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Hawaiian Ethnic Food Glossary Ethnic Food Glossary A PARTIAL GLOSSARY OF ETHNIC FOODS THAT CAN BE FOUND IN RESTAURANTS, LOCAL GROCERY STORES, AND/OR AT ETHNIC FESTIVALS THROUGHOUT THE ISLANDS CHINESE | PHILIPPINE | HAWAIIAN | JAPANESE | KOREAN PORTUGUESE | PUERTO RICAN | SAMOAN | THAI | VIETNAMESE "Food is our common ground, a universal experience." James Beard Beard on Food (1974) CHINESE "A good breakfast is no substitute for a large dinner." Chinese Proverb Bao Ji: stuffed steamed or baked buns (manapua) Bird's Nest Soup: congealed bird saliva, cooked in chicken broth Black Bean Sauce: fermented black beans with ginger, garlic, rice wine and other ingredients Bok Choy: a mild-flavored vegetable similar to celery Char Siu: thick Chinese barbecue sauce of soybeans, honey, vinegar, tomato paste, chilis, garlic and other spices - used with grilled meats Chop Suey: literally means odds and ends - served with rice or soy sauce Chow Fun: wide, stir-fried noodle Chow Mein: stir fried meat or vegetables served over crispy noodles Chung Choy: preserved turnip Congee: rice soup or porridge Crack Seed: dried fruits mixed with salt, sugar and seasonings Dim Sum: dumplings that are steamed, baked, or fried (many varieties) Egg Rolls: deep fried mixtures of bits of pork, shrimp, and chopped vegetables in noodle wrapper Five Spice: a variable combination of Star anise, cinnamon, and other spices Fu Young: scrambled dishes Gai Kew: baked or stir-fried chicken breast Gau: sticky sweet rice cakes Har Kew: fried jumbo shrimp with mushrooms and mixed vegetables Hoisin Sauce: a thick sweet and pungent condiment of soybeans, peppers, garlic, vinegar and chilis Hong Choi: Chinese parsley (coriander/cilantro) Hor Fun: fried broad, thick rice noodles Hot & Sour Soup: made with thin pieces of vegetables or meats, hot pepper, and vinegar Hot Pot: foods cooked in a vessel of boiling broth at the table Jai: monks food - a vegetarian dish Jook: very bland rice soup (congee) Kew: large size chunks of chicken, shrimp, or steak Kung Pao: meat or tofu stir-fried with peanuts, mixed vegetables & chili peppers Li Hing Mui: preserved plum Lo Mein: wheat noodles similar to spaghetti Lung Har: lobster Lup Cheong: sweet, oily sausage Lychee: fruit with sweet, smooth flesh Mein: thin wheat noodle Mantu: plain steamed buns Mei Fun: thin rice noodles similar to vermicelli Mein: thin wheat noodles Mongolian Beef: sliced beef stir-fried with garlic, soy sauce, and scallions Moo Goo Gai Pan: fresh mushrooms cooked with sliced chicken Moo Shu: shredded vegetable mixture stir-fried with egg or meat in a rice pancake Orange Sauce: made from cooked orange rind Oyster Sauce: made from soy sauce, wine, starch and sometimes oysters Peking Duck: roasted duck breast in a pancake with scallions and hoisin sauce Plum Sauce: made from plums, bell peppers, sugar, vinegar, ginger & spices Pot Stickers: meat or vegetable-filled noodle dumplings Sa Cha: Taiwan sauce of shrimp, fish, peanuts, onion, garlic, chili peppers & spices San Shien: a dish with 3 major ingredients, such as chicken, shrimp, and beef Shrimp Toast: deep fried toast with shrimp, scallions and egg yolk Siu Mai: steamed dumplings filled with ground pork Soy Sauce: made from soybeans, wheat, salt and fermenting organisms Spring Rolls: deep fried mixture of pork, shrimp, vegetables, bean thread, wrapped in rice noodle Tofu: soft, moist soybean curd Tow Goo: straw mushrooms Water Chestnuts: crisp, bland edible tuber of an aquatic plant Won Ton: deep fried stuffed dough Won Ton Soup: pork dumplings floating in a salty clear broth flavored with herbs Wor Ba: indicates an item served over "sizzling" rice Yat Gaw Mein: thick, light-colored wheat noodles served in hot broth or a sauce Yu Hsiang: a sweet, hot, spicy garlic sauce Regional Cuisines: Cantonese: Southern Chinese cooking of Canton Province characterized by subtle seasonings Hunan: Northern regional cooking of Hunan Province - dishes are steamed, simmered, stewed or fried Mongolian: characterized by boiled meats, milk products, limited vegetables, absence of fish Peking: prevalence of wheat noodles, steamed dumplings, food wrapped in pancakes Szechwan: West-Central Chinese cooking characterized by dishes seasoned with hot chili peppers Chinese Restaurants on: Big Island | Oahu | Maui | Kauai Top PHILIPPINE "Eat until the lips protrude." Philippine Proverb Achara: pickled papaya Adobo: pork or chicken in a vinegar and garlic sauce Apritada: pork with pimento and garbanzo beans Bangus: grilled milkfish stuffed with vegetables Bagoong: pungent, salty shrimp or fish paste Balatong: mungo beans and pork Bibinka: coconut candy bars Bitter Melon: spiny gourd - definitely bitter Bunuelos: fried dumplings rolled in sugar Caldereta: goat stew made in a spicy tomato base Dinorado: reddish-colored mountain-grown rice having a nutty flavor Dinuguan: stew of park, pork blood, tuba, vinegar, and sometimes intestine Ginataan: salty vegetable soup made with mung beans, onions, coconut milk, fish, and fish paste Gisantes: pork, tomatoes and peas Halo Halo: dessert of coconut milk, ice, and fruits Kaong: seeds from palms, pounded into butter or boiled Kinilaw: raw tuna or other seafood prepared with tuba, vinegar, garlic, ginger and hot peppers Kare Kare: beef stew in a peanut broth Leche Flan: custard Lechon: roast pig prepared in the Filipino style Lumpia: appetizer similar to spring roll Menudo: a stew made with pork, tomato sauce, and vegetables Morcon: beef roll with sausage, eggs, carrots, and pickles Pancit: egg or rice noodles 'n stuff Patis: liquid fish sauce Pinacbet: vegetables with shrimp or pork Pinakbet: okra, string beans, tomatoes, shrimp paste simmered with fish or pork Pochero: chicken and banana stew Puto: steamed cup cakes made with sticky rice flour and coconut milk Sarciado: meat or seafood in tomato sauce Sinigang: white fish, shrimp or meat soup seasoned with horseradish Tuba: The fermented juice of the coconut palm flower Tupig: dessert of mochi rice flour and coconut milk Philippine Restaurants on: Big Island | Oahu | Maui | Kauai | Molokai Top HAWAIIAN "What you have, eat." Hawaiian Proverb Ahi: yellowfin tuna Aku: skipjack or bonito tuna Alaea: a type of sea salt containing reddish clay, rich in trace minerals 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) Kaukau: a Pidgin Hawaiian word meaning food 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! Lomi Lomi Salmon: cold diced salmon, tomatoes and onion Long Rice: cellophane noodles made from mungbean flour Luau: a Hawaiian feast, named for the taro tops served 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 Opihi: island limpets Paina: the ancient name for a Hawaiian feast also referred to as a luau 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 Hawaiian Restaurants on: Big Island | Lanai | Oahu | Molokai | Maui | Kauai Our Luaus Index Top JAPANESE "He whose belly is full believes not him who is fasting." Japanese Proverb Ahi: yellow fin tuna used for sushi Amazu Shoga: pickled ginger, sliced thin Arare: crisp rice crackers seasoned with soy sauce Azuki: sweetened red or black beans Bento: a take-out picnic meal Daikon: a member of the turnip family (similar to radish) Edamame: whole boiled soybeans Fugu: raw blowfish with poisonous parts Furikake: a flavoring accent of seaweed, salt, sesame Harusame: cellophane noodles made from mung beans Hijike: seaweed leaves used in soups and salads Kamaboko: fish cake made from white fish Kanten: gelatin dessert made out of seaweed Katsudon: fried pork cutlet Kombu: seaweed processed as a cooked noodle Kuromame: black beans Maki-sushi: sushi items rolled up in seaweed Manju: sweet bean paste buns Mirin: sweetened rice wine Miso: thick fermented soybean paste Mochi: also called sweet or sticky rice (made into cakes) Musubi: rice ball wrapped in seaweed Nabeyaki Udon: wheat noodles in hot broth topped with vegetables & seafood Namasu: salad of vegetables in a vinegar sauce Nigiri Sushi: molded rice balls topped with raw fish Nishime: vegetables with pork or chicken Nori: dried, compressed seaweed Okazu-ya: "Okazu" means side dish - "Ya" means shop. Casual storefront restaurants serving carry-out foods that reflect the ethnic mix of the Islands Okonomi Yaki: an omelet or pancake with highly variable toppings Onaga: ruby snapper Panko: flour meal used for breading Ramen: slender wheat noodles in broth topped with meat, vegetable, or seafood flavorings Saimin: noodle soup Sake: rice wine Sansho: a ground spice from a type of prickly ash shrub Sashimi: thin slices of very fresh salt water fish Sekihan: rice and red beans Senbei: sweet rice crackers Shabu Shabu: meat and vegetables in a simmering broth Shiitake: large mushrooms with dark caps Shira Ae: vegetable and tofu salad Shoyu: a salty liquid flavoring made from soybeans (soy sauce) Shumai: small steamed dumplings Soba: slender buckwheat noodle Somen: thin and delicate rice noodles Suimono: clear fish stock soup Sukiyaki: meat, bean curd, vegetables cooked in soy sauce and sugar Sushi: cold vinegar rice garnished with raw fish Tako: octopus Takuwan: pickled daikon or turnip Tamari: an aged, fermented soy sauce Tempura: vegetables, meat, or seafood quick-fried in light egg batter Teppanyaki: style of dining where chefs cook food at your table Teriyaki: soy based, sweet and salty flavoring used on beef, chicken and other foods Tobiko: orange-reddish roe of the flying fish Tofu: white soybean curd Tonkatsu: breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet Tsukemono: pickled vegetables Udon: thick wheat noodles Umeboshi: very salty, sun-dried, long-aged, pickled sour plums Unagi: eel Wakame: dried seaweed reconstituted and used in salads or soups Wasabi: similar to horseradish but green and hotter Yaki Tori Kushi: chicken on a stick Japanese Restaurants on: Big Island | Oahu | Maui | Kauai Top KOREAN "Eating is Heaven." Korean Proverb Bulgogi: gingery barbecued beef Bap: steamed rice Bibimbap: rice and vegetables topped with grilled meat, chili paste, & fried eggs Chap Chae: stir-fried vegetables, meat, and noodles Chigae: hot soup or stew of various mixed ingredients Chop Chae: stir-fried noodles and vegetables with soy sauce, garlic, sesame oil, sugar and meat Chun: vegetables, meat, or fish quick-fried in a light egg batter Daegu: codfish Dak: chicken Doenjang: fermented soy bean paste Gook: a broth-like soup with rice Kal Bi: barbecued short ribs marinated in a shoyu and sesame blend Kang Jang: flavored soy sauce Kim Chee: heavily seasoned pickled vegetables Kochu Jang: chili pepper sauce Kogi Guk: beef soup Kook Soo: noodles in broth with meat and vegetables Maeuntang: very spicy soup Mandu: stuffed dumplings, similar to won ton Naengmyon: cold buckwheat noodles Namul: salad of lightly cooked vegetables Nurm Juk: meat, kim chee, and vegetables on skewers Pul Goki: Korean-style barbecued beef Saengsun Chun: fried fish Sangchu Sam: rice ball with hot sauce Sinsollo: meats and vegetables in a broth Songphyun: pastry filled with bean paste Taegu: seasoned dried codfish Won Bok: pale cabbage Yak Kwa: deep fried dessert rolled in honey Yak Phab: dessert of sweet rice, nuts, seeds and dried fruit Yakiniku: style of dining where you cook food at your table Yook: beef Korean Restaurants on: Big Island | Oahu | Maui | Kauai Top PORTUGUESE "Food is an important part of a balanced diet." Portuguese Proverb Acorda: bread soup Arroz Doce: sweet rice Bacalhau: codfish cakes Braoas: round sugar cakes Broa: cornbread Bulo Do Mel: honey cakes Caldeirada: seafood stew Caldo Verde: kale and potato soup Feijao: beans Linguica: spicy pork and red pepper sausage Malassadas: sweet doughnuts - sans hole Morcela: blood sausage Pao Doce: sweet bread made with eggs and butter Peri Peri: a hot and sour sauce made of hot chili peppers, garlic, onions, tomatoes, horseradish, and lemon juice Pudim Flan: custard Sabula de Vinha: pickled onions Soupa de Feijao: bean soup Vinha D' Alhos: fish or pork in vinegar and garlic Top PUERTO RICAN "Food is the most primitive form of comfort." Puerto Rican Proverb Arroz Con Pollo: rice with chicken Adobo: simmered chicken or pork in a marinade sauce of vinegar, garlic, pepper, and chilis Bacalao: salted codfish Chicharrones: deep-fried pork skin Gandules: pigeon peas Lechon Asado: roast suckling pig Mofongo: mashed fried plantain with pork rind Paella: casserole of saffron-flavored rice, meat, seafood and vegetables Pasteles: banana paste and pork or beef wrapped in corn husk or ti leaf and boiled Pastelillos: fried ground beef turnovers Pescado en Escabeche: pickled fish Polvorones: a cookie Ponque: pound cake Recaito: mild green seasoning mixture made from peppers, cilantro, and garlic Sancocho: vegetable stew Serenata: codfish salad Sofrito: a thick sauce produced by sautéing a variety of vegetables, herbs, spices, then adding tomato sauce Sopa Borracha: sponge cake with rum sauce Puerto Rican Restaurants on: Oahu | Maui Top SAMOAN "Eat standing, eat walking." Samoan Proverb Esi Fafao: baked papaya stuffed with beef Palu Sami: taro leaves baked in coconut cream Pee Pee : coconut cream Poi Olu: breadfruit poi Povi Masima: salted beef brisket Taufolo: mashed breadfruit and coconut milk Top THAI "To eat is human, to digest - divine." Thai Proverb Bahmi: egg noodle made with wehat flower Banh: ribbon-shaped rice noodles Bhet: duck Blah: fish Bu: crab Gaeng: curry Gai: chicken Galangal: aromatic vegetable in the ginger family Geow: won ton Goong: shrimp Grapao: sweet basil leaf Gratiam: garlic Guay Tiew: fried flat rice noodles Gwaytio: wide, flat noodles Hoi Oab: steamed mussels Hom Pah: shrimp wrapped in fried wonton Kai Yat Sai: pork stuffed omelets Kana: the leafy greens of Chinese broccoli Kao: rice Karee: yellow curry Kati: coconut Keaw Nam: spicy wonton soup with pork and vegetables Kee Mao: noodles with fresh basil leaf Khai: egg Khiao Wan: green curry Khing: ginger Krung Gaeng Ped: pork and vegetable curry Lad Na: stir-fried rice noodles with meat and broccoli Larb: chicken salad with onion and lemon juice Ma-Muang: mango Med Ma-Muang: cashew nuts in a sir-fry Mee Krob: salad with fried noodles Moo: pork Muk: squid Nam Pla: fish sauce Nam Prik: hot sauce Neau: beef Phak: vegetables Phed: hot, spicy curry Satay: beef, pork, or chicken on skewers with peanut sauce Saparod: pineapple Sticky Rice: a dessert of rice and syrup with mango Takrai: lemongrass Talay: mixed seafood Tom Yum: spicy lemongrass soup with shrimp and meat Takaw: tapioca - coconut cream dessert Woon Sen: beanb thread Yum Nua: grilled beef salad with onions and lemon Thai Restaurants on: Big Island | Oahu | Maui | Kauai Top VIETNAMESE "Eating and mating are human instincts." Vietnamese Proverb Banh Pho: ribbon-shaped rice noodles Bo: beef Bun: thin rice vermicelli Cha Gio: deep fried spring rolls Ga: chicken Goi Cudan: summer rolls Goi-Ga: chicken salad Mien: bean thread Nam: water, broth, sauce, or juice Nuoc Mam: fermented salted fish sauce Pho: beef noodle soup served with sprouts, herbs, chilis, and lime Vietnamese Restaurants on: Big Island | Oahu | Maui | Kauai Top Then all around from far away across the world he smelled good things to eat so he gave up being king of where the wild things are Maurice Sendak Where the Wild Things Are (1963) Restaurants Cyberguide | Home Page Contact Us | Sponsor Join Us Form ©Ala Mua Hawaii 1997

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Recently we've had a flurry of activity at Paradise Maui . Visit our new forum and post a question. Better yet, answer one! This is becoming a source of great vacations ideas and answers for Maui Hawaii travelers. Paradise Maui is now the only place you need to go to arrange Maui accommodations . Review the Maui vacation rentals and Maui Condos listed in our " Where to Stay " section. If you don't have time to do your own research then let us do it for you ! So if you are ready to experience life's greatest thrills while you are on Maui, book one or more activities with us and will take care of all the guesswork, and the paperwork before you arrive here. Maui activities information and booking , is where you can arrange every kind of Maui activity from Helicopter tours and dinner cruises to kayaking and submarine rides! Maui Activities are in abundance available, but first let's find out more about Maui. Maui is one of the islands of Hawaii. The second largest island of Hawaii to be exact and is also known as the Valley Isle. Wailuku is the seat of the County of Maui, which includes the islands Kaho'olawe, Lana'i, Maui and Moloka'i. The weather on Maui and in all of Hawaii is the main reason it is such a popular year-round vacation destination. Lets face it, it beats being snowed in Chicago. Part of the reason we have such a wonderful weather here is because of the trade winds that blow in nice warm air from the ocean and the leeward side of the island is in the rain shadow. This side of Maui so not too wet ;but hotter and wetter on the windward side. Most MAUI RESORTS are located on the leeward side of the island. The closer you are to the windward side the more it will rain. The difference between these two climates is what gives rise to the famous MAUI RAINBOWS. The spectacular waterfalls that you probably have seen on some Hawaii Island poster advertisers can be seen best when viewed from the helicopter flight. Lets not forget one of the most important part of any vacation. GOING OUT TO EAT! The restaurants of Maui are from very local great food to world class restaurants featuring world known chefs. One of the most popular dishes here is of course Ahi, and Mahi tunas. Ahi is a Hawaiian name for "big eye, and Yellow fin tuna". There are so many activities on Maui that is impossible to describe them all here. We will be happy to assist you in any Maui activities you decide to participate in. Some of the Maui activities information and booking that you can reserve with us are: Maui Bike Tours Maui Snorkeling Maui Sunset Cruises Maui Horseback Riding Maui Kayaking Maui Wale Watching Maui Parasailing Maui Surfing And much More So if you are ready to experience life's greatest thrills while you are on Maui, book one or more activities with us and will take care of all the guesswork, and the paperwork before you arrive here. Maui Weddings Since we offer all these activities lets not forget about one more reason so many people come to Maui. To get Mauied. On Maui we get married and we get Mauied. So if Maui Weddings is what brings you here you are in luck, because we offer the best Maui wedding packages on the island. Celebrate your love for each other with a once-in-a lifetime wedding experiences. Our Maui wedding packages include a variety of beautiful warm sandy beaches, oceanfront lawns and our famous Maui sunsets. Seemingly endless sun-drenched days and balmy warm tropical evenings add that special backdrop to the most memorable Hawaiian wedding on the island of Maui. Our Hawaiian Wedding coordinators are available to personally assist you with all of the necessary arrangements. We understand the importance of your Hawaiian wedding dream to become reality. Whether a simple ceremony on Maui beach or the most extravagant affair, we will be able to make that dream your reality. So if you are ready to make your wedding day most memorable day for the rest of your life we can be part of this event. We also arrange for couples vow renewals, reception party, and even fireworks, if you so desire. From simple to extravagant, we can do it all for you, So check us out at MAUI WEDDINGS and let us be the one to make your dreams come true. Finally, so you can stay in touch with Hawaii from all four corners of the earth, we've included a WebCam page which features a live-on-location Maui Hawaii photograph along with other web cam images from around the globe. Check out the Maui Web Cams for live shots of Maui, Hawaii! AWARDS | SITE CREDITS | SITE STATS | PRIVACY | LEGAL NOTICE | SITE MAP | RESOURCES © 1998 - 2005 Paradise Maui . All rights reserved. search10.com , Webvideo , mauiweddings.tv , iNews Hawaii are registered trademarks of Paradise Maui.Com © 1998-2005 ParadiseMaui.Com. All rights reserved