The Daily Pidgin #69 | Local Food Culture in Hawaii

[@joycando]

My mom, from Lahaina, used to always cook enough for an army. She said there was nothing worse than running out of food. Better to have lots of leftovers for everyone to take to make plate lunch for the next day. Thanks, Andy, for reminding me of my roots. My dad was a Waipahu boy and you remind me so much of him...

[@TheWoodensong]

When you talk about bringing food to someone's gathering…the person needs to be schooled in Aloha…I use the late, great Rell Sunn as my guide…she always say, "Aloha is giving…you give and you give and you give some more…you give from here (touching her heart) then you give from here (touching her stomach) and when you think you have no more to give, reach down and give a little more."

[@eugenegauggel1000]

Right on! Das right....geeve um all you got and more where dat came from. Surprise you have so much to give you neva' know you had. Das Aloha spirit,.. deep respect and love fo' each odda'..... An' dats what it's all about.

[@JoeyLevenson]

Ketchup and hot sauce on eggs. Shoots. All that food you mentioned is making my mouth water! A can of pringles? Get outta here. Shoyu chicken? Oh man!

[@Phil4013]

Wow! You ain’t kidding! I barely ever cook Hawaiian food for my wife and her two kids anymore. I get so salty when they no like. Take em personal. Lol and I was only stationed in Hawaii for seven years. I think I left most of my heart there. I never come out to visit because it hurts too bad to leave. Aloha my brudder!

[@eladoni]

I didn't know until I moved to the mainland that ketchup on eggs wasn't normal. When I was a little kid, I when go visit my auntie jenny in kihei and she made me and my brother eggs with ketchup and we eat 'um under the mango tree. onolicious.

[@omggiiirl2077]

I know yeah? Ketchup or should with eggs and rice. So ono and da people here they act like it's food from one different planet! Even chili Pepa water so ono!!

[@arnatusc]

Totally not just a Hawaii thing. My family and a shit ton of people in the north east do it.. I also lived in Hawaii 10 years and saw more people put shoyu than ketchup

[@OsakaJoe01]

Parents are Mexican, born in Cali. I put ketchup on my eggs. 🤣 Not Hawai’ian, but the culture is interesting. Nice channel!

[@kellydutro8342]

Andy, thank you so much for clearing up the local food etiquette issues! You don't know how many times I had to teach haoles on this topic so dat dey no get cracks from us local people! Now I just going show dem this video! Lol! Tanks ah!

[@classified3734]

Hawaiian culture is awesome. My father is from Hawaii. Lives in Europe now but he brought me up Hawaiian way. It stays weird in Europe so my friends group is rather small. Lol

[@AndyBumataiShow]

Mahalo Classified, Check out KZbin.com/AndyBumataiShow for more Hawaii content. Maybe your father's old neighborhood might be in one of the videos. I Live Stream every Tuesday and Thursday on KZbin, Facebook, Twitch and LinkedIn at 3PM Hawaii time. See you in the Stream. Aloha.

[@classified3734]

@@AndyBumataiShow sure will! 🤗🤗🤗

[@NChing-sl6gv]

Hey, Uncle Andy-- Great post! I'm from the Mainland but like ketchup w/ eggs & mayo on hamburgers-- here's one to add: kimchi on a hamburger (w/ mayo, of course)-- broke da mouth! Mahalo & aloha!

[@milenabertolini79]

Mr. Bumatai, You are such "one" gentleman!! (Learning from you...) Congratulations on the Aloha approach of teaching local Hawaiian hospitality etiquette!! I am an old time Brazilian girl from Ipanema English humu who is about to move back to Hawaii after a 20 year hiatus. Now studying Hawaiian 'olelo and culture in order to apply for a teaching job in the public system in Oahu.Came across your material yesterday, and would like to thank you for putting out such comprehensive and informative material in the most elegant and humorous manner. God bless you for your linguistic verve. Yours, Cecilia Piani.

[@Laflareup1017]

Loving Hawaii for a job at the national parks for about a year, I swear these videos helped out a lot. So funny looking back on them now lol

[@LEFTaTIP]

Thank you bradda Andy. I gave another LIKE to your channel. The Islands is about bonding, blending all cultures, accepting and finally giving respect to the islands and peoples. Bradda Andy highlighted food.... this is a huge thing. Food brings us all together, young & old, friends and yes family. Notice Andy says, bring enough for 10 or at least 6 !!! . And if you host at your place.....make enough for family, friends to take home. Peace & Mahalo

[@steffenfranz656]

awww, great episode. This brings back memories from the first time(s) the haole get to meet the family. These were almost the same instructions I got back in the day. Could never go wrong bringing da haupia pie from Ted's Bakery on Kam Highway near Sunset Beach.

[@JAnotherday]

You are absolutely right Andy bumatai and more so

[@andrewpark7288]

stayed in hawaii for 2 years and now in vietnam wish i be there again live there just love hawaii so much

[@c_honda]

Andrew, yeah, I miss Hawaii too.Come join Andy and his gang as they discuss and laugh about all kine stuff Hawaii. Have you seen his original videos? They are at his LIVE stream at Twitch.tv/andybumatai at 6am HST daily, 9am Pacific. Come and see! He likes new people in the chat, if you have an area in Hawaii you like see, ask him. If he doesn't see you, let myself or Nani Aloha know, we will contact him!

[@jenniferp7749]

Love you 🥰 you are always spot on !!!

[@AndyBumataiShow]

Mahalo Jennifer

[@edjeep]

try the napkin with shoyu and fry em, was real good, lol

[@josewong9392]

I was eating my dinner while watching you and almost spit it out cause I had to laugh out when you talked about eating a wet napkin with shoyu and mayo!! Thanks Andy B.

[@cindyjohnson9092]

Love you Andy! Thoroughly enjoying every Daily Pidgin show in Oceanside, CA and educating my Haole friends. Flying home Wednesday to Hilo and first stop is Ken's Pancake House for liver and onions with plenty ketchup! Mahalo!

[@botimusprime2229]

I had to learn this the hard way. I don't know how many times I invited someone to a bbq or potluck. Then they show up with a bag of chips. Now I always say "no chips" and "bring enough for multiple people". Good show as always. Thanks Andy.

[@opunui41]

Love ❤️ your show this morning you can bring happiness & smile to anybody that’s not having a happy day 👏🤙

[@artistamisto]

My local friend Randy from Ewa Beach got me into tabasco on eggs pupus back in the 80s. He told me go try on half one hard boiled and I was hooked... broke da mout. Hamburgas... I used to like eat the Mushroom Burga at Zippy's. These days I like 5 Braddahs.

[@maggies.o.3098]

Aloha Andy!! Thank you for these videos - I am dreaming of moving to Oahu and you are helping me so much to understand the way of the islands. I put ketchup on my eggs and mayo on my burgers too :) Mahalo

[@stonkodactyl9210]

Hawaii best place on earth. I miss living in Kaneohe. Mahalos for all da videos bradda Andy.

[@kulikuliurwaha103]

I love you Andy Bumatai! You always crack me up!!!!!

[@lesliekendall5668]

Korean cold corn...yuk. "So what, you no like clean one pan?"

[@davidroland3435]

Love this one

[@WatchDragon]

The 4th I got asked to bring the noodles, now i know i have to bring like, more than one tray, lol

[@gregc1001]

Very important etiquette and hey don't forget a gift for the house.

[@davidmoanamann3045]

Aloha from Sarasota, Florida. Molokai kanaka here.

[@Comet1808]

Andy, I really enjoyed this segment. Besides making me real hungry, it got me thinking about other Local customs, like Omiyage, when speaking of food & what to do. Maybe you could do a show on some of the more important Local customs that many newer folks (see, I used "folks) do not know, or the younger kids may have forgotten. Mahalo for keeping it real and honest. That's the best part of your show. Aloha.

[@jodiphillips2186]

The way you describe putting stuffs on your food sounds like where I grew up-Pennsylvania Dutch country. When working for a local familly in Pearl City, they used to bring stuffs in for me to try and eat. Too much fun on both sides: me eating new foods and them checkin' out if the " malihini" gonna eat da kine. I always say if you go hungry in Hawaii, you are one picky eater 'cuz got so much tasty variety. Mahalo for fun post

[@trueman1326]

This man is just natural and not just funny but intelligently funny,

[@mahimahi5457]

And don't forget, when you bring a dish to a pot luck, leave any extra there at the house!!! Don't take it home, its rude!!!

[@RayneRuth]

Common courtesy, no matter where you call home...easy.

[@despaahana]

more worse you no bring nothing to da pot luck!

[@richiesaidthat2198]

+Desiree Paahana lol!!! they can leave the same way they came, only twice as fast lol!!!

[@jviarruel]

Richie Paulo lol

[@SunnyIlha]

Desiree Paahana Owee, oh, man....no bring nothing ....make A!!

[@JohnSmith-yf5ys]

The most hungry seem to never bring anything.

[@kulikuliurwaha103]

Andy I love you. You crack me up, I promise. U da man!

[@marissasexton2319]

Oh I love that other people like ketchup on their eggs!! That's how my dad always made them for us and that's how I fix them for my boys :) much love

[@andye454]

I just noticed dis vidjo, I been away from Hawaii fo 22 years and Friday night at L&L in San Antonio, TX I still put Aloha Shoyu on my mac salad. I stay moving to da Philippines next week loving da good healthy foods wid no chemicals on it. Mahalo for all you do Bruddah

[@michelleb7399]

I’m from the mainland and ketchup on eggs is delicious.

[@sandrabird3979]

Andy,you gettin' moa Betta,every time I watch! From Maui,Right on!

[@shoppernt08]

You make the shoyu napkin look ono. LOL

[@katherinewong2901]

This is why I am moving to Maui in Feb. I need my people and to be called “Auntie.” 🤗🌸💕🌸

[@eugenegauggel1000]

Just call me Uncle Kini, ie., Gene-o from da kine Moili'ili and Makiki.

[@davecox3051]

Actually you say Tootoo. Tu Tu.

[@roberthines5725]

Aloha Bradduh, Aloha from Tennessee, postcardnui

[@ShiresFamilyFun]

Mmmm! Ketchup on scrambled eggs! YUM!

[@JustMe-cl4vl]

Great tips Andy. The sure wish I had gone to eat at some places where locals go on my last visit. But I do like catsup on my scrambled eggs - Honest! Aloha 💞

[@marmeone]

My hubby was Filipino. He always used his fingers to eat tuna-rice ball!😆

[@jeffglanstein4489]

Hey bra, you got to tell 'em that shoyu means soy sauce. Some folks got lost right from da beginning!

[@jaybremer4756]

Hi Andy ~ I'm a Kalihi-Palama girl now living in California. I love watching your shows. You the hit it right on the button with this one. I also love the you did about the roaches. I laughed so hard I almost pee'd my pants. Can't wait to see your next show when you're back on again.

[@jonnicanor5781]

great advice unko Andy 😀

[@sharlynepalacio5023]

Nice aloha shirts too

[@surferpam1]

Love you Uncle Andy.

[@KuaG12]

When it comes to eggs, it was always ketchup or syrup on em when we was kids, and when I got older moved mainland to Texas, it’s always pico de Gallo and guacamole 🥑 or tapatio hot sauce on em, honestly, I no like tobasco or Mayo but over someone’s house, no mattah!. But shoyu, guarantee 🤙🤙

[@c_honda]

Shoots, yeah, I have similar feelings. Here on the mainland, gotta have salsa, pico de gallo or chile on dem eggs. In Hawaii, not as much. Come give your expertise on Andy's live show at Twitch.tv/andybumatai. It's on every single day at 6am HST, 9am Pacific. Let him know you are new, then maybe can small kine talk with him through the chat. Mahalo.

[@TomGeek1980]

I like ketchup on eggs and sometimes hot sauce.

[@c_honda]

Hi Tom, I got to go with the hot stuff or at least pico de gallo with mine.

[@noahslife7369]

I smelled my musubi once because it stank. And when I got home, found out it was from a couple weeks ago

[@SunnyIlha]

No put um up closeclose to nose, cause gon be too smelly Can catch da bad whiffs from mo fah away If put rite up to da nose, dey gon tink you no like. 😁😂

[@broad100]

Loved the video. Mahalo nui

[@shawnsmith1865]

I'm new to your channel. I have a local friend that passed along your info. Loving the videos, keep it up!

[@DrLazurus]

maybe leonards bakery and get one box malasadas mo easy!

[@vincentshaw8442]

The only place to get local food in Salem Oregon is Wild Pineapple. Only place to get Musubi.

[@vincentshaw8442]

Oh One more thing, Komoda's stay better eh :P

[@consoleteam]

Chili Spaghetti! (On Ouahu, you still get Zippys? Or Grace's?)

[@wilzdood7932]

I thought I was the only one that like mayo wit stuff. I wen pick that up from my dadz. Keep these coming, so hilarious! ...but true.

[@olympiawashdrummer]

I'm 3rd gen. Filipino. My grandfather was cooking crab, and he was going to eat the stomach. He said it was good. So I picked up the crab and smelled it. He scolded me and gave me the stink eye

[@Keyskamama]

LOVE EM ... MY FIRST DAY ON MOLOKAI , MY HOST FAMILY HERE HAD COOKOUT .. GIRL LOOK AT ME , TELL ME , CHOKE CHICKEN , CHOKE FISH , GRINDZ ONO ... I THINK SHE WANT ME TO CHOKE DA CHICKEN AND CHOKE DA FISH THEN GRIND THEM UP ... I THINK WHY THEY ALREADY DEAD N COOKED AND WHY DO I NEED TO GRIND THEM MY TEETH GOOD . .MY SON LOOK AT ME AND SAID JUST EAT MOM . LOL . THAT DAY I START TO LEARN DA PIDGIN . ITS IMPORTANT TO LEARN PIDGIN LIVING HERE MUST KNOW WHAT FOLKS SAYING AND HOW TO SPEAK EM TOO . I HAD ONE GOOD TEACHER SHE TEACH ME PLENTY PIDGIN , NOW I HAVE PIDGIN BIBLE , DE JESUS BOOK THIS ALSO TEACH ME PLENTY AND FOR FIRST TIME I UNDERSTAND DE BIBLE . LOVE YOUR SHOW I JUST BECAME YOUR FAN .. ALSO HAVE ONE HAWAIIAN MAN FRIEND LEARN EVEN MO PIDGIN . LIFE IS GOOD .

[@bettydalabrador6624]

Made me hungry..... Shoyu on Mac salad... lau lau... People here in New Jersey put ketchup on their eggs.

[@lenafooks4776]

It was instilled in us to always bring something for share!

[@c_honda]

Lena, isn't that the Aloha Spirit? Taste more of that at Andy's new LIVE stream at Twitch.tv/andybumatai. No shame, come talk story and share your traditions from family and island with the chat and Andy. Live everyday at 6am HST, 9am Pacific.

[@mrsalsalvador]

HAAAAAA!!!… Winnah Beginnah Brah!… Love your stuff aaah!… us guyz on da "Big Island" of Texas and other mainland places miss dis kine stuff aaaah!… Love You Brah, Aloha and God Bless, Bruddah Sal Salvador… :-)

[@eugenegauggel1000]

Eh, bra, you makin' me homesick fo' da islands. My ohana wen watch yoah DVD, "All In The Ohana," got so much laughs I wen fall ova'... I almost make die dead........So, tanks eh?

[@Robbievigil]

haha, some people here in new Mexico put ketchup on their eggs...

[@bigislerebroker6800]

you hit it all in the first minute....Shoyu and Mayonnaise FYF! (i'm good w/that)

[@kim11174]

thank you! my husband smells stuff first and it BUGS me!!!

[@MoonJarGirl1]

Vaaaaaaaance!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jdcosta808]

Aloha brah you brah! You always make me laugh! 🤙🏽

[@jeff3239]

Ive been to Talequa Oklahoma!

[@68halima]

Hey Andy- you like eat one balut? That's where I personally draw the line LOL. I'd much rather have haupia filled malasadas from Leonard's Bakery- now THAT broke da mout!

[@FashionFunPJ]

I love ketchup on my eggs

[@ThePitOnlineDojo]

love your stuff... you rock. Can you get a piece with Jimmy Borges please.

[@kimberlygushikuma1736]

Wait, pepo in the mainland no put ketchup on eggs?!

[@mattcarchidi15]

from California here, ketchup on eggs all day with tapatio

[@MoonJarGirl1]

Hey gang! As of 2/4/24, Andy comes on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3pm HST - 5pm PST (6PM after the time changes) and 8pm EST. Join the fun by searching Andy Bumatai or Daily Pidgin on KZbin! COME AND ENJOY THE ALOHA VIBES!!

[@lilikoi27]

Ketchup is da best, I'm hapai and been tearing up eggs with ketchup!!!

[@racheltevaseu6508]

Hi Andy...very true and you funny as heck,,,,mahalo fellow Searider!

[@noblerare]

Liliha bakery, Zippy's chili, or bring all kine dim sum

[@kd5dgs]

I so need to be back for 2 weeks, or more

[@yulaw9204]

I just found this channel and you bet I subscribed Mahalo nui loa🤙🏽

[@rzombi666]

Best chicken on the island: Koala Moa on Nimitz.

[@99iwaena]

Luv' dis' ting wit' Braddah' Andy, my everyday language, but I kno' wen to turn'em off & turn'em on, jus to suit da' guys I talking too, maybe hud' fo' da' outside listening pepeiao's (ears) to undah' stan. Only because dey' kno' ma'a (use to) hearing it from beybey (baby) time. My wife's 'Ohana are from Oregon & Cali., and their amaze at the speed of our pidgin speaking and yet everyone especially the Hawaii-born family members all are tuned in to any conversation that's is leisurely going on all at once!

[@robpoelking5767]

Bwhahahaha. Eh Brah, Spam and eggs over rice with ketsup or you go fancy kine, potagee sausage, yea?

[@lasilveira805]

Lol I like your proper grammar examples 🤣

[@christianvalverde8960]

Howz it bradahh! I be coming over to Oahu to go college next year, you think I could pick up the Hawaiian Pidgin and look more like local haole or you think I'll look stupid doing it to the locals? Mahalo

[@AndyBumataiShow]

+Christian Valverde Just be yourself and let Hawai'i slowly soak in. If you donʻt know, ask. Let respect and humbleness be your guide. Enjoy.

[@christianvalverde8960]

+Andy Bumatai Mahalo! Loving your videos, keep it up brah!

[@YamahaYEP321S]

I say go with the flow. Most people you meet will know when to turn it on and off. Talk your normal self and if they buss out da pidgin. You can try chime in and they can help you. also FYI not everyone talks like that. All the time.

[@patrickfarrelly3230]

Uncle, dat's so funny because my Haole wife always say dat I put ketchup on everything I like eat

[@HanHaole]

Hey Uncle Andy, I got the Jufran for dem eggs! Shoots! 🤙

[@c_honda]

Phillip, come share your recipes with Andy and his Hamajang gang at Twitch.tv/andybumatai. He live streams so you can interact with him. The LIVE version of the show is at 6am HST, 9am Pacific. Yeah, get reruns if you can't make the time. Love to have you try it.

[@infinitytricks3716]

I miss Hawaii and the local kine grinds. Being stuck on the mainland definitely make you lose weight in a bad way.

[@c_honda]

Would you believe it that on Andy's new platform, the subject of food comes often? Nearly daily? If you miss Hawaii, try catch the Daily Pidgin Live at Twitch.tv/andybumatai. Yeah, it's live at 6am HST, 9am Pacific and so on. Can watch it on the reruns, but why not speak to Andy directly? Chance em.

[@OhanaInPortland]

Where's your favorite place to eat, Andy?

[@AndyBumataiShow]

+TheOhFamily Anywhere.

[@changjs2005]

If you dont know what fo bring, default answer just bring zippy's bucket chicken. Don't be da just utensil and paper plate guy. Da guy reaching fo the pringles box if you know no like one false crack at least grab da big bag maui onion chips. Aloha Andy! fan of your shows. #48 lady asking about Hawaii 5-0 answer, Hawaii.... one moment they in Waikiki turn one corner stay on top tantalus or one another island.

[@Tavee_werks]

aye what's up Andy

[@c_honda]

Want to continue enjoying the insights from Andy? Join him on his new beginnings of his LIVE chat show. Starting in Sept 2020, he talks story small kine with chatters on Twitch.tv/andybumatai It's everyday, including weekends, at 6am Hawaii time. If no can make it, catch da replay on dis channel or kzbin.info 24 hours later

[@deanjones6939]

Choke kine funny...hybolical akamai too

[@jeanettebaysa5249]

Hilo Coffee Mill coffee goes with any da kine!

[@kim11174]

ketchup on eggs, may o on burger, is "normal" Shoyu should be noral! :)

[@AimeeGirl]

I go Leonards an get some malasadas

[@Tr0nzoid]

I can't stand when people comment on what I'm eating. I'm the one eating it, not you.

[@irishkitty7257]

Love ketchup on eggs