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And "Hawaii" as a modifier to food generally means with pineapple, appropriate or not. Though, that makes me wonder what ingredient the other 48 states would a

And "Hawaii" as a modifier to food generally means with pineapple, appropriate or not. Though, that makes me wonder what ingredient the other 48 states would add. Suggestions welcome.

thaumasiotes 4y ago
> And "Hawaii" as a modifier to food generally means with pineapple I associate it more with meaning "with spam".
- badcppdev 4y ago
  That's a version of the Hawaiian Pizza that might not be a subject of debate.
- hnbad 4y ago
  What's interesting to me is that there seem to be a number of "Hawaii" dishes (involving pineapple) that all seem to date back to roughly the same timeframe (1950s) but seem to have very different origin stories. For example, "Toast Hawaii" appeared in Germany in 1955, consisting of a slice of toasted white bread, one or two slices of cooked ham, a pineapple ring, a slice of processed cheese and a cocktail cherry, baked in an oven. Interestingly, I've read that that dish may be derived from an American "grilled spamwich" (but spam was not availble in Germany at the time). Likewise, "Steak Hawaii" (as well as "Schnitzel Hawaii") involves baking with pineapple rings and cheese. I'm guessing someone somewhere associated cheese and pineapple with Hawaii in the 1950s as part of the general obsession with Hawaiian-inspired culture (e.g. tiki torches, fake lei garlands, ukuleles and luau-themed garden parties) and it caught on as an "exotic" twist on home cooking internationally (despite Hawaii and pineapples otherwise having no clear relation).
  - jamincan 4y ago
    I think Hawaii was historically the largest producer of pineapple in the US, which may explain the association.
namdnay 4y ago
A texas roll would incorporate smoked beef in some way
Alex3917 4y ago
And adding "French" as a modifier to food generally means with egg yolks.
- 4ggr0 4y ago
  "Swiss" would mean melted cheese
jacquesm 4y ago
For a slightly more international version: Dutch should then mean that it is anything between two slices of bread with cheese in there somewhere.
Mumps 4y ago
* kentucky -> with bourbon * texas -> supersized * chicago (close enough) -> with green sweet pickle relish
- bitwize 4y ago
  "new york" - with garlic When I was in Australia about ten years back, McDonald's was running a promo called "Tastes of America" with three themed burgers that were about what you'd expect: the California one had avocado and aioli or something, the Texas had salsa and onions, and the New York burger had extra pickles and garlic.
- daveslash 4y ago
  * Maine -> lobster * Idaho -> potato * Louisiana (or just New Orleans) -> Cajun spices
- aidenn0 4y ago
  I think of a "chicago dog" as a hotdog with (among other things) a pickle on top instead of relish. Not sure where I got that idea though.

And "Hawaii" as a modifier to food generally means with pineapple, appropriate or not. Though, that makes me wonder what ingredient the other 48 states would add. Suggestions welcome.

thaumasiotes 4y ago

> And "Hawaii" as a modifier to food generally means with pineapple I associate it more with meaning "with spam".

badcppdev 4y ago
That's a version of the Hawaiian Pizza that might not be a subject of debate.
hnbad 4y ago
What's interesting to me is that there seem to be a number of "Hawaii" dishes (involving pineapple) that all seem to date back to roughly the same timeframe (1950s) but seem to have very different origin stories. For example, "Toast Hawaii" appeared in Germany in 1955, consisting of a slice of toasted white bread, one or two slices of cooked ham, a pineapple ring, a slice of processed cheese and a cocktail cherry, baked in an oven. Interestingly, I've read that that dish may be derived from an American "grilled spamwich" (but spam was not availble in Germany at the time). Likewise, "Steak Hawaii" (as well as "Schnitzel Hawaii") involves baking with pineapple rings and cheese. I'm guessing someone somewhere associated cheese and pineapple with Hawaii in the 1950s as part of the general obsession with Hawaiian-inspired culture (e.g. tiki torches, fake lei garlands, ukuleles and luau-themed garden parties) and it caught on as an "exotic" twist on home cooking internationally (despite Hawaii and pineapples otherwise having no clear relation).
- jamincan 4y ago
  I think Hawaii was historically the largest producer of pineapple in the US, which may explain the association.

namdnay 4y ago

A texas roll would incorporate smoked beef in some way

Alex3917 4y ago

And adding "French" as a modifier to food generally means with egg yolks.

4ggr0 4y ago
"Swiss" would mean melted cheese

jacquesm 4y ago

For a slightly more international version: Dutch should then mean that it is anything between two slices of bread with cheese in there somewhere.

Mumps 4y ago

* kentucky -> with bourbon * texas -> supersized * chicago (close enough) -> with green sweet pickle relish

bitwize 4y ago
"new york" - with garlic When I was in Australia about ten years back, McDonald's was running a promo called "Tastes of America" with three themed burgers that were about what you'd expect: the California one had avocado and aioli or something, the Texas had salsa and onions, and the New York burger had extra pickles and garlic.
daveslash 4y ago
* Maine -> lobster * Idaho -> potato * Louisiana (or just New Orleans) -> Cajun spices
aidenn0 4y ago
I think of a "chicago dog" as a hotdog with (among other things) a pickle on top instead of relish. Not sure where I got that idea though.