality if I make all the rice the night before and just reheat it in the morning?

We have a good recipe we like and a double wide musubi mold. Other tips or techniques are welcome! thanks.

LMK *why* if can. Some are thicker, some are spicier; some are tinged with green while others are fully brown. Some get more veggies and some get choke meat. Would prefer more veggies with corn and without peas, but minahs.

Edit: I think y'all might be thinking I mean a burger covered in curry, moco-style. I'm looking for the ground beef version we had in elementary school cafeterias and that local-kine holes-in-the-wall serve regularly.

New restaurant opened February 2024. Located in Kapolei in the Embassy Suites by Hilton 725 Manawai Street and free parking on the hotel property in the 2 story garage, park on the second (top level) uncovered parking.

It is a hidden entrance so walk into the hotel lobby and pass the front desk and turn to the right down the end of the hall.

They have a variety of food for casual pricing. Selection of Wagyu meats, lobster, to ramen and udon! A beautiful open and clean bar with super friendly and helpful local bartenders and servers.

Mondays enjoy 15% off the bill and if a hotel guest, they offer 10% off the bill.

They have instagram @gyumasukapolei and their website is gyumasuhawaii.com

Fav Food Trucks Honolulu ?

Fav Shabu Shabu and Yakiniku on Oahu ?

Foodland Farms.

Spicy cold noodles and seafood pancake! Kalbi not pictured but so good.

So thank you in advance. I am trying to get more banana leaf flavor in to my pork. I score the pork shoulder diagonally in all directions, creating diamonds and liberally salted it. I wrapped a pork shoulder in 3 to 4 banana leaves as tightly as I can changing the direction of the banana leaf to try and seal it as much as possible. I smoke a pork shoulder in a ceramic smoker for three hours at 2:50 then I wrapped the shoulder in tinfoil until the internal temp reaches 192. Some pieces had great banana leaf flavor. Others had none any idea as to how to increase this.