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List of Hawaiian dishes

This is a list of dishes in Hawaiian cuisine, which includes Native Hawaiian cuisine and the broader fusion cuisine of Hawaii. The cuisine of Hawaii refers to the indigenous, ethnic, and local cuisines within the diverse state of Hawaii.

Meals

Breakfast

  • Portuguese sausage or SPAM, eggs and rice is a common breakfast, so much so that it is featured item at places like fast food restaurants like McDonald's and Burger King.

Entrees and combos

Desserts

Breads and pastries

  • Andagi—popular at pop up shops during festivals like Obon
  • Anpan
  • Apple turnover—made popular by Zippy's as "Apple Napples"
  • Banana bread
  • Blondies—made popular by Kamehameha Schools called "haole brownies"
  • Bok tong go—generically known as "(Chinese steamed) rice cake," a classic item sold by the manapua man; a multiple layered version similar to kue lapis with a brown sugar top layer also exist
  • Chinese almond biscuit—simple known as "almond cookie
  • Chinese shortbread—or "kong sui ban" a very tender Chinese biscuit whose texture is between a cookie and a cake, often paired with hot tea
  • Chinese style bakery buns such as hot dog and ham & cheese
  • Chocolate chip cookies and shortbread made with the addition of macadamia nuts
  • Coco puffs—a popular cream puff made by Liliha Bakery typically filled with a chocolate pudding and topped with chantilly frosting
  • Jindui—a staple during Chinese New Year but eaten throughout the year
  • Lavash (or "lavosh") glamourized in the 1960s as a high end alternative to toast
  • Malasada—a traditional staple on Mardi Gras but popular throughout the year. Modern recipes have it coated with cinnamon sugar or filled with various jams and creams like guava, haupia, or custard
  • Manapua—A local iteration of the char siu bao often 2-3 times larger than those found in dim sum restaurants. Popular fillings also include a whole lup cheong sausage, sweet potato, kalua pig, and sometimes is baked made popular by the Royal Kitchen in Chinatown in the 1970s
  • Manju—a favorite omiyage for travelers leaving Maui
  • Molokai "hot bread"—a well-known export of Molokai that Anthony Bourdain featured it and was even a semifinalist for the renowned James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Baker
  • Moon cakes—another favorite during the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival where local flavors are sometimes incorporated like mango and taro.
  • Nian gao—(simply known as "gau") a staple of Chinese New Year sold at many Chinese and non-Chinese shops or made in bulk by local households to share with other families
  • Poi donuts/ malasadas, mochi
  • Portuguese sweet bread or "Hawaiian sweet rolls" outside of Hawaii
  • Spanish rolls—a favorite staple to share in the office to go with coffee
  • Snow puffies - A variation of the Napoleon pastry

Dairy

Drinks and beverages

Fruit and vegetables

Vegetable proteins and dishes

Seasonings and condiments

Meats

Beef

Chicken

Fish

Pork

Noodles and pasta

Rice

Snacks and candies

Soups

Specialty products

Starch dishes

See also

Notes

References