Another Heroic Trio

So much good food in Hawaii, but apparently not in Kauai. When my cousin Carey returned from there, his friend from the island asked, "Did you go to Hamura's every day?" No. "You should have."


So on our first night away from Oahu, we checked into our hotel, dropped off our luggage, and drove straight back to the airport where Hamura's saimin shop is located. It was just a little after 6:00, and not too crowded (yet)


We got seats right by the kitchen and ordered two large regular bowls.


The place filled up pretty quickly--a mix of locals and tourists. You can identify the latter because they have sunburns and ask for menus.


No, the broth is not vegetarian. But I ate it anyway after reclocating the ham and fishcake to Wendy's bowl. What the hell. It was Christmas Eve in Hawaii and the handmade noodles were damn good.


The bowl is salty, so I had to go order some local soda...


...and a slice of lilikoi chiffon cake. The waitress thought they were out of cake, but there was one in back that never got picked up! Super light, and a perfect way to end our first meal in Kauai.


Two leftovers from Kailua. Here's the new brand from "Famous" Amos, who sold his recipe and his name but loved cookies so much that he started a new project. Ang and Carlos went to the new shop and brought back a sampler. Greg says he saw Amos walking around Kailua with his watermelon-patterned gear. I just ate the cookies. They're a little thicker and softer than his "famous" recipe, and maybe even better.


On the way to the airport, we got some futomaki from Don Quijote. The super-store location in Kailua is way more organized than the one in Honolulu, but still kind of ghetto and super crowded--especially on Christmas Eve. Food-wise, there were also huge trays of mochi for New Year's. Everything was dirt, dirt cheap, and not bad at all.


Coming up on Dec. 26, the mega-store will sell fireworks, too! We're going to miss out on that carnage.