The local cuisine is a mixture of gastronomic preferences of people from many corners of the world. When workers from other regions began to come to the island, everyone brought something of their own: Chinese rice buns, Portuguese donuts, Puerto Rican banana sweets.
To satisfy their hunger, the workers put more different foods on their plates. This tradition has survived to this day in the form of large sets of snacks for every taste.
There are many people from Asia living in Hawaii, and therefore Asian cuisine is held in high esteem here. Want to try exquisite Japanese, Korean or Filipino dishes? If you have a lot of money, this is not a problem.
Both locals and many tourists love poi. This is a thick starchy dish that is traditionally made from the crushed root of the taro plant. Due to its widespread use, poi is even called the “Polynesian potato”. By the way, taro root is often replaced with sweet potatoes.