Hawaiian Recipes and Recipe Collections
A guide to Hawaiian food and recipes featuring pages filled with recipes in categories such as breads, desserts, drinks, entrees, luau, recipe collections and salads.
Luau Foods and Recipes
We look at the foods that you are likely to find at one or more of the many luaus throughout Hawaii. In the event that you would like to try to cook some of these foods yourself, we've included links to recipes for most of the dishes listed.
We look at the foods that you are likely to find at one or more of the many luaus throughout Hawaii. In the event that you would like to try to cook some of these foods yourself, we've included links to recipes for most of the dishes listed.
Hawaiian Food Glossary: Seafood
We look at the various types of seafood that you will find on a restaurant menu or in the grocery stores in Hawaii.
We look at the various types of seafood that you will find on a restaurant menu or in the grocery stores in Hawaii.
Kalua Pig
Even if you don't have an imu, you can still make Hawaiian kalua pig at home from pork butt purchased at your local supermarket.
Even if you don't have an imu, you can still make Hawaiian kalua pig at home from pork butt purchased at your local supermarket.
Lomi Lomi Salmon
Lomi means massage in Hawaiian and you'll see how that name applies to this recipe for Lomi Lomi Salmon.
Lomi means massage in Hawaiian and you'll see how that name applies to this recipe for Lomi Lomi Salmon.
Haupia
This coconut pudding, haupia, is a staple desert at every Hawaiian luau.
This coconut pudding, haupia, is a staple desert at every Hawaiian luau.
Poke
Most often seen made with the freshest raw ahi (tuna), poke makes a great pupu (appetizer) for any meal.
Most often seen made with the freshest raw ahi (tuna), poke makes a great pupu (appetizer) for any meal.
Traditional Mai Tai Recipe from the Mai Tai Bar at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel
This is the authentic traditional Mai Tai recipe from the "Mai Tai" Bar at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki. The original Mai Tai was created by Victor J. Bergeron in 1944 and brought to Hawaii in 1953 at the Royal Hawaiian, Moana and Surfrider Hotels.
This is the authentic traditional Mai Tai recipe from the "Mai Tai" Bar at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki. The original Mai Tai was created by Victor J. Bergeron in 1944 and brought to Hawaii in 1953 at the Royal Hawaiian, Moana and Surfrider Hotels.
Pink Mai Tai Recipe from the Mai Tai Bar at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel
This is a popular variation of the traditional Mai Tai recipe from the "Mai Tai" Bar at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki. The original Mai Tai was created by Victor J. Bergeron in 1944 and brought to Hawaii in 1953 at the Royal Hawaiian, Moana and Surfrider Hotels.
This is a popular variation of the traditional Mai Tai recipe from the "Mai Tai" Bar at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki. The original Mai Tai was created by Victor J. Bergeron in 1944 and brought to Hawaii in 1953 at the Royal Hawaiian, Moana and Surfrider Hotels.
Blue Hawaii Cocktail Recipe as Invented by Harry Yee at the Hilton Hawaiian Village
Harry Yee was a bartender at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort and Spa when in 1957 he was asked by a representative of Bols to create a new drink using the company's new Blue Curacao liqueur. The Blue Hawaii was born. There are numerous variations of this recipe, many using Creme de Coconut, but this is the authentic recipe.
Harry Yee was a bartender at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort and Spa when in 1957 he was asked by a representative of Bols to create a new drink using the company's new Blue Curacao liqueur. The Blue Hawaii was born. There are numerous variations of this recipe, many using Creme de Coconut, but this is the authentic recipe.
Lava Flow Recipe - Hawaiian Tropical Drink Recipe
There are numerous variations for making a Lava Flow. This biggest difference is that some recipes use 1 oz. of light rum and 1 oz. of MalibuŽ coconut rum. When MalibuŽ coconut rum is unavilable you can use 1 1/2 oz. of light rum and 1/2 oz. of coconut cream.
There are numerous variations for making a Lava Flow. This biggest difference is that some recipes use 1 oz. of light rum and 1 oz. of MalibuŽ coconut rum. When MalibuŽ coconut rum is unavilable you can use 1 1/2 oz. of light rum and 1/2 oz. of coconut cream.
Top Hawaiian Regional Cuisine Cookbooks
Our choice for the best cookbooks featuring Hawaiian Regional Cuisine.
Our choice for the best cookbooks featuring Hawaiian Regional Cuisine.
Top Sam Choy Hawaiian Regional Cuisine Cookbooks
Our choices for the best cookbooks by Sam Choy.
Our choices for the best cookbooks by Sam Choy.
Hawaiian Cookbook by Roana and Gene Schindler - Book Review
Book review of Roana and Gene Schindler's Hawaiian Cookbook.
Book review of Roana and Gene Schindler's Hawaiian Cookbook.
The Food of Paradise by Rachel Laudan - Book Review
A review of Rachel Laudan's The Food of Paradise, winner of a 1997 Julia Child Cookbook Award for Distinguished Scholarship.
A review of Rachel Laudan's The Food of Paradise, winner of a 1997 Julia Child Cookbook Award for Distinguished Scholarship.
"Hawaiian Cookbook" by Roana and Gene Schindler - Book Review
For a list price of $7.95 you won't find a better collection of almost 300 Hawaiian recipes. If you have to pick one Hawaiian cookbook for your collection, make it this one.
For a list price of $7.95 you won't find a better collection of almost 300 Hawaiian recipes. If you have to pick one Hawaiian cookbook for your collection, make it this one.
"The Food of Paradise" by Rachel Laudan - Book Review
If you're looking for a cookbook, this is not the book for you. If, however, you are looking for an excellent historical perspective on the foods of Hawaii and their ethnic origins, buy this book.
If you're looking for a cookbook, this is not the book for you. If, however, you are looking for an excellent historical perspective on the foods of Hawaii and their ethnic origins, buy this book.