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Top 10 Tastes of Paradise from Hilo Hattie of Hawaii

By John Fischer, About.com

Hilo Hattie is known as The Store of Hawaii. Best known for their Hawaiian fashions, they also have a large selection of food items available for sale. Just visit one of their stores in Hawaii and you'll see how quickly these items fly off the shelves. Now, people outside of Hawaii can enjoy the tastes of Hawaii thanks to the large selection of items available for purchase on the Internet.

1. Hawaiian Coffee

Hilo Hattie offers a wide assortment of coffee including their own Hilo Hattie Gourmet Coffee as well as coffees from the Hawaiian Isles gourmet coffee and LION Coffee and Royal Kona Coffee from the Hawaii Coffee Company.

2. Macadamia Nuts

There is no better place to buy macadamia nuts than from Hawaii where you'll pay far less than in your local store. Hilo Hattie offers their own dry roasted macadamia nuts as well as selections from Mauna Loa, the world's largest and most famous macadamia nut company.

3. Chocolates

Hilo Hattie offers numerous choices of chocolate covered candies, especially chocolate covered macadamia nuts under their own brand as well as from Hawaiian Host and Mauna Loa. The Hawaiian Host Maui Caramacs with dry-roasted macadamia nuts smothered in smooth, soft caramel and covered with rich milk chocolate are a very popular treat.

4. Island Snacks

With macadamia butter nut popcorn, li hing mui, banana chips, crystallized ginger sweet dried mango, sweet papaya trail mix and much more, there is something here for everyone's sweet tooth.

5. Teas

While Hawaii is most famous for its coffee, it also has some great flavored and herbal teas, The Hawaiian Islands Tea Gift Set is a great assortment pack for anyone wishing to experience a variety of island tea flavors.

6. Candy

Macadamia Nut Brittle is offered both plain and coconut, pineapple or toffee flavored. If you like hard candy you'll enjoy one of Hilo Hattie's hard candies in flavors that include coconut, pineapple, tropical fruit, and Kona coffee.

7. Island Plantations Gourmet Food

Island Plantations is a Hawaii based company that produces a wide assortment of products including tropical fruit jams and jellies, dressings, syrups and sauces as well as delicious cookies, toffees and cakes and tropical flavored black and herbal teas. You're bound to find something you like here.

8. Sam Choy

Hawaii's most famous chef offers several products under his name including Sam Choy's Volcano Roast Kona Coffee and delicious salad dressings. You can also purchase one of his excellent cookbooks.

9. Cookies

This is where I head when looking for Hawaii treats. Hilo Hattie offers some of the best cookies made in Hawaii including their own brand as well as cookies from Mauna Loa, the Kauai Kookie Company and my personal favorite Maui Cook Kwee's which makes the best shortbread cookies I've ever had.

10. Condiments

If you plan on making some Hawaiian foods at home, these are the special seasonings, dressings, and flavors you'll need to add that special island taste to your foods.

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