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Food & Wellness
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Hawaii Foods You Need To Try
Beyond the beaches and off the beaten paths of the Hawaiian islands, a new generation of Hawaiสปi-based gastronomers, hand-crafters, innovators and farm-to-table devotees are rising.
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Focused on not just creating Hawaiสปi-grown and -sourced products, but adamant about producing the most high-quality, environmentally conscientious, trailblazing, and distinctive commodities possible. The passion within these groundbreaking creators is evident and the world is taking notice. Hawaiสปi is now prominent for more than tropical weather and vistas, but also for its innovative culinary distinction. These are the Hawaiสปi-made food products you need to try now.
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Chocolate might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the Hawaiian islands, but perhaps it should be. Lydgate Farms is run by a fifth-generation Kauaสปi family and is a leader in the bean-to-bar movement in Hawaiสปi. With their 46 acres in Wailua, they employ sustainable crop cultivation and hand-craft their small-batch chocolate. The International Cocoa Awards recently awarded Lydgate Farms a silver medal for the Asia-Pacific region for their outstanding chocolate, further propelling Hawaiian chocolate into the spotlight.
In fact, Hawaiสปiโs cacao, cocoa, and chocolate have consistently been winning awards worldwide since 2015. The region boasts fruity notes and is a strong proponent of the bean-to-bar model. It can be assumed that Hawaiสปiโs chocolate industry will only get more impressive with time.
While chocolate might not yet be synonymous with Hawaiสปi, the classic cocktailโthe mai taiโcertainly is. Slow Island is a black-woman-owned, Kauaสปi-based food products company that puts high-quality and locally-sourced ingredients at the forefront of everything they make. Slow Islandโs Kauaสปi Mai Tai Beverage Mixer was chosen as a 2022 Good Food Award Winner. The Good Food Foundation gives honors to foods both made with responsible practices and boasting superior taste. Slow Islandโs Kauaสปi Mai Tai Beverage Mixer fits the bill with Hawaiสปi-grown pineapple, guava, passionfruit, roselle hibiscus, and citrus.
สปUlu, or breadfruit, is one of the highest-yielding fruit trees on the planet. It is also one of the original โcanoe cropsโ brought to Hawaiสปi thousands of years ago. Nutrient-dense and easy to grow, scientists have suggested that สปulu could help combat hunger on a global scale. In Hawaiสปi, สปulu is so prominent and the trees are so fruitful, that some have gotten creative with their สปulu use. Oสปahu-based food company สปUlu Mana has vowed to expand the utilization of สปulu around the world and sources all of their fruit from small Hawaiสปi farms. สปUlu Manaโs various flavors of breadfruit chips exemplify the great potential of โulu, one crunch at a time. สปUlu Manaโs Cool Lime flavor also won them a 2022 Good Food Award.
Cozy Bowl Noodles are also no stranger to สปulu experimentation. Their Rainbow ฤnuenue is สปulu creste di gallo, infused with a rainbow of Kauai-grown vegetables for added flavor and vibrant color. Itโs a plant-based, grain-free pasta made from โulu sourced entirely from Kauaสปi. Hand-crafted and visually beautiful, Cozy Bowl Noodlesโ pasta is the centerpiece of any meal.
In Hawaiสปi, invasive species are a wide-ranging problem. 100,000 Axis deer roam Maui, Lanaสปi, and Molokaสปi, threatening the finite resources and fragile ecosystem of the islands. Maui Nui Venison presents one piece of the solution: utilizing Axis deer as a high-quality food source. Maui Nui humanely harvests the wild deer in a field operation, holding themselves accountable to the landowners and communities that are impacted by the species and the harvesting of it. Maui Nui in turn contributes to greater food security within the islands. Their venison jerky is the first truly wild venison available for sale and USDA stamped and most notably, are stress-free sourced, a difference you can taste.
These farmers, curators, chefs, hand-crafters, and hunters are changing the way the world looks at Hawaiสปiโs food scene. Together, they are creating a movement of more environmentally conscientious, higher-quality, and innovative food products across the islands, and it’s just the beginning.
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