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Saimin Notes
Hawaii is in the beginnings of a saimin development period. From lost saimin stands of the old time favorites to the long lasting mom and pop stores that remain to visitor standards, there are hidden recipes around the island in family homes. You want lightly tasty dashi broth done da local-style way? Thicker and curly, drymein noodles with condensed sauce on the side? Beef Curry saimin? You want it in Pearl City? In Kalihi? in Wahiawa? onolicious eats! Here is my personal definitive story map of Oahu's saimins, marked with every saimin story I could track down on the island, with a little bit of difference in every bowl. It is too bad I can't yet find all the stories and recipes that can make even more people crave this delicious, yet disappearing dish! The growth of Saimin is a trail of houses with kama'aiana secret recipes, stories of closed establishments, and those who survived the noodle wars of ramen and pho. As people may mention the good old days with nostalgia of living during a time period of various Saimin stands it is important we also figure out what many of those variations were and where they came from. No one should forget about the light tasting warm soup that is perfect during the day or the night with a air conditioner and many sides. There are many variations of Saimin shops that are still on the island of Oahu as well as on other islands, so it can be difficult to figure out which might be the essential expected saimin versus a regional or specialty dish. Hopefully this list will help those who wish to know the difference of the many types. Saimin stands eventually turned into small saimin shops that tended to be not to hard to find with a line of people and a limited counter seating arrangement. There was a noticeable passion for saimin that had slowly vanished with the globalized competition bringing deeper flavored broths, light broth competitors, and noodle variations to the soup wars in hawaii. But, there are still some saimin shops that survived and continue to grow its following of people following them with their additions of miso, curry, and kimchi flavored broths. This change is what would start getting people interested back into local Hawaii cuisine in its changes to adapt to the competition of global cuisine dishes that entered the market. The exploration of those who hunger for Saimin have turned to the elderly, the internet, and the everyday working man for stories of what was and what still is in the noodle scene. In Oahu it seems that the list of variations had grown in the homes and began being experimented with at restaurant establishments to make saimin shops feel a renewed energy of enthusiastic saimin eaters. The steaming delicious bowls of tasty toppings will soon be understood in the collection of articles within this growing list. Hawaii Saimin Varieties A bowl of saimin consists of several elements: the broth (dashi), the sauce, the noodles, and the toppings. The broth tends to have a mixture of poultry carcasses, meat bones, fish bones, shells, and/or mushrooms. Many variations started off with shellfish of clams, shrimps, or scallops as a bases for the broth or the looked down upon shellfish free soups. Diners use specific categories as simple terms that broadly describe the basis of a flavor, because many shops will specialize specifically on a particular saimin-style: alaea, konbu, shrimp, beef, and pork. Alaea Saimin (Hawaiian salt) Alaea (salt) is the Salty seasoning used with dry shrimp. The beginnings of saimin was built from the dried seafoods eaten as snacks in the plantation fields, but none more than dried chicken, dried shrimps, dried ginger, and sometimes dried mushrooms. Konbu Saimin Dried Seaweed Kelp. Using the kelp of the ocean makes for a light shade of green, and seafood is added to make another category of saimin. There are few places that specialize in this style, many shops offer it as just saimin with a secret recipe that offers a blend of seafood mixtures that tend to include dried scallop and fish bones. Shrimp Saimin Fermented shrimp paste (mam tom shrimp paste), dried garlic, pork bones, tomato paste, and shrimp shells. The name comes from the primary after taste of the broth that is the savory shrimp. Beef Saimin Beef bones from all over the animal. As many other varieties it is based on a key ingredient in which its name is derived from. Pork Saimin Pork bones. The ingredient of roasts and the oils that can be saved in the form of kalua, char siu, and sweetened black vinegar gives shops many variations of possibilities with pork saimin. Old Story 2 The Hawaii noodles and soup, Saimin, is a comfort food that has a light broth that is fairly clear with minimal cloudiness and an array of toppings. With its history from the plantation and immigrant families who shared what they could to the bowl of soup made what we know today as Saimin, which was once a necessity for food to a preference that brings the feelings of home. In its process the saimin noodles are boiled in a pot, while another pot held the broth that would simmer away and not boiled, and famed for its large amount of add on toppings to make for a delightful meal. Every island has their own variations of regional saimin as well as their top favorites for types of saimin, but what was once a commonplace recipe has vanished from most families recipe books and gone to the grave with those who departed from the world of the living. So, who holds the secrets? The businesses that still are alive with the dish carrying sale being the most vibrant and the families that have a recipe hidden away somewhere with a story, somewhere through recipe cards, or somewhere with their most elderly and wise of cooks. With each family crafting their own blend of broth, noodles, and flavoring there are overlapping recipe types that go under flavor categories of: alaea, shoyu, mushroom, shrimp, and beef types. While there are a few unique variations that use different carcasses or bones to make stock from like: chicken, pork, seafood, and vegetables. There are even types of saimin based on noodle sizes and richness of the broth. For example Dry Saimin is known for having a much stronger tasting broth than typical light flavored Saimin. Documentation has been tricky, since people in the islands were taught to be humble and not bring widespread attention to their families, which is polar opposite of todays social media scene and technology. Eldars, Middle Aged, and even youngsters all have a prepared speech to remain anonymous, even more so if they reveal their families way of doing the secret broth. When asked, some people said “Because im not one chef or professional saimin maker”, another answer was “It is peaceful when no one bothers you or your family”, or “my mom would roll in her grave if she knew i let out the family recipe, since it was specially made just for our family and no one else”. With the trust of sources being stayed anonymous and no direct profit group for selling the recipes there have been many stories that have emerged from the islands. It can be explained as dishes that had made their mark in the families they were cooked by, but have finally flown the nest for everyone else who lives in Hawaii to see. Dishes that are unique to certain areas and are different enough and tasty were listed in the highlighted groups of Saimin. Learning from the old stories that some do indeed include recipes are important for preservation and necessary to understand the ingredient limitations of the time period for certain dishes to maintain a taste of the era to respect the old while moving forward with the very close limitations. In regards to Saimin this hits especially hard with knowing that many of the Maui Saimin shops that were really good had shut their doors like: Hanaduda Saimin, House of Saimin, Suda Kihei Store, and The Nagata Store, just to say a few. There was also an urgency from the strength of Ramen shops had in its trendiness taking over the noodle soup wars, so it made an increased need to explore what is left of Saimin before there was no one left to reference from the time period.
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