Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Thanksgiving in Hawaii
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!
This post is part of the Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24 event. 24 meals, within 24 hours, in 24 blog posts. Here at Made Healthier, we are one of the 24 featured blog posts!
So please, drop your slippers at the door and come on in…
For Thanksgiving we went over to my mom’s house as we do every year to indulge in some lunchtime grinds. It was a good time with relatives…and lots and lots of food!
Here in Hawaii, parties usually have all different kinds of food from many different cultures. And the Thanksgiving party is no different.
We did have the traditional Thanksgiving turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes
But we also had…
Lumpia (Filipino) – My aunty made these, always a favorite with a little shoyu and hot mustard sauce. These are really time consuming to make, so thanks aunty!
Tofu with Black Mushrooms and Vegetables over chow mein noodles (Chinese)
Crispy Gau Gee (Chinese)
Spicy and Limu Ahi poke (Hawaiian) – Spicy Ahi is raw tuna with mayo and tobiko fish eggs. Limu Poke is again raw tuna but with a crunchy seaweed and other seasonings. In my opinion, ahi poke is a must at any party!
Also ono was the tako (octopus) and raw crab poke!
As for Japanese food we had…
Makizushi
Shrimp tempura
and Nishime, simmered vegetables in a soy sauce and sugar broth.
We were so stuffed! In addition to the foods above, there was also smoked turkey legs, Zippy’s chili and chicken, vegetable sticks, and macaroni potato salad. All that food just barely fit on the dining table!
Now that the look at our lunch is over, how about a peek around the front and backyard?
Let’s see…we have some papaya trees (above), a tangerine tree, and an orange tree (below).
A mix of some Hawaiian plants…
And some orchids…these were the ones currently in bloom.
And don’t worry I didn’t forget about dessert! We had the traditional custard and pumpkin pies.
Along with Lilikoi (Passion fruit) Chiffon Pie from Hamura’s on Kauai…
And Guava Chiffon Cake!
I really liked the lilikoi chiffon pie that my cousin brought back from Kauai, it was so light and fluffy!
I hope you all had fun taking a look at our Thanksgiving in Hawaii, and I wish you all a safe holiday season!
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22 comments - November 27, 2008
Wow, I am drooling. Looks like one good feast. The chiffon pie looks incredible. Happy Thanksgiving!
totally homesick drooling over those pics…happy thanksgiving
Hi Lisa and kat,
Glad you enjoyed the pics. Hope you also had a great Thanksgiving!
Wow, that was quite the spread. I love the pic of the shoes and the guava cake, wow…Happy Thanksgiving.
Hi noble pig,
Glad you liked the pic of the slippers outside. I was debating about putting that one in! Happy Thanksgiving!
Dear Lori,
I’m booking tickets for next year’s Thanksgiving to crash your mom’s Thanksgiving party. Haha
Seriously…I LOVE everything. Now this is my kind of Thanksgiving — with lumpia! And all the other seafood.
I miss poke!
Thanks for sharing the photos, though. Oh god, I miss Hawaii.
looks like a really great Thanksgiving! all the attendees were very lucky, in my view.
Hi Joy,
Lumpia is one of my favorites too!
Hi Anne,
I agree that we were very lucky to have all those different types of food!
Lori-Your Thanksgiving meal looks delicious! I miss having Thanksgiving meals like this in Hawaii!
What a meal! When I saw the first pic I immediately thought you had gone to a buffet-style restaurant….until I saw the slippahs! Awesome pics of the yard too…sure gonna miss the color!
Hey lauren and rowena,
Wish you could be here! Enjoy the cooler weather for me!
Wow! I wish I was at your house on Thanksgiving to sample all these
i wanna be in Hawaii for turkey day! What an amazing multicultural feast! I would be happy, happy, happy eating with you!
And the garden is beautiful! I’m so jealous, I want my papayas to grow like that!
Wow. It looks like a wonderful time. That guava chiffon cake looked amazing.
Hi A Maui Blog,
Happy Thanksgiving, and thanks for stopping by!
Hi White On Rice Couple,
You know what’s funny, many of the papaya trees around here just pop up and start growing all on their own!
Hi Joie de vivre,
Thanks, and your Thanksgiving meal looked great as well!
Oh my gosh, everything looked delicious. The lumpia looks so good. I like anything deep fried.
Nicely done! Love the combo of western+random asian… I think I must have been Hawaiian in a past life. Welcome to the 24 club:-)
Hi sugarlens,
I think the lumpia was my favorite that day!
Hi Marc,
Thanks, glad to be part of the club!
These dishes look fantastic. I also love the photos of the flowers, well done.
I love the abundance of seafood! Nice job on your 24 post.
Hi Parker and Diana,
Thanks, and I’m glad you enjoyed taking a look at our meal!
The food looks fabulous! Yum.
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