Last leg of my holiday ~ Hawaii

We took a drive along the beach, passed by Waikiki but as it was so crowded, didn't stop to take pictures. This is wind-surfing at the Kahala Beach Lookout.

See the layers of rock ..... it's the work of erosion from the sea over a very long period of time and also due to weather conditions.

These are pictures taken from the Halona Blowhole Lookout.

A close up of this rock out-crop in the ocean. Don't you think it looks like a Humpback Whale?

Makapuu Lookout - Visitors have placed pebbles on top of the bigger rocks, for what reason, I really have no idea.

Waimanalo Beach ...... the most expensive coconut drink that I've ever taken in my life! A whopping US$5 for this tiny coconut. The coconut was old and I found that the juice had a fermented taste.

More Japanese food ..... Dinner at Gyotaku @ Pearl City

See the pictures of fish on the wall .....Gyotaku ~ 'Gyo' means fish and 'taku' means rubbing. So, fish-rubbing is a traditional Japanese art that is captured on a piece of shoji paper. Do view the video that I've uploaded at the end of the post.

Rainbow roll .... California roll topped with assorted sashimi, sesame and avocado.

Dragon roll ... California roll topped with broiled eel, sesame and unagi sauce.

Gyotaku combination combo - teriyaki beef, misoyaki butterfish and tempura, served with rice, pickles, salad and miso soup.

Kani Kamameshi Teishoku - made up of snow crab meat, assorted mountain vegetables steamed over Japanese rice pilaf with salad, pickles and miso soup.

Assorted Poke Don - assorted fresh poke over rice and assorted tempura, served with pickles, salad and miso soup.

Gyotaku combination bento - Furikake salmon, misoyaki butterfish and tempura served with pickles, salad, rice and miso soup.

After tucking in a scrumptuous meal, time for dessert. Zenzai ~ Azuki bean soup with mochi balls. We find it very sweet...... and

their signature desset ... Okinawan sweet potato pie. All of us like this, not too sweet with creamy coconut topping.

Well, folks, hope you're not bored with reading all these posts of my holiday and I do hope that you've enjoyed this tour of Hawaii with me as your tour guide! 'Mahalo'~Thank you and Enjoy your Day!

Hakka Mee aka Hakka Noodles

This is yet another one dish meal, Hakka Mee/Hakka Noodles. These noodles are quite similar to Won Ton Noodles, except that they have less lye water and the noodles are a bit flat and thicker. They're served with bean sprouts with a generous serving of minced meat sauce. the noodles, ........... need to loosen them up before cooking serve with chilli sauce topped with chopped garlic ..... that will do the trick ..... yummy! Recipe for Hakka Mee aka Hakka Noodles Ingredients 180 gm Minced Pork 60 gm Garlic - chopped 200 gm Bean Sprouts 4 dried Chinese mushrooms - soaked and diced 3/4 cup water 1 Tsp cornflour + 3 Tbsp of water 3 servings of Hakka noodles Oil for frying. Garnishing - Chopped spring onions Seasoning for minced pork 1/2 Tsp Salt 1 Tsp sugar 1 Tbsp Fish sauce 1 Tsp dark soya sauce A dash of pepper Preparation Saute the chopped garlic with 1 Tbsp oil, fry till fragrant Add in the seasoned minced pork, diced mushroo

Double Boiled Herbal Chicken Soup

Double boiling is slow cooking ........ means to put a soup pot or any covered ceramic or steel pot inside a bigger pot, immerse in boiling water, and let the soup cook at a lower temperature. Hence the soup is cooked from heat generated from the boiling water and not from direct heat source. Double boiling lets the soup ingredients slowly release their nutrients into the soup, thus making it tasty and wholesome. It's a long cooking process, roughly averaging 2 to 4 hours. The tip is not to open the cover to check on the soup as it'll bring down the temperature and affect the cooking process. The plus point is there's little evaporation and the soup will not boil over. The only thing is to monitor that there's enough water in the bigger pot and not let it run dry. Of course, nowadays, the slow cooker is another alternative to double boiling, saves the hassle of checking the water level.

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Herbal Jelly ~ Gui Ling Gao

H erbal Jelly ~ Gui Ling Ga o literally translated means 'Tortoise Jelly' is one of my family's favourite desserts. It's much more economical to prepare this at home for you'll need to fork out between Rm 9 to Rm 11 for a bowl of this cooling dessert in any of those herbal tea outlets. This soothing jelly, served chilled, is supposed to be able to help reduce our body heat, helps to get rid of toxins and is believed to be good for the skin thus culminating a healthier complexion.

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Comments

Dumpling LoveOctober 22, 2012 at 8:25 AM
Wow, that video about gyotaku is amazing. I've never heard of this style of art - so creative and beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
AnonymousOctober 22, 2012 at 12:10 PM
The water was so clear and nice.
I like the Japanese dessert.. yummy...

Tham
Mich - Piece of CakeOctober 22, 2012 at 3:51 PM
Yummy food pictures making me hungry!
penny aka jeroxieOctober 22, 2012 at 6:42 PM
wow! looks like you had a ball! now I want to go to hawaii too!
KimmyOctober 22, 2012 at 8:19 PM
Hi Cheah, it's very kind of you to share so much on Hawaii. I'm definitely not bored by them. I was accepted to study in Hawaii U before but had to change my plans cos' it was very costly then.
ann lowOctober 23, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Cheah, I've been enjoying reading your tour posts and all those spectacular pictures. Thanks for sharing :)
MaryOctober 25, 2012 at 1:49 PM
Your whole trip sounds fantastic. The photos are beautiful!
lenaOctober 27, 2012 at 2:53 PM
cheah, no..not bored at all reading your holidays in Hawaii. Fascinating on that fish printing..i guess no one will eat the fish after that..hehe..

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