today we made our way over to the north shore of oahu and took in some of the sites. along the way we stopped and ate a couple local style snacks. we had shave ice at matsumoto's grocery store. a photo shows the end of a pineapple and coconut with sweetened condensed milk and adzuki beans. adzuki beans are a red bean cooked in simple syrup - made popular in hawaii by japanese immigrants (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azuki_bean). this style of shave ice is definitely a good example of how cultures have blended in hawaii over the years. we also stopped by giovanni's famous shrimp for a mid afternoon snack. we sampled their scampi plate lunch - loaded with toasted garlic and lots of butter - along with a side of hot sauce, it hit the spot.
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