Ai Kakou

Unlike what a lot of people think, it is not the warm and sunny weather at this time of the year, the luke warm 

Pacific you can endlessly float around in or the abundance of scarcely clad ladies parading up and down the waterfront that makes you visit Hawaii. Nope. After all, you can also float around in the Dead Sea and with less effort at that. And the sun also shines in Florida, similarly enticing ladies into parading. So I figured it must be the food. Mind you, I am making a general assumption here because for me it all has to 

to do with tracking migrating Canadians. Yeahh right. 

As far as food goes, Maui has a lot to offer. The easiest solution to quiet down your rumbling stomach is to go for 'road kill'. And even that can be found in the shop, next to 'beef jerky'. Of course, you can have a go at it yourself but that is a bit of a challenge. Driving around the island I came across animals that were to big to knock over with a compact size car, like cows, or to small, like the indian mongoose. Diverting your attention to the waterways does not help either. There are sea turtles swimming around, and yes I have encountered a few, but they are not

meant to be made into turtle soup. After all, that was the main reason why it took so long to give them a proper name, other than 'soup turtle'. On the way home from far away, sailors simply ate them all so no turtle made it to the motherland for a long time.

With the options of being self sufficient having dwindled drastically, there is one alternative left. Visit one of the many many establishments on the island that offer food. Be it at the road side, obeying the golden rule 'peel it, cook it or forget it', or in town, there is an abundance of them around. Spoilt for choice I would say.

A special word of advice is in place when you would like to go out for dinner at 'Kula Lodge'. After a rather long drive to get there, you are welcomed by a friendly lady who sits you down in a nicely decorated dining area. It is almost X-mas remember. But make sure that your servant is not named 'Tim'. Not only does he not know the difference beween 'pro secco' and 'dry white wine', he only provides forks on request and is grumpy as well. As far as the food goes, stay away from the risotto as it is quite similar to rice pudding. On the other hand, 'pine apple upside down cake', to me a disclaimer for whenever the piece of cake falls over on the plate, is not to be left standing.  

Ai kakou...