#local
Found 8 words matching this tag.
shave ice
(shayv-ICE)
A popular local dessert made of finely shaved ice topped with sweet flavored syrups, often served with ice cream or azuki beans.
see-moi
(SEE-moy)
A salty, sweet, and sour dried preserved plum, often eaten as a snack or used to flavor drinks and other treats.
saimin
(sigh-MIN)
A local Hawaiian noodle soup dish developed during the plantation era, consisting of soft wheat egg noodles in a hot dashi broth, typically garnished with green onions, kamaboko (fish cake), char siu, and SPAM.
pão doce
(POW DOH-see)
Portuguese sweet bread; a soft, slightly sweet, egg-rich round loaf of bread brought to Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants, often used for making French toast or eaten warm with butter.
mongoose
(MAHN-goose)
The small, weasel-like animal introduced to Hawaii to control rats, commonly seen darting across roads.
malasada
(mah-lah-SAH-dah)
A popular Hawaiian deep-fried doughnut of Portuguese origin, typically coated in granulated sugar and made without a hole.
gecko
(GEK-oh)
A small house lizard commonly found in Hawaii, often considered a sign of good luck.
crack seed
(krak-SEED)
A variety of preserved, dried, salty, sweet, and sour fruit snacks, originally of Chinese origin, popular in Hawaii.