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  • #16
    Re: Favorite Okazuya

    Originally posted by Beau View Post
    Auntie Lynn, the thingy in seaweed you're referring to is probably, "konbu maki." It's a kelp roll tied with a gourd strip (known as kanpyo) and has gobo and pork inside.
    Yeah, das da one! Some onolicious! I can eat three!!! I treat you lunch there one day instead of Dalisay!hahaha

    Auntie Lynn
    Be AKAMAI ~ KOKUA Hawai`i!
    Philippians 4:13 --- I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

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    • #17
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      Originally posted by Pomai View Post
      A picture says a thousand words.

      LeiLiko, please change your Avatar. So naughty! lol
      "Former Catholic Schoolgirl". Heh. That reminds me of high school time. Tia Carrere went to Sacred Hearts Academy, and though I can't say for certain, I could swear I knew her back then.
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      • #18
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        Originally posted by Glen Miyashiro View Post
        "Former Catholic Schoolgirl". Heh. That reminds me of high school time. Tia Carrere went to Sacred Hearts Academy, and though I can't say for certain, I could swear I knew her back then.
        The more important question is: did Tia Carrere know you?

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        • #19
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          If she did, she never let on!

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          • #20
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            Originally posted by Beau View Post
            I love good okazuya food too! >>>George's Delicatessen on Beretania diagonally across from Times.
            >>>George's food is consistent with quality and taste!
            O.K., George's is now officially on my target list. Diggin' that "grumpy guy in the front" factor. So there next work week!
            sigpic The Tasty Island

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            • #21
              Re: Favorite Okazuya

              Originally posted by Lei Liko View Post
              It's interesting to note that okazuya (or okazu-ya, whichever you prefer) is a plantation word that's hardly, if ever, used in Japan today.

              From the book:What Hawaii residents call okazuya is a sozaiya - delicatessen - in Japan. Even okazuya owners who've lived in Japan say that okazuyas are unique to the Islands. Although some of the okazu items are similar to Japanese food, they point out, the taste can be different. Hawaii's okazu has a true "local" flavor influenced many local ethnic groups. What's more, okazuyas have created and developed their own recipes which have been in families for many generations.
              One of the local faves that was influenced by Japanese regional cuisine is the local style teri sauce. Notice how sweet it is. Wife said it stems from only one area in Japan, can't remember which area and I'm not about to wake her up to get it. Anyway, it's the only area where the food is sweeter than the rest of the country and where most of the Japanese plantation workers came from. Local style made it even sweeter than the original (I'm gonna guess because sugar was way cheaper here) and now most Japanese restaurants/okazuyas make their teri to suit local palates. Ever since meeting my wife, I've come to notice these differences and, today, cannot eat local style teriyaki anything. I now find it way too sweet and salty, a bad combination for us old futs with high blood pressure and type 2 anyway. Needless to say, I no longer eat a lot of okazuya food, although I do miss it.

              In the old days, there used to be a couple of okazuyas here in Wahiawa. Early mornings they used to be busy with planation workers buying their lunches, having the okazuya fill those old double decker lunch tins for them. Rice on the bottom and okazu on the top. We used to buy our lunches for school excursion days from them.

              Well, they all went by the way side when the plantations started to down size and don't recall going to another okazuya till much later. I remember going to Fukuya a couple of times, then later still, St. Louis deli, then Gulick. More recently it was the Japanese place over in Mililani Town Center. My faves have been relegated to a simple musu, fried chicken and some gobo. Not too much of the latter because it's totally too sweet for my now more "sophisticated" tastes.

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              • #22
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                Originally posted by Glen Miyashiro View Post
                I'll second Beau's endorsement of Fukuya, on King Street just past Puck's Alley in Mōʻiliʻili. So ʻono!
                A plate from Fukuya...


                Inari sushi (aburage), Furikake Musubi, Corned Beef Hash, Misoyaki Butterfish, Shrimp Tempura (2), Vegetable Tempura, Grilled Saba (fish), Namasu (pickled cucumbers) & Nishime. $10

                If I could wake up every morning and find this sitting on the table (in one variation or another), life would be complete.
                sigpic The Tasty Island

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                • #23
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                  Pomai, that picture from Fukuya's is awesome. I want to thank you for your recipe for Cha Su which I tried, and it came out delicious. Like you, I love Sun Ramen Noodles!

                  IMHO, what's good at George's is their cone and maki sushi. They use enough "su" so the sushi is nice and moist. I like their maki even better than Fukuya's. George's puts konbu, kanpyo, shiitake, kamaboko, and a generous amount of "oboro" shrimp flakes so their maki is definitely tastier than most.

                  I also like their fried chicken thighs. They filet it open (Korean style) and it's boneless, but with the the skin still on. Very nicely seasoned and crispy too!

                  I also like their nishime, since they use expensive ingredients such as hasu, gobo, shiitake, etc. and it tastes great.

                  The last time I was there, a woman customer came in and exclaimed to Ron, "Ron your deli is the only one that makes breaded teriyaki steak, it's so delicious that it's positively addicting!" Ever since I heard her say that, I wanted to try it too! lol Alas, it's available as a lunch plate, and not part of the the regular okazu.

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                  • #24
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                    Pomai, knock it off! <sigh> Maybe I gotta go out an get one okazuya plate today, kunfunnit. Bettah check m'meds firs.

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                    • #25
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                      Originally posted by Da Rolling Eye View Post
                      Pomai, knock it off! <sigh>
                      Yeah Pomai, Lei Liko is just being sexy, but with these XXX food pictures you post, you are being naughty, such a tease. I keep on looking at them though, I guess I love being teased. Your food blog is hot stuff too.
                      I'm disgusted and repulsed, and I can't look away.

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                      • #26
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                        Re: My avatar...what can I say? Once a Catholic school girl, always a Catholic school girl. 13 years of it, baby!

                        And Pomai, I hope you don't mind, but I sent my cousin in Silicon Valley a link to your food porn. Poor thing, she posted a MySpace bulletin about how she was craving those Nibbits chips Yick Lung used to make and then she went on about how she misses local food, etc.

                        Of course I'm an evil cousin and sent her the links to Pomai's pix. I definitely deserved the reply message containing all those expletives.

                        Good thing she's coming back in July.
                        Tessie, "Nuf Ced" McGreevey shouted
                        We're not here to mess around
                        Boston, you know we love you madly
                        Hear the crowd roar to your sound
                        Don't blame us if we ever doubt you
                        You know we couldn't live without you
                        Tessie, you are the only only only

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                        • #27
                          Re: Favorite Okazuya

                          Originally posted by Lei Liko View Post
                          Re: My avatar...what can I say? Once a Catholic school girl, always a Catholic school girl. 13 years of it, baby!
                          Well, I was a Catholic school boy, but not nearly as naughty as you are.

                          Until now. Here's more...

                          From Gulick Delicatessen's new SECOND location in the former King's Bakery, then formerly Makino Chaya on King Street....


                          Gulick Deli’s Chow Fun, Nishime, Ume Musubi and Teriyaki Burger.


                          Shrimp Tempura, Hash Patty and Vegetable Tempura

                          Aunty, that Nishime has the Konbu Maki "thingy in seaweed" you were talking about. I've made it a few times for Oden. Easy.
                          sigpic The Tasty Island

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                          • #28
                            Re: Favorite Okazuya

                            Originally posted by Pomai View Post
                            Aunty, that Nishime has the Konbu Maki "thingy in seaweed" you were talking about. I've made it a few times for Oden. Easy.
                            heheheh

                            I gave it a new name..."Thingy!"

                            Sum onolicious!

                            Auntie Lynn
                            Be AKAMAI ~ KOKUA Hawai`i!
                            Philippians 4:13 --- I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

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                            • #29
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                              Just found out this morning that Natsunoya is closed for okazu for the whole summer.

                              I made it a few times, and it was really good. A bit on the pricey side, but very good, and there was almost never any waiting, at least in the mornings.
                              But I'm disturbed! I'm depressed! I'm inadequate! I GOT IT ALL! (George Costanza)
                              GrouchyTeacher.com

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                              • #30
                                Re: Favorite Okazuya

                                Can anyone give me some "-ya's" that are in the Honolulu area and east to the windward side of the island. Caryn's looks close. Since I plan to beach on that side of the island, I'd like something along the way. I'll probably take the Pali hwy to the beaches.

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