Hawaiianology

Hawaiian Ingredients is about every kind of fresh food, from seafood to produce, that is gathered from the islands. It is also important to cover foods that are fresh and imported to see if there is a way to be more sustainable in Hawaii's Food Systems. Many Hawaii ingredients might seem familiar, or perhaps even unremarkably commonplace, but for those who might know about it they will find it quite interesting. For those who truly seek to understand, these ingredients hold fascinating stories and surprising depths that show their ingredient-journeys. Taking a look at ingredients with a magnifying lens might uncover the unknown about everyday ingredients that are used within local culture, geography, time periods, and their appeal. Hawaii offers an incredible array of foods and for that people like Anthony Bourdain said that it was comparable to Singapore as a "Glorious Stew". 

  The traditional Hawaii Diet is a diet rich in pork, seafood, vegetables, and other animal meats that are served alongside high-carbohydrates, salts, oil, and lower in sugars and fats. This is due to the multiethnic traditional diets that created a wide range of ethnic dishes that integrated into the basis of its “Hawaii Cuisine” under the grouping of “Hawaii Local Cuisine” that consists of all the multi-ethnic groups, finger foods, the freshness, and seasonal ingredients. This eating pattern would be layered on top of “Hawaiian Cuisine” which is High energy, digestion, and various health depending on foods consumed.  When european, asian, and polynesian foods were grouped up together of the modern foods being consumed it would be the “Hawaii Diet”. How to follow the Hawaii Diet is following a very broad idea of staple foods combined with a starch, a main dish, and sizable sides. (1) Staple Foods: steamed rice, taro poi, tossed greens, or fried saimin, (2) Starch: macaroni sa...