Honolulu noodles

Noodles seem to be everywhere around here.
Like Like (please pronounce “lee-kay lee-kay”) is a local landmark.

Saimin is a Hawaiian specialty.. A noodle soup that has Japanese, Chinese and Filipino influences. The Like Like saimin has a homemade shrimp broth that wasn’t my favorite.

7-11 has good food here in Hawaii: Filipino pancit noodles and chicken adobo over rice. (Oh, and spam musubi and spicy ahi tuna sushi roll on the side….)

On the hunt for more noodles at the Ohana (family) Festival sponsored by the Japanese Cultural Center.

These are noodles in a different format.. okonomiyaki: noodles, eggs and veggies wrapped in a crepe and topped with a sweet sauce. It tasted okay… It was far more exciting to see them prep it.

okonomiyaki prep

Ezogiku Ramen… vegetable ramen looks sedate but the flavor was rich.

Marukame Udon: I got the kamaage udon.. the noodles are separate from the hot dipping sauce. The homemade noodles are a bit hard to eat because they are so looong, but it was quite tasty.

Arancino on Beachwalk: spaghetti with fresh uni (sea urchin) in a sweet garlic wine cream sauce… wow!!

Ward Warehouse farmers’ market: raw vegan pad thai with kelp noodles, cilantro, cashews, red cabbage, bean sprouts, carrots, peppers, and peanut sauce… (Ron says kelp is what Spongebob eats!) Super crunchy and very tasty.

Pho Old Saigon: chicken curry and pho noodles with beef “balls”

He looks doubtful about the pho, but he liked the homemade noodles.

Greens & Vines vegan raw restaurant: yummy zucchini “fettuccine” with cashew “cheese” alfredo sauce, topped with mushrooms. I’m going to make this at home, it was so good!

Miso ramen and vegetable yakisoba…

Bonus pic: another Marukame Udon visit with our old friend EVill Andy. My delish cold sesame + vegetable udon noodles are all eaten in this picture, but I couldn’t resist including such a charming shot of Andy….