Oahu Travel Planner 2008 - (Page 56) SIP & SAVOR WHATEVER YOUR TASTE, O‘AHU HAS SOMETHING delicious in store for you. From five-star dining to neighborhood dives, the island’s fare is eclectic, innovative, and even affordable. If you prefer your adventure outside the dining room, you’ll find plenty of familiar food here—pizza and burgers and ice cream—and many of the big-name fast food places. If international fare is part of your travel experience, you will be very busy in Honolulu and Waikıkı. Whatever you crave, it’s probably here. ¯¯ The assortment of flavors is astonishing. And, not surprisingly, seafood is a specialty wherever you go. Treat your palate to something sensational: Hawai‘i Regional Cuisine (HRC). Known for its creative and delectable combination of fresh local ingredients, HRC combines veryfresh locally-grown foods with the traditional flavors contributed by the islands’ Polynesian, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Thai, and Portuguese residents. A bold group of Hawai‘i’s best chefs formed Hawai‘i Regional Cuisine, Inc., in 1992. Since then, through their widely recognized restaurants, television appearances, and gorgeous cookbooks, chefs like Sam Choy, Roy Yamaguchi and Alan Wong have become household names. Today, as HRC matures, adventuresome chefs are applying the same fresh-and-local philosophy to Italian and other international cuisine. For a food-lover’s treat, visit the Kapiolani Community College Farmer’s Market on Saturday morning. There are about 50 vendors, so come hungry and wear your walking shoes. For your days exploring the island’s beaches and back roads, your hotel concierge can help you assemble a basket full of delicious pleasures. And while you’re exploring, be sure to sample some of the local specialties: in Kahalu’u, on the Windward coast, get pasteles from the roadside vendors (they’re like Puerto Rican tamales); in Kahuku, on the North Shore, stop at the world-famous “Shrimp Truck” and taste delicious Kahuku shrimp; and look for the Shave Ice signs on stores and stands all around the island, and stop for a cooling snow cone, Hawaiian style. (There are lots of flavors; try a new one every day.) http://www.paradisecove.com
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