Breakfast on the Island

No wonder everyone participates in rigorous outdoor activities in Hawaii - they have to work off their enormous breakfasts! Local-style breakfast is about meat & rice. It's not really that different than say, a big country breakfast, but the rice makes it seem more Asian and less Western.

For something basic, look no further than your local McD's.


This is the "Local" breakfast plate with eggs, Portuguese sausage, Spam, and rice. It comes like this:


Then you chop it all up and mix it together, and add Soy Sauce:


Pretty good if you want something quick, tasty and relatively cheap. Hawaiians love their Spam - I read that they consume 4 million cans per year, which comes out to about 12 cans per person per year. What I want to try and didn't, is the Spam musubi.


Another breakfast that I tried was the "Loco Moco". Also very simple: Eggs, hamburger patty, rice and gravy. Tasted a bit like having salisbury steak for breakfast - I suppose a lot depends on the gravy:


My favorite morning treat of all was the wonderful, fresh pineapple that is available everywere. I would buy some every day at the local ABC store, and savor the delicious, juicy chunks. It is so much a part of the diet and culture, that even McDonald's gives you a side of pineapple with every extra-value meal. It's like sunshine in your mouth!