Manapua is a pork filled bun that localpeople love.
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Hawaii is a true melting pot when it comes to food, but many of the island favorites have an Asian background.
Ahi: yellowfin tuna Aku: skipjack or bonito tuna Butterfish: black cod Chicken Luau: chicken cooked with taro leaf and coconut milk Chili Water: mild all-purpose condiment Haupia: coconut pudding Kalua Pig: barbecued pork, cooked whole in an imu (underground oven) Kiawe: wood of the algaroba tree used in cooking Kulolo: taro pudding Laulau: pork, butterfish, beef or chicken wrapped in taro leaf and steamed in an imu (underground oven) Lilikoi: passion fruit Limu: seaweed Loco Moco: a fried egg on top of a hamburger on top of a pile of rice - all smothered in brown gravy! Lomilomi Salmon: cold diced salmon, tomatoes and onion Long Rice: cellophane noodles made from mungbean flour Mahimahi: dolphin fish (unrelated to the mammal) Manapua: Chinese-style filled steam buns Maui Onion: mild white onion, with sweetness similar to a Vidalia onion Moi: threadfish Naau: stewed beef intestines Ohelo Berry: bright red, similar to a huckleberry Ohelo: plant with edible berries Onaga: red snapper Ono: similar to mackerel or tuna Opakapaka: pink snapper Pipi Kaula: Hawaiian beef jerky Plate Lunch: a meal consisting of an entree and lots of starch Poha Berry: very tart, similar to a gooseberry Poi: staple starch of the Hawaiian diet, made from boiled taro root Poke: raw fish with seaweed and sesame oil Puaa: pig or pork Pupu: appetizer, hors d'oeuvre Saimin: ramen-like noodle soup of local invention Shave Ice: freshly shaved ice drenched in a sweet syrup - lighter and flakier than a snow cone Spam: Hawaii's favorite canned meat - the less said, the better Taro: a tuberous vegetable used to make poi Uhi: yam Uku: grey snapper
Well, usually the Fijians will eat food, but their diet varies each year. I know for a fact that last year the main course was anger because a random person from the internet wouldn't answer somebody's question correctly.
The dining habits of the vast majority of Hawaiians is eclectic with very few noteworthy differences from that of residents in Peoria, Waco or Tampa. Some are big fans of pizza and others prefer the Big Mac. Everyday is not a Luau and Poi is rarely served on a daily basis. The demographics will slant a larger then average number of people to an oriental selection and that may account for the extended life span found in Hawaii when compared to the mainland.