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Chinatown, Cheese Corn Ice Cream, And Other Honolulu Delights

4/24/2023

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"Tropical Depression" by Patti Liszkay will be released on April 27, 2023 by Black Rose Writing
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"What do Nicaraguan migrants leave behind when they come to the United States? Patti Liszkay’s uplifting, heart-warming Tropical Depression will introduce you to the loving, squabbling Guzman family as they deal with births, adoption, poverty, and family feuds. WARNING: This novel could change the way you think about our immigration policy!" 
 - Sid Meltzer, author of "Unwitting Accomplice"

​CHINATOWN, CHEESE CORN ICE CREAM, AND OTHER HONOLULU DELIGHTS

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...Continued from previous post:
     
On Thursday morning my younger grand daughter woke up sick and feverish. While her mom and I spent the day keeping her comfortable and entertained, some of the group went on a hike, some opted for a beach day, and Theresa and Mayren, 
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...decided to trek into downtown Honolulu to visit Chinatown.
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     Along the way they visited some of the markets,
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...and sampled some of the wares.
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​A watermelon green tea smoothie and a taro smoothie.
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      When lunch time rolled around they stopped to look in the window of a Thai-Lao restaurant on Hotel Street called Olay's.
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         While they were looking a man exited the restaurant and said to them, "This place is really good." And so they decided to give it a try.
             The interior was cute and whimsical, 

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...but then they were led to the back of the building, which opened into a charming garden.
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...with a fish pond.
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      They ordered beef pho, which they said was great,
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...and a salad with black crab and papaya, which, despite its enticing appearance, was apparently not particularly great.
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       After lunch they walked a few blocks north of Chinatown to Kukui Street,
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...to visit the Izumo Taisha Hawaii Shinto shrine.
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       On their way back to Waikiki Mayren and Theresa stopped at a halo halo store, halo halo being a frozen ice creamesque confection that nonetheless comes in some unexpected flavors.
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      They each decided to try a pick-three sampler. ​Theresa tried avocado, lychee, and ubi ( kind of purple island yam), 
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...while Mayren opted for ​mais con queso (corn with cheese), coconut with pandan (a sweet tropical plant),  and ubi.   
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     I asked the girls how they liked their halo halos. Amazing, they both agreed, like delicious ice cream.
      But what did the corn cheese flavor taste like? I asked. 
       "The flavor was so soft but so good," said Mayren. "Kind of like corn cheesecake."

      Corn cheesecake. Okay. Though I was afraid to ask what the avocado tasted like.    
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