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A type of volcanic glass fibers named after Pele, the Hawaiian fire goddess of volcanoes (see also limu o Pele). Pele's tears: Solidified pieces of lava named after Pele. Poi: A type of Hawaiian food made from mashing corms of the taro plant. Link: Puka A hole or perforation.
Words from Hawaiian and Māori are listed separately at List of English words of Hawaiian origin and List of English words of Māori origin respectively. Kava An intoxicating drink made from plant roots. From Tongan. Mai Tai An alcoholic drink made from rum, curaçao, lime juice, orgeat syrup, and simple syrup.
a. ^ Food historian Rachel Laudan (1996) on four distinct types of food plus a new, fifth type known as "Hawaiian Regional Cuisine" (HRC) that began in 1991. Because HRC was so new at the time of Laudan's book, she only briefly touches upon it: "I came to understand that what people in Hawaii eat is a mixture of four distinct kinds of food ...
Giri giri is an onomatopoeic word with a different meaning in standard Japanese. This use of the word originates from local dialects spoken in mainly western Japan where it means tsumuji, the standard Japanese word for the cowlick. Hanakuso: Dried nasal mucus. Hana means nose, and kuso means waste. Kuso in Japanese typically refers to human ...
Saimin is a noodle soup dish common in the contemporary cuisine of Hawaii.Traditionally consisting of soft wheat egg noodles served in a hot dashi garnished with diced green onions and a thin slice of kamaboko, modern versions of saimin include additional toppings such as char siu, sliced Spam, sliced egg, bok choy, mushrooms, or shredded nori.
Laulau, a traditional Hawaiian dish. Adobo; Cantonese dim sum influenced dishes such as char siu manapua, fun guo is known as "pepeiao" (meaning "ear" in Hawaiian), [46] gok jai or "half moon", pork hash are a normally twice as large than the usual shumai, and "ma tai su" a baked pork and water chestnut pastry [47]
Hawaiian words and phrases (1 C, 39 P) Pages in category "Hawaiian language" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Some Hawaiian side dishes are lomi-lomi salmon (salmon salad) and haupia (a coconut dessert). The traditional mayonnaise -based macaroni salad is an American contribution. Another notably American element is the hamburger steak , a ground beef patty smothered with brown gravy served atop rice; adding a sunny-side-up egg makes it a loco moco .