When people think of Hawaiian food, one of the first things that may come to mind is the pineapple. Hawaiian foods include a variety of pork and seafood dishes as well as breads, rice and coconut.
Kalua pua'a is roast pork seasoned with sea salt and green onions; it is usually prepared as a whole pig roasted in an underground oven.
Poke is raw fish that has been cut up and seasoned. Seasonings may include sea salt, onions, soy sauce, tomato. Poke may be marinated in lemon juice or lime juice.
Tuna is very versatile and therefore used in many Hawaiian dishes. The most common types of tuna used are albacore, yellowfin and skipjack. Tuna can be grilled, sautéed or chopped and added to other dishes, like poke.
Lomilomi salmon is salmon cut up into small pieces. It may be seasoned with onions and tomatoes.
Taro rolls are made from taro flour, which gives the rolls a purple color.
Hawaiians enjoy salads, sweet potatoes, pineapple, mango, papaya, barbecued shrimp or steak, and crab claws on ice.
