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cohensa1
Aloha
USA
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 Posted - 05/12/2005 : 7:52:36 PM
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Hi everyone at taropatch. I am new here and have been enjoying reading about other interested in slack key. My wife and I spent a lot of time in Maui in years past, now we have not been able to get there for a couple of years. I am surviving by playing guitar and dreaming of Hawaii.
I have been dying for a taste of real chow funn. Here in Orlando we have no way to get the 'hula' brand noodles, but we have found a place to get aloha shoyu. My favorite noodles were from suda's (i heard they closed) but i also love Da Kitchen where they use teriyaki beef in the noodles.
Anyone know where i can find the noodles and a good recipe?
Thanks in advance.
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Auntie Nancy
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 05/13/2005 : 06:46:56 AM
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I'll look through some of my books - I'm not sure what noodles you had - the chow fun we used to get in Lahaina was made with fresh rice flour noodle that were at least 1/4" cube, cooked in peanut oil, with a touch of shoyu, sesame seeds, maybe a bit of sesame oil and bean sprouts, nothing more - it was 15 cents and served in butcher paper rolled in to a cone. That was pre-ka ana pali days......
Most noodles you should be able to find locally if not from fresh - there seem to be asian or foreign sections in supermarkets. Everywhere you go, the recipes will be different for any given dish. There are a lot of recipe books out there. the Maui University of Hawaii women's guild used to put out a book every year or two and now they are in the book stores over there and even here. I think Doug Katsumoto at Island Legends has them (California)
More later -
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Edited by - Auntie Nancy on 05/13/2005 06:48:24 AM |
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Kiwini
Lokahi
USA
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Posted - 05/13/2005 : 10:13:49 AM
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Aloha cohensa1,
Welcome to da Patch. Your in good hands with Auntie Nancy, she's got good recipes. I'll ask around and see what I can come up wit.
In my house any Chow is Fun!
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Me Ke Aloha,
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cmdrpiffle
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 05/14/2005 : 06:19:37 AM
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cohensa1 Aloha !
Welcome.
" I am surviving by playing guitar and dreaming of Hawaii."
Ditto.
For a lot of us I'm sure.
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my Poodle is smarter than your honor student |
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Auntie Maria
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 05/14/2005 : 11:34:32 AM
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For recipes, try using google.com and search for "chow fun recipes" -- 157 listings (yikes!)  |
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cmdrpiffle
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 05/15/2005 : 06:29:25 AM
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Aunty Maria,
'Cmon...I know you've got to have one yourself. |
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Auntie Nancy
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 05/15/2005 : 12:54:06 PM
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Aloha!!
Hey, Auntie Maria is too busy helping us to cook!!
Here you go - this is from the Maui County University Extension Clubs, Puplished by Maui Home Demonstration Council. This from the Yellow book, page 34. This is 6th printing, 1963.
Chow Fun (fun is name for rice noodles)
3/4# pork
Seasoning for pork:
1 small slice ginger - crushed
1 t salt
1T shoyu (soy sauce)
1/2 t sugar
Seasoning:
1 slice crushed ginger
1t salt
1t sugar
3T shoyu
1/4 t aginomota (MSG)
dash pepper
1T oil
2 rolls look fun
1 c finely sliced string beans
1 c finely sliced celery
1 c green onions 1" pieces
1 10-oz pkg beansprout
2 T toasted sesame seeds
Slice pork into strips and marinate w/ seasoning.
Let stand 15 mins, the saute' in oil until brown.
Add look fun which has been cut into 1/4" strips
Add seasoning and vegetables and stir fry until done.
Add sesame sees.
Garnish w/ finely sliced ham and egg strips. Top with Chinese parsley.
OK - that's the written recipe. It's nothing like the chow fun I had wrapped in a butcher paper cone and cost 15 cents. Probably wherever you have it, it will taste quite different. The main thing that is the same is that it's vegetables with that type of noodle. You buy them fresh - and we get them here on the west coast quite easily.
I personally don't add salt when using shoyu because it's already salty. Most folks no longer use agi - msg - or accent because it causes cancer in rats or something like that. But it does enhance the flavor. Anyway, you don't need it. You may use any type/combination of vegies that you like. I don't like celery so would leave it out. Carrots are nice... but what I first had didn't have anything but the sesame seeds, green onions and bean sprouts (buy those fresh!!).
Do not use sesame oil to fry, just a tiny bit to season. I use peanut oil, but a lot of restaurants no longer use that because of allergies to peanuts. make sure you use an oil that will not smoke at hight temp, (not olive oil).
Have fun... and my sister says the reason for having a garbage disposal is to hide the evidence. My guess is that this won't taste like what you hoped it would, but will be good anyway. What I do with on-line recipes is to look through them and then mix and match... One is bound to have a substitution for the noodles.
aloha!!
auntie nancy
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