Maui food highlights

14 years ago

No breadfruit, unfortunately :( Looked all over for it and finally found it at an exotic fruit stand, but we were so busy it sat around for 2 days and went bad. Paid $8 for that sucker, too. But here is what stood out to me the most:

Candied Coconut- we tried many different kinds but we all agreed that the toasted version was the best. I can't wait to make this... I'm thinking of putting some on a salad.

Pineapple mustard- the pineapple was subtle but gave it an extra zip that was great in sandwiches

Macadamia nut pesto- to.die.for

Hawaiian Pepper Jelly

What didn't stand out- poi. I really thought I would like it, maybe it was poorly made. I ate a lot of bread on this trip! I blame the awesome bakery and farmers market with homemade dips and spreads. The taco bell there serves a kahlua pork burrito :)

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dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
14 years ago
Sounds like you had a great time.

I was thinking of Hawaii yesterday, I went and bought a few cherimoyas. Very delicious sweet fruit.

I bought Macadamia nut oil for salads when I was there.

dcarch
ynnej
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14 years ago
Cherimoyas- another term I learned from you. I must try these! Wiki says Mark Twain called them "the most delicious fruit known to man."
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lindac
14 years ago
Cherimoya....also called custard fruit...wonderful....tastes sort of like vanilla pudding with fruit....sort of !
But the seeds....got to get around them!
compumom
14 years ago
Where did you stay?
lpinkmountain
14 years ago
Lucky you! Thanks for giving us the culinary highlights!
ynnej
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14 years ago
Compumom- we stayed near Lahaina. It really is such a beautiful island. I'm a little biased toward Kauai and was hoping we would go there instead, but Maui is so perfect for little ones. There's a baby beach where the waves are so calm they never came past our toddlers' knees. Another culinary highlight I forgot to mention- good airplane food! They served a vegetarian curry pasta that even the omnivores loved.
donna_in_sask
14 years ago
Did you get any Hersey's Chocolate Macadamia nut kisses at Costco? We pick them up on Oahu every year at Christmas but they were right out of stock last December! We're going to Maui for the first time this coming Christmas. Glad you had a great time.
compumom
14 years ago
Thanks, we're talking about taking the family there this summer!
ynnej
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14 years ago
Donna, no we didn't. Sounds yummy, though!
shambo
14 years ago
The candied coconut, pineapple mustard, macadamia nut pesto, and Hawaiian pepper jelly all sound really intriguing.
jessyf
14 years ago
Glad to hear there is a Costco on Maui. I'm thinking of going back, with kids this time, staying in Kihei (budget condo central, IIRC). When we visited the big Island our first stop was Costco, loaded up on water, breakfast and portable lunch items, and ate nice dinners out. The farmers markets are incredible and on our Oahu visit I was able to pull together dinners loaded with local produce in our rental house.
petaloid
14 years ago
All of those sound good, especially the macadamia nut pesto. I've got to get back there one of these days -- it's only been 35 years!

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