This past weekend I had a flashback to my Hawaii days when we ordered food from Honolulu Grill in St. George, UT. Everything we had there was delicious and seriously the most authentic Hawaiian food I have had since leaving Hawaii. Authentic Hawaiian Mac Salad is ridiculously simple. It is a no-frills mac salad yet, it is so creamy and flavorful.
I had a friend in Hawaii who was also a caterer there. He explained to me long ago that true Hawaiian macaroni salad is pretty much just macaroni, carrot, mayonnaise and salt and pepper. There are a few other ingredients you can add like celery, extra onion, potatoes, fresh crab, or relish, but the basic recipe is my favorite.
Once you start getting into adding ham or pineapple you are getting way off course. Pineapple and ham have no business being in a Hawaiian mac salad. That is what makes it so stinking good. If you are really concerned about the mayo-ness you can substitute Greek yogurt in whatever amounts you would like i. By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Notice and European users agree to the data transfer policy.
The Latest. By Madeleine Davies. By Elazar Sontag. Sign up for the Sign up for the Eater newsletter The freshest news from the food world every day. Thanks for signing up! Share this story Twitter Facebook. Mac salad neutralized these salty, sweet, sauce-heavy proteins, adding extra calories at little additional cost and rounding out the meal. The meal which still consists of barbecued meat, steamed white rice, mac salad, and perhaps some greens represents almost every ethnic group in Hawaii on one platter.
Today it graces menus across the islands, from food trucks to fast-casual places, local diners and modern contemporary places. Old-school styles call for grated, liquid-y onion although the chefs I spoke with say that this spoils quickly. Never al dente, the noodles are served overcooked so they balloon slightly, like bloated rainbows. From that base, inventive variations have emerged. During the s, street vendors began selling these combination bento boxes to the public and this is where plate lunch comes from.
It was later thought that macaroni salad was added to the plate as a good bridge between plain rice and fatty and flavorful meat sides. The origins of mac salad in Hawaii have a few longstanding stories, but they do revolve around non-natives from Europe traveling and potentially owning plantations in Hawaii and introducing potato salad.
Eventually, macaroni replaced the potatoes to make it more inexpensive and the dish turned into mac salad. This is similar to foods like Spam musubi , which is influenced by American and Japanese foods. One of the picky things I really like about mac salad is the size of the pasta. This is a fun size to eat and I really like the soft texture when paired with the mayonnaise seasoning. Your email address will not be published.
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