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Friday, February 10, 2012

MAUI- Kung Pao Chicken

Spicy Kung Pao Chicken is another part of our local plate lunch culture. Chinese food is totally part of the Hawaiian plate scene. Arrived from China, it is a dish famous for its hot chiles, and it is a classic Sichuan dish. According to sources, it is labeled "fast fried chicken cubes" (hong bao ji ding) or "chicken cubes with seared chile" (hu la ji ding).


If you've never had Sichuan style food, it is done on the spicy, chefs utilize lots of chiles, garlic, ginger, and vegetables, some chefs doing some minor variations but it is rooted in the same type of sauce. With white sticky rice, it is a perfect combination as the spicy Kung Pao is balanced by the blandness of the rice. In some plate lunch restaurants that aren't labeled "Chinese Restaurant" but they'll serve other ethnic meals, you'll find a side of either macaroni salad which is rich, or possibly a tossed green salad with a house dressing, which more than likely will be a ready made salad dressing. Chinese food is really popular in the islands, quite frankly Maui has a limited range of good spicy Chinese, but if you travel to Oahu, there's more to choose from there. So if you are wondering constantly what consists of local foods, Kung Pao Chicken or Beef is something we do like to delve in. The best way to find this dish is to ask the local people where you are staying if there is any good Sichuan style around the area.


Happy Grines
Ron

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