Just got back a few weeks from my first trip to Hawaii. We flew to Oahu, and stayed in Waikiki.
I was hoping for lots of fresh seafood and Hawaiian cuisine. What I got was pancakes and processed meat for days. Ham, bacon, Portuguese sausage, spam... with eggs and rice, or even better all together in fried rice. Many of the tourists flocked to Egg 'N things for large portions and macadamia nut pancakes, or to Duke's for some "Hawaiian" inspired food. From what I noticed, locals did eat a lot of Poke, which was always fresh and pretty good. We also had shrimp scampi and shaved ice at the popular spots in North Shore, still a bit underwhelming considering all the hype. Pictured above is a plate from a Hawaiian Luau dinner show; fried chicken thighs, Mahi-Mahi in cream sauce, sweet bread, salad, mac salad, pasta salad, rice, kalua pork and poi.
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