SPOTLIGHT Maui Onions No Ka ʻOi A favorite of locals and visitors alike, Maui onions are famous for being one of the sweetest onions in the world. Succulent, sweet, crisp, juicy, and mild with a delightful, unmistakable flavor, the onions are delicious baked, broiled, stuffed, grilled — and even raw! While other regions have attempted to
SPOTLIGHT Hawaii’s Honey Cream There’s a new pineapple in Hawaii, and it’s creating quite a stir in our stores! Called the Meli Kalima or “Honey Cream,” this patented fruit was developed by Frank Sekiya, owner of Frankie’s Nursery in Waimanalo. Meli refers to the fruit’s rich sweetness, while kalima describes the light yellow flesh color and creamy texture. Round in shape
SPOTLIGHT Dramatic, Delightful, and Delicious Bright and vibrant in color with a shape that is simultaneously unique and dramatic, dragon fruit can’t help but catch one’s eye. The most beautiful fruit in the cactus family is known by a host of other names including pitahaya, pitaya, night blooming cereus, strawberry pear, paniniokapunahouor papipi pua. Tasty and delicious
SPOTLIGHT Let’s Talk Tofu Here in Hawaii, we are blessed to have fresh tofu readily available thanks to local producers like Aloha Tofu. What now is Hawaii’s largest tofu factory had a beginning as humble as the food itself. Founders Kamesaburo and Tsuruko Uyehara took over a friend’s tofu factory and had only a week to
SPOTLIGHT Refreshing Local Treat Refreshing and oh so sweet, watermelon is a favorite here in Hawaii where our warm climate enables us to enjoy local varieties past the peak of summer. At Foodland, nearly all our watermelon comes from Sugarland Growers, Inc. a local business owned by a family whose roots in farming and foraging
SPOTLIGHT Kim Chee-Hoo! A local favorite, kim chee or kimchi, has been spicing up Hawaii meals since the days of plantations. Believed to have been developed more than 1000 years ago as a way for Koreans to preserve vegetables during the cold winter months, “kim chee” is a derivative of the Korean word “shimchae” which means
SPOTLIGHT Fruit of the Angels Referred to by Christopher Columbus as “the fruit of the angels” and called papaw in Australia, mamao in Brazil, and fruita bomba in Cuba, papaya is believed to have been introduced to Hawaii in the early 1800s. Today, our state is the only place in the nation where papaya is
Spring is in the air, and Foodland is happy to offer beautiful, locally grown Easter lily plants. Howard Takishita, owner of Howard’s Nurseries in Kula, Maui, is the green thumb who produces these wonderful lilies because they hold a very special place in his heart. As a young boy, Howard was the first child on
Ever wonder how to cut open this exotic unusual looking Dragon Fruit? Here are a couple quick tips on how to enjoy a delicious locally grown Kona Dragon Fruit: •Slice the fruit in half, lengthwise, as shown in the picture to the left. •Scoop out the white (sometimes red or fuchsia) flesh onto a separate
Introducing Eat Local Tuesdays! Have you ever thought about how much locally grown or locally produced food you eat every week? If you are like many of us here in Hawaii, you probably don’t eat local food very much.” In fact, while most of us know that buying and eating local is important for our