Saimin is a
noodle soup dish developed in and unique to
Hawaii. Inspired by
Japanese ramen,
Chinese mein, and
Filipino pancit, saimin was developed during Hawaii's
plantation era. It is a
soup dish of soft wheat egg noodles served in hot
dashi (stock from Japanese
bonito fish or
shrimp). Unlike ramen, saimin noodles contain eggs and tend to crinkle when cooked. It is garnished with green onions, baby
bok choy or
Chinese cabbage,
kamaboko (steamed fish cake),
Char siu (Chinese barbecue pork), sliced luncheon meat (
SPAM is the most popular choice) or Portuguese sausage (
linguiça), and nori (seaweed wafers), among other additions. Japanese pot stickers, called
gyoza, as well as Chinese
wonton, are usually added for special occasions. A pan-fried version, primarily inspired by Filipino pancit, is also popular, especially at carnivals, fair grounds, and catered parties.
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