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Hawaii

Poke, kalua pig, loco moco and Pacific-Asian fusion.

Iconic recipes

Difficulty

Cubed sashimi-grade ahi tuna marinated in shoyu, sesame and Maui onion over warm rice.

Smoky shredded pork traditionally cooked in an imu pit — recreated low-and-slow with banana leaf and Hawaiian salt.

A bed of rice topped with a hamburger patty, fried egg and rich brown gravy — a Hilo diner classic.

Grilled shoyu-glazed Spam pressed onto warm rice and wrapped in nori — Hawaii's iconic to-go snack.

Silky Hawaiian coconut pudding squares — luau dessert staple.

Pineapple-shoyu glazed chicken turned ('huli') over open coals until lacquered and smoky.

Diced salt-cured salmon massaged ('lomi') with tomato, sweet onion and ice — a luau side.