Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Eat Local Challenge: Day 1


- Ma'o Farms rainbow chard, sauteed with chili flakes
- Taro fries (oven-fried in Oils of Aloha macadamia nut oil)
- Rosemary roast chicken (seasoned with Hawaiian salt, pepper, rosemary from the yard)
- Pomelo for dessert

I bought everything except for the chard ($3.99 at Whole Foods) at Chinatown. Grand total for the dinner was $14 (with leftovers!), with the chicken being the ultimate bargain at $5.50. I never see local chicken at the grocery stores, but it seems like every other stand in Chinatown sells island chicken. The chicken is somewhat scrawny, coming in at 2.5 pounds, and lacks the Barbie proportions (big breasts) of Foster Farms chickens. But it's juicy and tasty, as the Chinese claim their white-skinned chickens should be.

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