On Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 10:29:12 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "dsi1" <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I won't get seafood at a plate lunch place. Usually it is crappy and a
> disappointment. If you can't handle looking at a plate with two scoops of
> rice and mac salad, the Hawaiian plate lunch is not for you. For most people
> on the mainland, a plate laid out like that won't be within their realm of
> experience.
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> The roots of that go back to the origins of the plate lunch back in the
> early 60's. These were served off of lunch wagons to mostly construction
> workers. You needed something that could be laid out fast. You could lay the
> groundwork of the plate quite rapidly and for the workers, the carb load was
> not a problem. In fact, it was welcomed. You would go through that plate
> fast because that's the nature of working construction in the hot Hawaiian
> sun. And the rest is history.
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> You'd probably like this place. There is one in Lynnwood now.
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> https://www.katsuburger.com/

It's the Americanization of one of the most iconic of Japanese travel foods: the tonkatsu sandwich aka, katsu sando.

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