Hawaiian Days
- Mark W. Reinhardt
- Jul 26, 2014
- 2 min read
There’s no more exciting time during the week than Tuesday afternoon. That’s when the U.S. Postal person delivers the weekly supermarket sale circulars to my mailbox. As a vegan, I love to look at these to give me a sense of what mainstream folks are eating. Indeed, the front pages of these fliers are a great indication of what’s “trending” (as the Twitter folks would say) in the world of food.
The front page of last week’s Albertson’s flier had a big headline that said “Hawaiian Days” in large, red letters. Cool, I thought. This will teach me all about what Hawaiians eat. What I learned was quite a surprise:
Hawaiians must love foods and kitchenware that come from cities in other states. The front page of the Albertson’s Hawaiian Days circular featured “St. Louis Style” spareribs, “New York Strip” steak and “Chicago” cutlery.
Rotisserie chickens were also featured, for $4.99 each. Hmmm… I always thought Hawaiians cooked pigs on their rotisseries. Maybe they’ve downsized.
Grapes? Do Hawaiians grow grapes? And big jugs of cows’ milk??? Somehow I just can’t imagine those naked native dudes paddling their outrigger canoes with milk mustaches.
Alaskan king crab and salmon are apparently very big in Hawaii too. (Are we sure we’ve got the right state?)
And, finally, Hawaiians must love sugary treats. There were lots of different kinds of kids’ cereal, candy bars and soft drinks on Albertson’s Hawaiian Days page. That puzzled me at first, but then it became crystal clear. There must be sugar plantations all over Hawaii. Of course they’d like Frosted Toast Crunch cereal!
I must say I’m disappointed in myself. When I saw “Hawaiian Days” I figured Albertson’s was having specials on pineapple and poi and coconuts and the like. But the new Hawaii apparently loves Twix bars and Bar S “Meat” Franks. (…and here I thought the only bars in Hawaii were at the edge of pools in fancy hotels or hovering over limbo dancers.) The lesson is clear. I’ve got to get out more. I’m clearly out of touch. Albertson’s and Hawaii are where things are trending.
Mark W. Reinhardt is an attorney, writer, and long-time vegan who makes his home in Denver. He is the author of numerous articles and of the book “The Perfectly Contented Meat Eaters Guide to Vegetarianism”. New, autographed copies of Mark's book can be purchased here.
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