Honolulu Breakfast and Malasada

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Malasada Recipe

1/2 c. warm water
2 env. packaged dry yeast
1/2 c. lukewarm milk
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. salt
4 to 5 c. flour
Cooking oil

Pour warm water into mixing bowl and add dry yeast, stirring to dissolve. Into this, stir milk, sugar, butter, eggs, salt and 3 1/2 cups flour; mix with spoon until smooth. Gradually add enough remaining flour to handle easily. Mix by hand and turn out to lightly floured board.

Knead until smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl and let rise until dough doubles. Heat oil to 375 degrees. Break piece of dough into size desired. Stretch out and drop into hot oil. Fry until golden then roll in sugar.

Liliha Bakery

“Liliha Bakery”, on Kuakini St., has a history of more than 50 years. Locals love Liliha’s cocoa puffs. The shop has lots of bread, cakes and pastries and is a bakery as well as a coffee shop. They are only closed Monday but they open 24 hours from 6:00 a.m. Tuesday through 8:00 p.m. Sunday.

I ordered the Portuguese sausage omelet ($6.25). (You can choose omelet topping from cheese, spam, ham, Vienna sausage, Portuguese sausage or bacon.) Omelet was on the “breakfast” menu and included 1 scoop of rice (white or brown) and toast. The omelet had the flavor of butter and it was good with the Portuguese sausage. Also it was pleasantly large portion. The toast was really great!! It was normal toast but I loved it. The shop has only counter seats so you can watch what as they cook.

They seem so busy but they were so kind. The atmosphere was very local. Therefore you can touch and feel local mood. The shop was really busy! There were many people waiting and lined up!! I felt “Liliha Bakery” was really popular in
Hawaii. I want to try another bread and cake next time!! If you want to feel local it is a good shop for you. Also I think if you never tried cocoa puffs, you should try now!!

Sure Shot Cafe

I went to The Sure shot café in this week, and the store was on the 1249 Wilder Ave. Honolulu. That was a not large store, but we could relax in the place. If you have children, the parents can enjoy with children because there were some toys and some books, and also there were some Japanese books and comics. The smell was so good, and atmosphere was also great. The coffee shop has a lot of menus I was puzzled what to choose. I chose a chocolate scone and a bagel, and the scone has cheese and hums. It was delicious, and I was full up. I could spend good relaxing time with nice music in the coffee shop. If you have a car, you can go to very easily, and if you don’t have a car, you should go to there because this place was very cool place, and if this store is not crowded, you may study or work. The Sure shot café is not expensive, and you can get bagel about $5, and scone was cheaper than bagel. This store also had sandwiches, muffins or good smell’s coffee. If you go to the coffee shop, you can enjoy your breakfast, and if you want to relax with nice coffee and good food, you should go to Sure shot café. This coffee store is one of the most interesting stores in Hawaii.

Coffee Talk

here is a “COFFEE TALK” in Kaimuki. It is the twelfth year after starting a shop. The origin of shop’s name “COFFEE TALK” was taken from old NY comedy show. Of course there is a coffee shop, so they have plenty coffee menus and also they have tea, juice, “COFFEE TALK” shake and some food. The price was not so expensive such as house blend($1.00-), café late($3.25-), café moca’($3.50-),”COFFEE TALK” shake($3.50) and cake, scone and cookie($2.00). I ordered café moca ($4.00) and chocolate cone($2.00). When I was ordered I asked clerk “Which drink is much sweet?” and I choose café moca. (Because I can’t drink black coffee.) The taste was sweet and tasty. If you like sweet I recommend café moca. The size was big but I could drink with scone. There are two kinds of scone. A chocolate scone was soft and nice. A scone look like not so big but it has volume so it was good for my breakfast.

The shop opened from 5 o’clock in the morning. In the shop, they have some free computers and you can use own computer too. They have full breakfast only weekend.

A ceiling is high in store’s interior and the atmosphere was friendly. The clerk was friendly and she told us about the shop very much. I thought “COFFEE TALK” was friendlier than STAR BACKS COFFEE. The coffee has heart from clerk. If you love coffee, let’s go to the “COFFEE TALK”!!!

Champion's

Today, we went to the one of the most famous places in Hawaii that was Champion Malasadas. The place was 1926 S. Beretania St, this place may not find easily, and we can’t go to the place very easily. However you should go to there because we can get very sweet and tasty Malasada. The Malasada was very cheap that was 60￠!! We can get many Malasadas, and you can give some Malasadas for your friends and family. There were some different sweets and breakfast except Malasadas. Another advantage of the store is very quickly!! We ordered two dozens Malasadas though we can get soon, and Malasada was very hot. Next, I am going to explain why the Malasadas are very tasty or why everyone like Champion’s Malasada. The Malasada’s surface was so much sugar, and that was good, in addition, when we bit the Malasada, that was so crusty, and then the inside of Malasada was very soft. That’s why Champion’s Malasada was very good. If you came to Hawaii, or you stay in Hawaii, you should eat Malasdas because you would be happy, and you would love Hawaii. Please try the great sweets Chanpion’s Malasada.

Bogart's

There is “BOGART’S” in Monsarrat Ave near the Honolulu zoo so you can see Diamond Head clearly from shop. The shop is not so big but there were too many people from morning. There were plenty menu such as omelettes, sandwiches, bagel and coffee. However I felt omelettes and sandwiches are little bit expensive for breakfast. (I couldn’t remember price but these were about $8.) I ordered “Bagel Works ($3.50)”. It was only for breakfast menu. I could choose from 12 bagels. (Taste was Blueberry, plain, pistachio, everything and so on.) Also I could choose pistachio cheese cream or tomato cheese cream. I chose everything bagel and tomato cheese cream. A bagel was warmed so outside was crispy and inside was tender. It was very delicious!! Bagel has lots of flavor so I did not go off. Tomato cheese cream was plain and tasty. A bagel has fully fresh vegetables and quantity was just good. Therefore I thought it is great for breakfast. A salesclerk was friendly with good smile very much. When I ordered, I asked about menu and also I asked what bagel is recommended. A salesclerk explained me and she told me no1 bagel too. I was happy. Atmosphere was bright and I felt surf because the shop was near the beach. I ate many types of breakfast but it was the best breakfast for me!! Of course I want to go “BOGART’S” again!!! You should go there too!!!

Friday, June 15, 2007

Sure Shot - I love melted cheese

There is a “Sure shot café” in a Makiki shopping center village of wider Ave. It passed in around 10 after becoming the present owner, but there was the shop from more old days. There are plenty breakfast menu such as bagel, sandwiches, granola (with yogurt), cookies and scones. I ordered smoky bagel ($3.50) because it was a shop’s recommended bagel. There was a broil Canadian bacon with melted cheddar cheese that was inside of bagel. Also I could choose a bagel from 8 kinds. I choose a bagel of “everything”. Taste was really nice. The bacon and the cheese were matched very much. However, taste of bacon was like a ham. I love melted cheese so it was great breakfast for me. The quantity was just good too. Nick ate bagel with cream cheese and slice tomato. It looked delicious!! The food was made after ordered, but I was not wait long time. In the shop, we could drink water and also read Japanese magazine. There was not restroom. Therefore, you have to go a neighboring park to use it. There were lots of pictures on the wall. Nick said the pictures in the shop were changed once a week. I thought it was interesting idea. An atmosphere to calm was nice. I recommend in the morning when you want to take it easy because you can relax long time.