In article >,
dsi1 > wrote:

> On 3/17/2010 10:46 AM, Dimitri wrote:
> > Not all ramen is the INSTANT KIND:
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramen
>
> We have a version of ramen here called saimin. Unfortunately, ramen,
> with it's more varied presentations has mostly taken over as far as hot
> noodle soups go. It's tough to get a decent bowl of saimin these days.
> Proper preparation requires that it be quickly cooked in a giant pot of
> boiling water and then cooled down immediately. This does not lend
> itself to the modern fast food kitchen it seems. I can get a pretty good
> bowl of ramen but I may never again get a taste of this old Hawaiian
> dish.

I'm sorry to hear that. In the late 50's I was in the Coast Guard and
spent a couple of years stationed in Honolulu Harbor. Saimin was widely
available at drive-ins, burger shacks, and the kind of neighborhood
restaurants that served rice plates. Another good food memory was going
down to the Public Market on Nuuanu Canal. There was a restaurant there
named Tommy Omine's Market Cafe. The had sashimi made from aku as a free
pu-pu on Thursday nights. You can bet I was a regular.

D.M.