ALOHA SPECIALTIES in Las Vegas Weekly

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ALOHA SPECIALTIES

Hawaiian people eat so much white food, it’s a wonder their bowels ever move.

It’s almost as if white were the state color for victuals of all kinds.

Macaroni salad comes with everything. Ditto white rice. Kaluha pig is nothing more than a heap o’ white shredded pork sitting atop, you guessed it, a pile of white cabbage; the state “sushi” (something called musubi) is a giant slab of spam on a giant slab of firmly compacted white rice; and a favorite dessert is ….wait for it…a white (no surprise there) slab of practically tasteless coconut jello/pudding called haupia.

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BACHI BURGER Doesn’t Cut the Kim Chee

Despite the hype, and an Asian spin on an American classic, Bachi Burger falls short

John Curtas

Wed, Jun 30, 2010 (4:10 p.m.)

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Bachi Burger’s Kalbi Burger

Photo: Beverly Poppe

Semi-Asian food in burger form, made palatable for white people, was all I could think of during my two visits to the new Green Valley joint Bachi Burger. Continue reading “BACHI BURGER Doesn’t Cut the Kim Chee”