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On 2008-05-17 11:51, The Gnomon wrote:
I don't know if anyone else can relate to this, but after more than 40 years since I've enjoyed it in person, I can still taste it with a mere memory.
Beef Teriyaki on Rice from chuck wagon beach vendors.
There's a place between Diamond Head and Koko Head on the south shore of Oahu called Sandy Beach...
I can relate, and, wow, that does bring back some memories. I still associate teri-beef on rice with Sandy Beach, and with Honolulu Zoo, where a skinny, old Chinese vendor sold it, outside. He had an intimidating "soup nazi" personality, and yelled incomprehensible questions at you, if you took over 1 second to decide what you wanted. ("HEY, WIKIWIKI, WAYU WAWA YAWA HIYA WAN CHOW FUN? HAH? WAYUWAH?")
I went there, just after graduation, in 1977. I was taken to Sandy Beach, first time, by my girlfriends two brothers (the one driving had just got his license that morning!), a cousin and a friend, all local guys. That beach is rough, the way the waves break. I think the floor comes up at a steep angle, so the waves rise up especially high and sudden, right as they come into the shore, and carry a huge amount of water up onto the beach. It's super for body surfing, but dangerous, if you aren't skilled at it. I wasn't. I would tend to end up too high in the wave, and get smacked down on the beach. Then I'd be rolled up the beach, under water, as the rest of the wave rushed in. Finally, I'd find myself lying in the sand, in a few inches of water. Then all the water would come rushing back, slucing about 17 pounds of sand through my swim trunks, as it pulled me back out. And then there were those strong, roving rip tides.
After I'd had enough, I was telling one brother, "those waves kept trying to drive me, head first, into the sand. I had to twist and roll, at the last second." He said, "Yeah, every year, some guys die, here. Come down, break da neck." Then he adds, chuckling, "All haoles."
Afterwards, we went over and bought the teriyaki beef and rice from the lunch wagon, just like you. It was immediately a favorite. Still is, and I make it the way they taught me, over there - no pre-mixed teriyaki marinade. Pineapple juice or 7-Up, soy sauce, garlic and ginger. Soak some round steak in it for a day or two, it becomes very tender. Grill, or even pan fry it (you get some juice, that way), dump it on top of the sticky white rice. Ono!
[ Edited by: Limbo Lizard 2008-05-30 09:34 ]
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