Local Eats Pork Adobo

Coming to Hawaii? Wondering what is the in thing to eat? Well my friend that's a tough question because in is a lot of things. For one thing, Filipino foods are in, if you haven't tasted Filipino cooking you are missing out. The Filipino style encompasses a wide range of styles, borrowed some from the Chinese, Americans, Spanish it becomes a well rounded cuisine, it uses all of the cooking methods known to the culinary world, grilling, roasting, sautéing, braising, stewing, frying, boiling.

One of the most popular of Filipino dishes is the Adobo, this tangy salty, spicy dish is made with chicken or pork usually, or both at the same time. Some chefs will make fish adobo, or beef adobo. Definitely an influence of the Spaniards, Filipino adobo varies from different regions of the Philippines, but in Hawaii I have found it either on the sour side or salty sour side, less spicy.

So if you are on Maui, there's a few places to get pork or chicken adobo.

Paradise Market in Kahului    Lynn's Kitchenette in Honokowai    Bistro Manila in Kahului    Four Sisters Kitchen in Wailuku    Vidad's in Queen Kaahumanu Mall Kahului

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Tip: The good way to eat pork or chicken adobo is to pour it over hot sticky white rice, the natural gravy from the cooking pot is tasty, I used to get extra rice and smother it with the left over gravy, it was delicious, if you do visit the islands, find a Filipino eatery and sample what they have. The cooking utilizes a lot of garlic, ginger, herbs and spices like the Spanish and European cuisines, as well as vinegar and lots of soy and fish sauces like Vietnamese and Chinese cuisines. Filipinos also make awesome coconut desserts.