It was our last day back home in Hawaii. Our plane was leaving at 10pm that night back to L.A, so we could not miss the farmers market that was just a 3 minute drive from my parents house in Mililani.
This one takes place at my old high school gym parking lot, which was kind of trippy to go back to.
We just wanted to poke around before hitting the beach one last time, so we thought we'd get some brunch here. BBQ chicken thighs and corn on the cob was one of the choices... but nah... kept looking...
Picked up a couple of sweets for my mom from this lady. Homemade bread pudding and chocolate scones (the chocolate came from her family's farm on the Big Island):
Usual local fair... I wondered how the chili was, but too early for that. Kim chee fried rice? Char siu fried rice? Can't be better than my mom's... pass, pass...
This lady's booth, Hawaiian Chef, had some interesting stuff though:
We got stuck here for a bit. I wanted one of everything. Not pictured here is a bottle of her sliced "Bread & Butter Pickles" which were fucking off the HOOK (I'm not even a big fan of pickles). Chili Pepper Jelly was weird and interesting, so we got that for our neighbor.
Still couldn't decide, so I got myself some lilikoi lemonade. Lilikoi is passion fruit, which grows wild in Hawaii.
Tasted goooood. Not too sweet. Missed the taste of lilikoi!
...and then I came across this sign on her table. Poi battered fish? Eh? Hawaiian Chef said it was swordfish. I saw her preparing someone else's plate and it looked good. Had to try it, so we ordered and split it.
I've got to tell you that out of everything we ate on this trip back home, this was the best thing yet. The hearty swordfish's juices were trapped perfectly within the thick poi (smashed taro root) batter. The tomatoes, sea asparagus and tangerines went perfectly with the local greens. Then lilikoi vinaigrette over all the veggies. Served with a scoop of brown rice.
Damn, that was good. We only had that small plate so we could save room for later. Yup, weird hanging out at the old high school.
Borrowed my pop's truck and headed to the west side of the island, along the Waianae coast.
We kept going and going until the road ended.
And the road ends at Kaena Point State Park, where this amazing tide pool is at. Nobody was around except those 3 girls on the right and a fisherman. Waves crashed against the rocks and trickled over, causing fresh water to come in. Super clean and glassy. Perfect place to chill out. Little fishes swimming around you, it was choice.
Grabbed a shot of this guy before we bailed.
More tales for the belly coming soon. Thanks for all the emails and comments!
Click here to read past food posts. Aloha!
This one takes place at my old high school gym parking lot, which was kind of trippy to go back to.
We just wanted to poke around before hitting the beach one last time, so we thought we'd get some brunch here. BBQ chicken thighs and corn on the cob was one of the choices... but nah... kept looking...
Picked up a couple of sweets for my mom from this lady. Homemade bread pudding and chocolate scones (the chocolate came from her family's farm on the Big Island):
Usual local fair... I wondered how the chili was, but too early for that. Kim chee fried rice? Char siu fried rice? Can't be better than my mom's... pass, pass...
This lady's booth, Hawaiian Chef, had some interesting stuff though:
We got stuck here for a bit. I wanted one of everything. Not pictured here is a bottle of her sliced "Bread & Butter Pickles" which were fucking off the HOOK (I'm not even a big fan of pickles). Chili Pepper Jelly was weird and interesting, so we got that for our neighbor.
Still couldn't decide, so I got myself some lilikoi lemonade. Lilikoi is passion fruit, which grows wild in Hawaii.
Tasted goooood. Not too sweet. Missed the taste of lilikoi!
...and then I came across this sign on her table. Poi battered fish? Eh? Hawaiian Chef said it was swordfish. I saw her preparing someone else's plate and it looked good. Had to try it, so we ordered and split it.
I've got to tell you that out of everything we ate on this trip back home, this was the best thing yet. The hearty swordfish's juices were trapped perfectly within the thick poi (smashed taro root) batter. The tomatoes, sea asparagus and tangerines went perfectly with the local greens. Then lilikoi vinaigrette over all the veggies. Served with a scoop of brown rice.
Damn, that was good. We only had that small plate so we could save room for later. Yup, weird hanging out at the old high school.
Borrowed my pop's truck and headed to the west side of the island, along the Waianae coast.
We kept going and going until the road ended.
And the road ends at Kaena Point State Park, where this amazing tide pool is at. Nobody was around except those 3 girls on the right and a fisherman. Waves crashed against the rocks and trickled over, causing fresh water to come in. Super clean and glassy. Perfect place to chill out. Little fishes swimming around you, it was choice.
Grabbed a shot of this guy before we bailed. 
More tales for the belly coming soon. Thanks for all the emails and comments! Click here to read past food posts. Aloha!
5 comments:
Last time I went to the end of the road I was roasting! Did you stop in the cave on your way back? I always wanted to crawl through the little hole at the end of it.
Nelson...you are becoming my favorite contributor on this site with all the Hawaiian stuff and FXR love!
Keep it up, bruddah!
Great pics!
Thanks for the heads up Nelson, I didnt even know about this! Frickin missed out big time. Was home for 2 weeks! and Mililani High is 2 minutes away!
why do bikers always take pictures of food?
Thanks for the words!
Michael - that cave always smelled like piss so no way, not for me!
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