Just Because it has Pineapple, Doesn't Make it Hawaiian!!

Reply #1 August 15, 2005 10:33 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

If you put pineapple on a pizza, I agree it doesn't make it Hawaiian..... it just makes it gross.

*puts the flame proof suit on*

Reply #2 August 15, 2005 11:08 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

history! Hey! When you gonna start writing again?

If you put pineapple on a pizza, I agree it doesn't make it Hawaiian..... it just makes it gross.

Hhahahahaaha...nah, that don't hurt my feelings. I like pineapple just fine, but I don't need it on my pizza.

And despite what you may have heard, fresh pineapple is NOT good grilled. Hehe.

Reply #3 August 15, 2005 11:59 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

history! Hey! When you gonna start writing again? If you put pineapple on a pizza, I agree it doesn't make it Hawaiian..... it just makes it gross. Hhahahahaaha...nah, that don't hurt my feelings. I like pineapple just fine, but I don't need it on my pizza. And despite what you may have heard, fresh pineapple is NOT good grilled. Hehe.

Gotta agree here 100%. 2 tastes that God NEVER meant to be together.....tomato sauce and pineapple!!!

Reply #4 August 16, 2005 5:00 AM from JoeUser Forums Top

Haupia...a coconut pudding/jello with a bit of a snot consistency

double blechh

Reply #5 August 16, 2005 12:34 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

drmiler:

Gotta agree here 100%. 2 tastes that God NEVER meant to be together.....tomato sauce and pineapple!!!

Hahahahaha...well to me, tomato sauce is part of a MEAL, and pineapple is the DESSERT. But we've still got plenty of fools ordering it on their pizzas!

little whip:

blechh.

No kidding.

Shortly after we moved here, when the Army still had us staying in a hotel while we waited for a house to open up, Adrian ordered Loco Moco for lunch from the hotel restaurant.

Then he went back to work.

They had a RUN.

He's never eaten it again, and actually gets queasy if I talk about Loco Moco.

Manopeace:

double blechh

Hahahha...the taste isn't bad, but I can't get over the consistency. Ever had poi? That's some nasty stuff, too. (although super yummy when breaded and deep-fried; something about deep-frying makes the disgusting quite good, hehe)

Reply #6 August 17, 2005 12:40 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

Spam Musubi

What is with the Spam everywhere I go? I hated that stuff as a kid, and I hate it now, but everytime I leave the States it follows me like a bad......erm......reprocessed meat loaf. Yeah.

And I don't care what you call it, I'll put pineapple on ANYTHING....(It goes much better on a Philly Cheesesteak pizza w/ provolone than w/ canadian bacon) Ever had a pineapple omelette?

Reply #7 August 17, 2005 12:58 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

Thanks for the chuckles...LOL

Reply #8 August 17, 2005 1:09 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

I have to take issue with you on this one, Tex. Just as adding picante sauce (am I the only one who sees the phrase "HOT Picante sauce" as being a tad redundant, but I digress...) makes food Mexican, or being rude while you're serving food to someone makes it French, adding Pineapple makes it Hawaiian.

LONG LIVE STEREOTYPES....WHOOOOOO-AAAAHHH!

Reply #9 August 17, 2005 1:36 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

"HOT Picante sauce" as being a tad redundant, but I digress

The literal translation of "picante" means sharp not hot. Picante is more of a way of making it then a particular style of sauce. I may not have said that right. It's more about how it's made then what is in it.

Reply #10 August 17, 2005 4:45 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

SPC:

What is with the Spam everywhere I go? I hated that stuff as a kid, and I hate it now, but everytime I leave the States it follows me like a bad......erm......reprocessed meat loaf. Yeah.

Hhahaa...I won't eat the stuff. I think it's acquired taste, and that once you acquire it, you can't get enough. It's bad enough that I have to touch it to cook it.

And I don't care what you call it, I'll put pineapple on ANYTHING....(It goes much better on a Philly Cheesesteak pizza w/ provolone than w/ canadian bacon) Ever had a pineapple omelette?

Ewwww...that's nasty. I have nothing against pineapple, really...but there's just some things you don't do with it. Pineapple and eggs? Blech. You're not pregnant, are you?

HC:

Thanks for the chuckles...LOL

Glad you enjoyed it!

Gideon:

I have to take issue with you on this one, Tex. Just as adding picante sauce (am I the only one who sees the phrase "HOT Picante sauce" as being a tad redundant, but I digress...) makes food Mexican, or being rude while you're serving food to someone makes it French, adding Pineapple makes it Hawaiian.

Hahhahahahahaha...there you go again with the stereotypes! Hahhahaa. I disagree, of course, but only for the purpose of being disagreeable.

And we all know that not all all "Mexican" food is MEXICAN FOOD. Hehe.

I wonder, if you add pineapple and salsa and serve it rudely, have you created a high class Mexernchaiian fusion dish?

drmiler:

The literal translation of "picante" means sharp not hot. Picante is more of a way of making it then a particular style of sauce. I may not have said that right. It's more about how it's made then what is in it.

IMO, picante is more of a Texas thing than a Mexican thing. True Mexican salsa is boiled jalapeño and onion added whole peeled tomatoes and blended down to a thin sauce, and it will melt the enamel off your teeth, hehe.

Reply #11 August 17, 2005 9:00 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

True Mexican salsa is boiled jalapeño and onion added whole peeled tomatoes and blended down to a thin sauce, and it will melt the enamel off your teeth, hehe

True and not true. There are different types of salsa. It all depends on "where" your at in Mexico.
Ever hear of Pico de Gallo (better known as salsa mexicanna)? Or salsa fresca? Neither of which is cooked they are made with fresh uncooked ingredients. But your right. The one your refering to will take the hide off an old billy goat!

Reply #12 August 17, 2005 10:41 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

All this talk about pineapple and I got inspired. Had Calypso Steak for dinner (is it ok to call it that? LOL). Marinated it in pineapple juice, soy sauce and garlic among other things. Mmmmmmmm. I promise... I didn't even call the grilled pineapple we had "Hawaiian"

Reply #13 August 17, 2005 11:01 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

Can you believe I made a "hawaiian" quiche for a lady at $21.00 a pop. Sooooo gross. It had big chunks of ham, big chunks of pineapple and eggs and heavy cream baked in a pie crust. Big fat yuck, but hey, if you order it, I will make it.

Reply #14 August 18, 2005 12:52 AM from JoeUser Forums Top

Can you believe I made a "hawaiian" quiche for a lady at $21.00 a pop. Sooooo gross. It had big chunks of ham, big chunks of pineapple and eggs and heavy cream baked in a pie crust. Big fat yuck, but hey, if you order it, I will make it.

That even sounds disgusting! But hey, some people will buy anything.

Reply #15 August 18, 2005 1:06 AM from JoeUser Forums Top

Look, Tex, let us poor white trash who won't ever get close to Hawaii at least bask in the delight of our Hawaiian pizzas. Gah, I love pineapple and ham together... It makes me feel... exotic?

Reply #16 August 18, 2005 1:18 AM from JoeUser Forums Top

Look, Tex, let us poor white trash who won't ever get close to Hawaii at least bask in the delight of our Hawaiian pizzas. Gah, I love pineapple and ham together... It makes me feel... exotic?

Now ham and pineapple do go together. And taste great together. They just don't belong on pizza together.

Reply #17 August 18, 2005 1:32 AM from JoeUser Forums Top

Kind of like putting ham on a pizza makes it neither Canadian nor Bacon? lol

How about "Poi", gross as it is, can we consider that Hawaiian? lol

Reply #18 August 18, 2005 1:53 AM from JoeUser Forums Top

Okay I'll bite....what the hell is poi?

Reply #19 August 18, 2005 4:56 AM from JoeUser Forums Top

if you ask me, it's the root word for "poison", but it is a corn based muck that Polynesians eat with two fingers. Mix corn syrup with motor oil... you'll get the idea. lol

Reply #20 August 18, 2005 6:37 AM from JoeUser Forums Top

if you ask me, it's the root word for "poison", but it is a corn based muck that Polynesians eat with two fingers. Mix corn syrup with motor oil... you'll get the idea. lol

Sounds sort of like "polenta". At least the "Eyetalians" and the Spaniards don't eat it with their fingers. But it is served as sort of a thickened corn meal mush.

Reply #21 August 18, 2005 3:16 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

drmiler:

Ever hear of Pico de Gallo (better known as salsa mexicanna)?

I love Pico de Gallo (Adrian hates it!). His aunt taught me to make it when she and his mom were visiting. It is quite different from salsa.

Or salsa fresca?

I don't know what that is.

But your right. The one your refering to will take the hide off an old billy goat!

Hahahaha...I always tease Adrian because I can eat the stuff and he can't. Although the last time I ate some of of, I could actually feel it searing away my stomach lining.

HC:

Marinated it in pineapple juice, soy sauce and garlic among other things. Mmmmmmmm. I promise... I didn't even call the grilled pineapple we had "Hawaiian"

Hehe. That sounds really good. I suppose you can call Pineapple Hawaiian. Here's something that most people don't realize about Pineapple...it's still a big crop here, but they no longer can it here. It gets shipped to the mainland and canned there.

Kelly:

Can you believe I made a "hawaiian" quiche for a lady at $21.00 a pop. Sooooo gross. It had big chunks of ham, big chunks of pineapple and eggs and heavy cream baked in a pie crust. Big fat yuck, but hey, if you order it, I will make it.

Ugh. Eggs and pineapple. Icky. But hey, $21. In true Hawaiian style, if you're making big bucks off of it, you can call it Hawaiian or Waikiki or Polynesian or Samoan or whatever the hell you want so long as it makes the customers feel exotic. Hahhahaa.

Maso:

Look, Tex, let us poor white trash who won't ever get close to Hawaii at least bask in the delight of our Hawaiian pizzas. Gah, I love pineapple and ham together... It makes me feel... exotic?

Only because I like you. Hehe.

drmiler:

Now ham and pineapple do go together. And taste great together. They just don't belong on pizza together.

I'm not a ham fan, but I'll still go with you on that one. Ham and pineapple = yes. Tomato sauce and pineapple = no.

Ted:

Kind of like putting ham on a pizza makes it neither Canadian nor Bacon? lol

Hahhaa...I've always been curious...in what circumstances does ham morph into Canadian bacon? How does that work?

How about "Poi", gross as it is, can we consider that Hawaiian? lol

Most definitely. Poi is very Hawaiian. Permission granted, hehe (though I hope you don't actually eat it!)

ParaTed:

if you ask me, it's the root word for "poison", but it is a corn based muck that Polynesians eat with two fingers. Mix corn syrup with motor oil... you'll get the idea. lol

Yup. It's icky. If I remember correctly, it's kind of sour, even. It's purple and comes from Taro root. The only way it's good is when sweetened and battered and deep fried. They used to have stands outside Wal-Mart that sold fried poi balls. You could get a dozen in a box like donuts, or they would slide three onto a stick (like a Kabob) and charge a buck.

Deep frying is always good.

Oh, and they also make disgusting purple-tinted dinner rolls with it for cruises and luaus and such.

drmiler:

Sounds sort of like "polenta". At least the "Eyetalians" and the Spaniards don't eat it with their fingers. But it is served as sort of a thickened corn meal mush.

I've heard of polenta, but never tried it. Is it bad?

Reply #22 August 18, 2005 3:58 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

I've heard of polenta, but never tried it. Is it bad?

I’ve eaten polènta several times before. It is actually very tasty. However, every time I have eaten it, it was it a solid, almost fried state. Of course like any cuisine, the preparation can vary greatly from region to region. I’ve eaten it in Florence (however it was cooked by a Pugliese) and have eaten it in the south in Puglia. Can’t say I’ve ever had it as a mush. That being said, it is one of my favorite Italian dishes! As far as I can tell, it is fairly simple to make, I might be able to get you a recipe. Ti voglio tanto bene sis! (Love you lots)

JP

Reply #23 August 18, 2005 4:03 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

I think I'll be OK with never eating "real" Hawaiian food.  Spam???  Ick...

Reply #24 August 18, 2005 4:31 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

Jeremy:

However, every time I have eaten it, it was it a solid, almost fried state.

Fried works for me! Hehe.

Of course like any cuisine, the preparation can vary greatly from region to region. I’ve eaten it in Florence (however it was cooked by a Pugliese) and have eaten it in the south in Puglia.

Show off!

That being said, it is one of my favorite Italian dishes! As far as I can tell, it is fairly simple to make, I might be able to get you a recipe.

That'd be cool. Thanks!

Ti voglio tanto bene sis!

Ua pili anei keia 'ohune i ke komo hawele li a me ka holo wawae ma kahakai?

(Can wearing a thong and running on the beach cause a rash like this?)

Oh, and I love you as well.

PS - Did I miss Amanda's birthday?

Karma:

I think I'll be OK with never eating "real" Hawaiian food. Spam??? Ick...

No kidding. They eat some nasty stuff. Unfortunately, Adrian and the boys love SPAM, so I have to fix it about once a week. Blech.

Reply #25 August 18, 2005 5:28 PM from JoeUser Forums Top

Pineapple and eggs? Blech. You're not pregnant, are you?

No, although according to the Army I've had a recent miscarriage, followed by a D and C......article to follow soon...........