What do you do when two unconventional new musubi show up around town? Put them head to head, of course, to see if either is worthy. Here's the other half of Battle Musubi: Don Quijote's one-pound monster. What? 7-Eleven Hawaii’s…
What? Vegans, vegetarians and people who like trying new things, it’s time to rejoice! 7-Eleven has a new spicy vegetable manapua. So no meat and a little heat. Every single thing you need to know I tried to figure out…
What? 7-Eleven Hawaii gave us a li hing mui Spam musubi before coming out with a product that actually makes sense, the new Li Hing Mui Slurpee. (Please bring back that Spam musubi, 7-Eleven Hawaii. It was odd, but good.…
What? 7-Eleven’s new Char Siu Look Fun Noodle Soup combines look fun noodles made fresh in Chinatown, char siu pork from Hawaii Food Products, and choy sum in a broth that’s made using chicken and beef bouillon with Chinese five…
What? The sandwiches you usually see at a convenience store are all obligatory varieties and a potpourri of protein. There’s tuna, egg salad and PB&J. You’ll also see ones with cold cut favorites — turkey, ham or turkey AND ham.…
What? Without its wrapper, 7-Eleven’s new Craft Fish Patty Musubi looks like a musubi with the most generous block of Spam that has ever graced a bed of rice. But instead of pork, this thick slab is primarily made…
What? 7-Eleven Hawaii has a few entrees in its fresh food section inspired by Filipino cuisine and it added another with its Fried Pork Belly and Pancit Bento. It features patches of pork, pancit, and vegetables on top a bed…
What? 7-Eleven Hawaii’s followup to its Tonkotsu Pork Ramen is the new Shoyu Ramen, or as it says on its label repetitively, “Shoyu Ramen Noodle Soup.” Its label also says it has ramen noodles, boneless pork shoulder butt and pork…
What? Paying $3.19 for 7-Eleven’s Miso Salmon & Furikake Kombu Musubi Roll may make you scoff because that price is closer to 7-Eleven’s cheapest bento than its most inexpensive musubi. But it’s also intriguing because the combination sounds like a…
What? Looking at 7-Eleven’s Chili Bean Bento, it’s hard to ignore the fact that the ingredient ratio makes it appear Chili Island is floating on the White Rice Ocean. This looks unappealing because I’m so used to seeing the opposite…
What? When it comes to McDonald’s pies in Hawaii, we’re doubly fortunate. Our state is one of the few places in the country that still offers McDonald’s fried pies. Most regions have to stuff their pieholes with soft-baked versions. Hawaii…
What? If you buy 7-Eleven Hawaii’s new Tonkotsu Pork Ramen, do not look at the nutrition facts affixed to the bottom of the bowl. I repeat. Do not look at the nutrition facts on the bottom of the bowl. This…
