so, the japanese, the chinese, the koreans, the filipinos, the portuguese. anthony: if indeed all history can be explained by what s on your plate this is a prime example. behold, the plate lunch. the most identifiable, and essential, feature of the plate lunch is this. a big scoop, or two, of white rice and potato mac salad. there is nothing more hawaiian. served alongside a protein like chicken katsu. or this hamburger steak, burger-like patty drowned in dark, sinister, sticky, shiny gravy. or, furikake ahi, seared ahi with nori and sesame seed. daniel: oh my gosh, that looks beautiful. anthony: oh yeah, that s gonna work. oh. all right. i sit this right on top of the rice? daniel: yeah, yep. you want to get some mac salad too on there too. anthony: gonna get that sinister gravy on. oh, dude. look what we re eating. daniel: right, yeah. anthony: okay, they may not be hawaiian but they are now. they are fundamentally local. i mean, this food, this most
no, no but you re from hawaii that makes you hawaiian. and it was like, no. and then what i realize is like here in hawaii we identify ourselves ethnically versus geographically. like, there s no way that he and i would call ourselves hawaiian. we d get our ass kicked. by a hawaiian. anthony: how many generations does it take? i mean, who qualifies as hawaiian in your view? mark: to me a hawaiian is a kanaka maoli, is a native of the land. it s in your blood, your koko. you come from a lineage of native hawaiian people. anthony: what s your feeling here? andrew: i do feel like i m hawaiian in a sense. you know, because it s, like, my place. but culturally it s a different story. anthony: well let me ask you this, you re saying you re not hawaiian? mark: no. anthony: what s your feeling about spam? mark: i love, i love spam. anthony: so you re hawaiian. mark: i m from hawaii. i m born and raised, gonna die 808. anthony: the owners of ethel s are a sort of typic
there is nothing more hawaiian. served alongside a protein like chicken katsu. or this hamburger steak, burger-like patty drowned in dark, sinister, sticky, shiny gravy. or, furikake ahi, seared ahi with nori and sesame seed. daniel: oh my gosh, that looks beautiful. anthony: oh yeah, that s gonna work. oh. all right. i sit this right on top of the rice? daniel: yeah, yep. you want to get some mac salad too on there too. anthony: gonna get that sinister gravy on. oh, dude. look what we re eating. daniel: right, yeah. anthony: okay, they may not be hawaiian but they are now. they are fundamentally local. i mean, this food, this most delicious, let s be honest, delicious. this is not healthy eating. daniel: yeah, and we re kind of paying the price for it right now in the health of the state, which is terrible. as i take a bite of hamburger and brown gravy. anthony: yeah but it s, like i said, it s so good.
you introduce christianity to us we gonna do em the best. whatever you re gonna introduce to us, we re gonna do it the best! anthony: our christianity s better than yours, i love it. so, you ve really disappointed me you have in no way lived up to your reputation as mean, unwelcoming, inward looking, hostile. admit it, it s a calculated strategy. hano-hano: yes. anthony: and i ll leave with a message. if you re watching this show i hope your heart is swelling with admiration. but bottom line, don t come here. group: yeah!
rice and potato mac salad. there is nothing more hawaiian. served alongside a protein like chicken katsu. or this hamburger steak, burger-like patty drowned in dark, sinister, sticky, shiny gravy. or, furikake ahi, seared ahi with nori and sesame seed. daniel: oh my gosh, that looks beautiful. anthony: oh yeah, that s gonna work. oh. all right. i sit this right on top of the rice? daniel: yeah, yep. you want to get some mac salad too on there too. anthony: gonna get that sinister gravy on. oh, dude. look what we re eating. daniel: right, yeah. anthony: okay, they may not be hawaiian but they are now. they are fundamentally local. i mean, this food, this most delicious, let s be honest, delicious. this is not healthy eating. daniel: yeah, and we re kind of paying the price for it right now in the health of the state, which is terrible. as i take a bite of hamburger