I guess I can’t please everyone all of the time…*sigh*. Okay, I did receive some grief about the carrots not being shredded small enough for my pickiest son. Needless to say, I was worried about serving this loaded tuna salad to my kids, but guess what? I was able to split the base of the salad into two bowls and only added onions to one, which pleased everyone. Both boys don’t like onions and one doesn’t care for carrots, but will eat it if I can hide or shred it small enough. Then I have to deal with my two boys, who are extremely picky with food. He’s the type of guy that finds A-1 sauce “fancy”. My husband likes simple ingredients and eats everything plain. Sorry to call out my boys, but they are the most difficult to please. Normally, I don’t add any vegetables and only use tuna and egg in the salad because I have really picker eaters to please. Recently, I made my own Kalua pig plate lunch for my family and had the opportunity to get feedback on my Hawaiian Style Loaded Tuna Salad Recipe. This salad can be eaten as a tasty side or as a mid-day snack. This hearty macaroni salad is full of tuna, eggs, carrots, celery, and onions. Like my aunts, my Hawaiian Style Loaded Tuna Macaroni Salad recipe isn’t the typical plate lunch macaroni salad, but a pumped up version of salads that I’ve eaten at family gatherings. The salads are still great, but the ladies in my family always made it better by adding their own special twist to it. A normal plate lunch macaroni salad is pretty basic with little to no vegetables or tuna. ALWAYS.Ī macaroni salad (and rice) is not only a requirement on a plate lunch, it’s a “must have” at family gatherings too. Did you know that macaroni salad is a requirement when you’re eating a classic Hawaiian plate lunch? Seriously, if you’ve never had a classic plate lunch, it’s always served with two scoops of rice, macaroni salad, and meat. Also, subscribe to my YouTube to help support me so I can continue making more of these contents.Love of the macaroni salad runs deep in Hawaii.
#HOW TO MAKE MAC SALAD HAWAIIAN STYLE HOW TO#
If you don’t want potatoes in your mac salad, change it out with something you like, adjust the mayonnaise portion to your liking and enjoy! Video TutorialĬheck out this video to help you gain more insight on how to make Meat Jun. This recipe is perfect as a base to start with. When it boils down to it, it is up to your own preference. Some say that tuna mac salad is better or that imitation crab by far is the winner. It has been part of Hawaii’s food culture for a long time enough that different kinds of mac salad came about. It may seem slightly mushy, but that is the texture that we are going for. You can tell it is past al-dente when it balloons three times it’s original size. One suggestion I’d like to bring to attention is to make sure when you cook the macaroni, you cook it past al-dente. So, please use this brand if you want your mac salad come close to Hawaii’s kine of mac salad. This brand of mayonnaise is used in every local’s mac salad. Never heard of it growing up and I know why…because that buggah isn’t true mayo! Honestly, it is subjective but Miracle Whip tastes like an offbrand and to make “taste better,” added in some sweetener.Īnyways, the type of brand I recommend using is Best Foods (or in other states it is called Hellmann’s ). After experiencing living up in the mainland, I have discovered that there is one other brand of mayonnaise favored by the mainlanders, Miracle Whip.
#HOW TO MAKE MAC SALAD HAWAIIAN STYLE FOR MAC#
Normally I don’t need to recommend specific brands, but for mac salad, it is a MUST. I always remember growing up that my dad told me to eat anything that is salty with my rice or side starch. Mac salad is meant to taste light and still tasty. Some common lunches you’ll see mac salad paired with are: It is great to eat it with such heavy dishes because it helps balance it out. Mac salad can be eaten with pretty much any of your main meat dishes. The perfect side for all plate lunches like khalbi-ribs, chicken katsu, etc.
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