May 01
Cool, salty, juicy, and wonderfully refreshing, lomi lomi salmon is a beloved Hawaiian side dish made with salted salmon, ripe tomatoes, onion, and green onion. The ingredients are simple, but together they create an irresistible combination of savory salmon, sweet tomato, crisp onion, and fresh scallions. Everything is chopped into small pieces, gently mixed together, …
May 01
Cool, creamy, and full of coconut flavor, haupia is one of Hawaii’s most recognizable traditional desserts. At first glance, it looks almost like a firm white pudding or coconut gelatin. Traditional-style haupia, however, has its own distinctive texture: smooth and creamy enough to melt in your mouth, yet firm enough to chill and cut into …
Apr 14
Soft, lightly sweet, buttery, and beautifully golden, these Hawaiian-style sweet rolls are the kind of bread that disappears from the table almost as soon as the pan arrives. The rolls pictured here have exactly the texture we’re aiming for: deeply golden, glossy tops with pale, fluffy interiors that pull apart in tender strands. They are …
Apr 12
Delicate, golden, and packed with tiny whitebait, whitebait fritters are one of New Zealand’s most distinctive seasonal foods. They are wonderfully simple: fresh whitebait is held together with just enough egg and a little flour, then spooned into a hot buttered pan and cooked until lightly golden. That simplicity is important. A good New Zealand …
Apr 11
Golden at the edges, chewy or crisp depending on how long you bake them, and filled with rolled oats and coconut, Anzac biscuits are one of the best-known home-baked treats associated with Australia and New Zealand. The biscuits in the photo have exactly the look we want here: broad, rustic rounds with deeply golden edges, …
Jan 02
Fresh tuna, creamy coconut milk, bright lime juice, and crisp vegetables come together in poisson cru, one of the signature dishes of Tahiti and the wider Islands of Tahiti. Known in French as poisson cru au lait de coco—literally “raw fish with coconut milk”—this refreshing dish is colorful, simple, and surprisingly satisfying. The Tahitian version …
Dec 29
Spam musubi is one of those foods that proves a simple combination can be incredibly satisfying. A slice of savory, browned Spam rests on a compact block of warm white rice, and a strip of nori wraps around the center to hold everything together. The version pictured on this page is wonderfully classic: white rice …
Dec 24
Sweet grilled pineapple, juicy beef patties, sticky teriyaki glaze, and soft slider rolls make these tropical-inspired mini burgers an easy choice for summer cookouts, backyard parties, and casual dinners. They are small enough to serve as party food but filling enough to become the centerpiece of a relaxed meal. The best part of this recipe …
Dec 23
Crispy pan-fried Spam, caramelized pineapple, and a glossy teriyaki glaze come together in this quick sweet-and-savory skillet recipe. Serve it over hot rice for an easy dinner, tuck it into a sandwich, or add it to a casual tropical-inspired party spread. Spam has a genuine and distinctive place in modern Hawaiʻi food culture. Its popularity …
Dec 22
Sweet pineapple, savory ham, tangy tomato sauce, and bubbling mozzarella make Hawaiian pizza one of the world’s most recognizable—and most debated—pizza combinations. Whether pineapple belongs on pizza may never be settled, but if you enjoy that sweet-and-savory contrast, making it at home is surprisingly easy. Despite its name, Hawaiian pizza did not originate in Hawaiʻi. …
