North Shore Shrimp Rice is a famous delicacy in Oahu. It is favored by tourists from all over the world. Its popularity index has been rising in recent years and has become the new favorite of local food in Honolulu. Almost all guests who are taking a day trip around the island for the first time will choose Shrimp Rice.
Make a delicious lunch.
But along the coastline from the small town of Kahuku to the surf town of Haleeva, there are various shrimp and rice food trucks. What kind of flavor should you choose?
"Babycare Hawaii" has compiled a delicious guide to shrimp dumplings on Honolulu's North Shore for the readers' enjoyment!
I hope everyone can enjoy the relaxation and pleasure brought by the delicious shrimp meal during the one-day tour around the island. Please follow us to start a classic shrimp meal journey.
In the Kahuku area of ??northern Oahu, the history of freshwater shrimp farming can be traced back to the last century.
Due to the clear water quality in Kahuku, the sweet shrimp produced are very large, have a fresh and sweet taste, are bright in color, and are rich in nutrients.
Shrimp heads contain 72.61% fatty acids, and shrimp bodies contain 81.19% amino acids.
Each sweet shrimp has 85 units of calories, 5 grams of protein, 0.2 grams of carbohydrates, and contains about 1 gram of (omega-3) DHA and EPA. These two elements play a very important role in human health; in addition
It also contains trace elements needed by the human body such as phosphorus, potassium, calcium and vitamin A.
Therefore, the reputation of Kahuku Sweet Shrimp has spread far and wide, and some people from the United States or other countries come to the North Shore Shrimp Rice Food Truck to order their favorite fried shrimp.
In the 1990s, with the booming tourism industry in Hawaii, many aquaculture farms in Kahuku began selling shrimp-related gourmet fast food, and soon a shrimp rice food truck called Giovanni became popular.
Subsequently, more and more shrimp rice food trucks also gathered in the surrounding area, forming a North Shore scenery line with North Shore specialties represented by Kahuku Sweet Shrimp extending to the ancient town of Haleiwa.
Today, the North Shore Shrimp Rice Dining Truck allows guests to sign and take souvenirs with its unique graffiti, so that the original color of the food truck cannot be distinguished. Among them, the veteran white truck Giovanni's Shrimp Rice Dining Truck is the most outstanding.
The super-spicy special secret sauce garlic stir-fried shrimp (Hot-n-Spicy) is anything but ordinary. The store’s tip: Very hot. No refunds. Of all the shrimp and rice food trucks on the North Shore of Oahu, the Kahuku Fried Shrimp Truck has the most extensive menu.
.
There are many regular shrimp truck flavors such as butter stir-fry, garlic stir-fry, and spicy stir-fry, as well as tempura shrimp, coconut breaded shrimp, Western-style BBQ shrimp, mahi mahi, squid, steak, etc.
There is always an endless line of people waiting to eat in front of Giovanni's shrimp rice food truck, the old signature restaurant in Kahuku and Haleiva towns.
Shrimp rice is cooked to order. You can not only feel the delicious aroma of freshly baked shrimp rice, but also clearly see that the shrimp meat is covered with garlic and butter. This fried garlic & butter shrimp rice (sautéed garlic &
butter shrimp plates) is a typical North Shore shrimp rice dish. The number of shrimps in each shrimp rice is 12 large shrimps.
Romy's Kahuku Prawns & Shrimp, a Kahuku sweet shrimp breeding base, is produced in a bright red shack next to King Kamehameha's Ring Road (56-505 Kamehameha Highway, Kahuku?).
) The fresh prawns come from Luomi’s own aquaculture pond. After being caught early in the morning, the shrimp heads are manually processed to ensure the sweetness of the shrimp meat. The most appreciated by gourmets is the slightly spicy garlic butter flavored stir-fried shrimp.
The quantity of shrimp per serving of shrimp rice is 12 large shrimps.
According to food experts: The best way to eat Kahuku sweet shrimp is to eat it raw or cook it for only 20 seconds. Overcooking will destroy the taste of the sweet shrimp.
Another way to cook or fry the whole shrimp head is also quite delicious.
The ancient town of Kahuku arose during the period when the sugar industry was developed, and the Honolulu Chinese once settled here.
In 1971, the Kahuku Sugar Factory closed completely, the regional economy declined, and the population migrated outward.
With the expansion of the Kahuku sweet shrimp breeding base in the 1980s, the town regained its vitality.
Around 2000, Fumi`s, jointly founded by Ho Wen-hsiang and Hsu Tim-Cai of the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce in Hawaii, suddenly emerged in the Kahuku area and became a newcomer in the industry.
In just a few years, the shrimp farm has expanded to more than ten ponds along the road, opened two sweet shrimp restaurants, and was ranked third in Maxin Food Magazine's national Chinese food rankings. Later, it was selected by Hawaii's local food publication Zhen.
Best Chinese food in Hawaii.
Kahuku Fumi`s Shrimp Rice (Fumi`s) is $13 for 9 sweet shrimps.
There are many different flavors to choose from, such as steamed, lemon pepper, garlic cream, spicy and so on.
Among them, Spicy Garlic Shrimp and Hot & Spicy Shrimp are its signature dishes.
The famous kahuku sweet shrimp breeding base has dozens of shrimp rice restaurants/dining trucks operating.
The logo of Macky’s Sweet Shrimp Truck is a huge red prawn painted on its body, which looks like a live shrimp and is easily identifiable.