Kalua Pork<\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"Kalua](\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/must-eat-food-in-Honolulu-Kalua-Pork.jpg\")
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Traditionally in Hawaii, this slow-cooked pork is cooked in the ground with hot stones, but if cooked low and slow with the right seasoning it can be replicated in a conventional oven.\u00a0You can find this dish as the centerpiece of a luau, it\u2019s also on the menu at local restaurants and the boards of street vendors. A hands-down favorite for kalua pork \u2013 and just about any other traditional Hawaiian dish \u2013 is Helena\u2019s Hawaiian Food<\/a>. This low key family-owned, James Beard award-winning restaurant has been wowing local and visiting palates since 1946. The kalua pork is cooked in an imu<\/em> here (underground with hot stones).<\/p>\nReady to chow down on some authentic cuisine? Grab your flight to Honolulu\u00a0for a great low price!\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nLaulau<\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"Laulau](\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/must-eat-food-in-Honolulu-LauLau.jpg\")
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Laulau (or lau lau) is another traditional Hawaiian pork dish. Although today it\u2019s possible to have chicken, fish and other types of laulau as well. The dish is prepared by taking the meat and wrapping it in taro leaves and then steaming it until the leaves and filling are ultra tender. Laulau usually is served with a side of rice or macaroni salad. Two standout places to have a luscious laulau in Honolulu are the laidback Young\u2019s Fish Market<\/a> restaurant and at Keoki\u2019s Lau Lau factory<\/a> where more than 7,000 laulua are made daily.<\/p>\nLoco Moco<\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"loco](\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/must-eat-food-in-Honolulu-Loco-Moco.jpg\")
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The classic Hawaiian comfort food dish, loco moco, consists of white rice topped with a hamburger patty, a fried egg and loads of brown gravy. Yeah \u2013 it\u2019s epic \u2013 and designed to be worked off hiking in a rainforest or surfing monster waves. Two of Honolulu’s most over-the-top takes on loco moco can be feasted upon at the historic Rainbow Drive-In<\/a> and old school diner Liliha Bakery<\/a>.<\/p>\nPlate Lunch<\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"plate](\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/must-eat-food-in-Honolulu-plate-lunch.jpg\")
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A plate lunch (also known as a mixed plate) is just as it sounds, a plate with a mix of items \u2013 most likely a couple of scoops of white rice, macaroni salad, and an entr\u00e9e. Whether grabbing a bite at a gas station or a sit-down restaurant, it\u2019s the way to go for many Hawaiians when it\u2019s time for lunch. Its origins can be traced to the Japanese bento. Given the east-meets-west wonder of Hawaiian cuisine and Honolulu\u2019s embrace of traditional and immigrant cultures (and American style portions), the typical plate lunch tends to be a much mightier and more cosmopolitan option next to the comparatively dainty bento. Locals rave about the Korean plate lunches at Soon\u2019s Kal Bi Drive In<\/a>. Island Style BBQ Corporation<\/a> does a hearty plate too (the Portuguese sausage is particularly yummy here).<\/p>\nPoke<\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"Food](\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/must-eat-food-in-Honolulu-Poke.jpg\")
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Oh sure, these days poke is one of the world\u2019s trendiest foods (and with good reason \u2013 it\u2019s scrumptious), but it\u2019s originally from Hawaii. With first dibs on fresh mid-Pacific catches of fish and seafood (and the most amazing ahi tuna on the planet), the poke here is still arguably the best. There\u2019s a range of optimal options for poke these days, but top spot for a big bowl of this diced raw fish nosh has got to be standard bearer Ono Seafood<\/a>.<\/p>\nSaimin<\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"Homolulu](\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/must-eat-food-in-Honolulu-Saimin.jpg\")
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Hawaiian noodle soup, saimin, is a little bit like Japanese ramen with Chinese mein and Filipino pancit influence. The broth is clear and chances are it\u2019ll contain loads of green onions, fishcakes and pork or some other meat. It\u2019s deeply delicious and as slurp-worthy as a soup can be. For the biggest bowls and the fullest flavor\u00a0head to Jane\u2019s Fountain<\/a> where the shrimp-based broth has been soothing appetites for more than six decades and the even older Palace Saimin<\/a>, where the recipe for its broth has been a guarded family secret since 1946.<\/p>\nShaved Ice<\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"Honolulu](\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/must-eat-food-in-Honolulu-shave-ice.jpg\")
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<\/p>\nReady to chow down on some authentic cuisine? Grab your flight to Honolulu\u00a0for a great low price!\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Laulau (or lau lau) is another traditional Hawaiian pork dish. Although today it\u2019s possible to have chicken, fish and other types of laulau as well. The dish is prepared by taking the meat and wrapping it in taro leaves and then steaming it until the leaves and filling are ultra tender. Laulau usually is served with a side of rice or macaroni salad. Two standout places to have a luscious laulau in Honolulu are the laidback Young\u2019s Fish Market<\/a> restaurant and at Keoki\u2019s Lau Lau factory<\/a> where more than 7,000 laulua are made daily.<\/p>\n The classic Hawaiian comfort food dish, loco moco, consists of white rice topped with a hamburger patty, a fried egg and loads of brown gravy. Yeah \u2013 it\u2019s epic \u2013 and designed to be worked off hiking in a rainforest or surfing monster waves. Two of Honolulu’s most over-the-top takes on loco moco can be feasted upon at the historic Rainbow Drive-In<\/a> and old school diner Liliha Bakery<\/a>.<\/p>\n A plate lunch (also known as a mixed plate) is just as it sounds, a plate with a mix of items \u2013 most likely a couple of scoops of white rice, macaroni salad, and an entr\u00e9e. Whether grabbing a bite at a gas station or a sit-down restaurant, it\u2019s the way to go for many Hawaiians when it\u2019s time for lunch. Its origins can be traced to the Japanese bento. Given the east-meets-west wonder of Hawaiian cuisine and Honolulu\u2019s embrace of traditional and immigrant cultures (and American style portions), the typical plate lunch tends to be a much mightier and more cosmopolitan option next to the comparatively dainty bento. Locals rave about the Korean plate lunches at Soon\u2019s Kal Bi Drive In<\/a>. Island Style BBQ Corporation<\/a> does a hearty plate too (the Portuguese sausage is particularly yummy here).<\/p>\n Oh sure, these days poke is one of the world\u2019s trendiest foods (and with good reason \u2013 it\u2019s scrumptious), but it\u2019s originally from Hawaii. With first dibs on fresh mid-Pacific catches of fish and seafood (and the most amazing ahi tuna on the planet), the poke here is still arguably the best. There\u2019s a range of optimal options for poke these days, but top spot for a big bowl of this diced raw fish nosh has got to be standard bearer Ono Seafood<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hawaiian noodle soup, saimin, is a little bit like Japanese ramen with Chinese mein and Filipino pancit influence. The broth is clear and chances are it\u2019ll contain loads of green onions, fishcakes and pork or some other meat. It\u2019s deeply delicious and as slurp-worthy as a soup can be. For the biggest bowls and the fullest flavor\u00a0head to Jane\u2019s Fountain<\/a> where the shrimp-based broth has been soothing appetites for more than six decades and the even older Palace Saimin<\/a>, where the recipe for its broth has been a guarded family secret since 1946.<\/p>\nLaulau<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nLoco Moco<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nPlate Lunch<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nShaved Ice<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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