Hawaii food is pleasingly simple and satisfying. The culture, at least in Honolulu, was heavy in Asian influence and also carried some New York style deli food. Odd combo, right? Spam was always available alongside the freshest fish, the finest pastrami and loads, loads, LOADS of rice. My first breakfast in Honolulu was very simple. I explored until I found a grocer, purchased the first package of poke I could find and had it with some fruit. Simple and Yum. Notice how I’m eating it out of the hotel drinking glass.
Second breakfast: not so simple. The New York style deli downstairs served….wait for it….PASTRAMI EGGS BENEDICT! Words can hardly describe my excitement about this. It did not disappoint. The eggs were even a bit runny for my taste and I gobbled until I was miserable. It tasted SO good.
In the same deli another morning, I ordered the bagel and lox and got way more than I bargained for! I hearty serving indeed, I did not finish this one. Also deeelicious.
That’s about the extent of my food photography from the trip. To be honest, the food is really easy to get excited about but not really something you feel like you need to picture. Spam fried rice isn’t really all that pretty and you pretty much get the gist from the name. Notable mentions also include the ever present Loco Moco as well as the calamari and garlic chicken from the Chart House which was a FANTASTIC dive bar on the water next to the Hilton Hawaiian Resort where we were staying. A short walk could get you a sunset dinner with a killer happy hour on an open air bar with live music. One stop shopping, right!!??
