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-[[Image:Gerald Farinas saimin at Shiro's Saimin Haven in Hawaii.JPG|thumb|200px|Saimin is a plantation era inspired delicacy unique to Hawaii. It includes elements from Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Hawaiian and Portuguese cultures.]]
-[[Image:likelikedriveinnsign.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Likelike Drive Inn's neon sign on Keeaumoku Street continues to invite people to fresh, home cooked saimin since 1953. Open 24 hours, it's a popular after prom stop for teens in tuxedos and gowns.]]
-'''Saimin''' is a [[noodle soup]] dish developed in and unique to [[Hawaii]].  Inspired by [[Cuisine of Japan|Japanese]] [[udon]], [[Chinese cuisine|Chinese]] [[mein]], and [[Cuisine of the Philippines|Filipino]] [[pancit]], saimin was developed during Hawaii's [[Territory of Hawaii|plantation era]]. It is a [[soup]] dish of soft wheat egg noodles served in hot ''[[dashi]]'' (stock from Japanese [[bonito]] fish or [[shrimp]]).  Saimin noodles tend to crinkle when cooked, similarly to Japanese [[ramen]] (which is often incorrectly called saimin by locals).  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 (food)|Spam]] is the most popular choice) or Portuguese sausage (''[[linguica|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.
-==Origins==
-Saimin is a compound of two Chinese words {{lang|zh|細麵}}: {{lang|zh|細}} ([[pinyin]]: ''xì'', [[Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese]]: ''sai''), meaning thin, and {{lang|zh|麵}} (''miàn'', ''mein''), meaning noodle.  Saimin is recognized as a traditional state dish in Hawaii, taking into consideration the various historic and cultural significances of its creation.  The dish is composed of elements taken from each of the original [[sugarcane]] and [[pineapple]] [[plantation]] laborer ethnicities of the early 20th century: [[Chinese American|Chinese]], [[Filipino Americans|Filipino]], [[Japanese American|Japanese]], [[Korean American|Korean]], [[native Hawaiians|Hawaiian]], [[Portugal|Portuguese]].
-As plantation laborers got home to their families in rented plantation lots or shacks, each family would begin cooking dinner.  Sometimes, such meals became communal as a means of saving money.  Every family would offer an ingredient they were able to spare.  The Filipino family might have some extra [[green onion]]s growing in their yard, the Portuguese family might have leftover sausage, the Hawaiian family's chickens might have laid a couple extra eggs, the Korean family might have [[bok choy]] unused from making [[kimchi]].  They would all throw their ingredients into the pot and share.  It was through these communal meals that the [[Hawaiian Pidgin]] language was developed so they could all understand one another, borrowing words and phrases from each others' language and piecing them together.  In some ways, saimin gave birth to Hawaii's becoming well known as a haven of multicultural harmony today.
-== Popularization ==
-Saimin was first popularized as a fast food dish at [[Honolulu Stadium]] on King and Isenberg streets.  As local residents watched [[Babe Ruth]], [[Joe DiMaggio]] or their favorite high school football teams play on the field, fans rushed to the snack stands for a warm bag of boiled peanuts and a cup of hot saimin.  For the first time, [[hot dog]]s and [[hamburger]]s were beat out at an American ballpark as the choice spectator snack.
-The types of places in Hawaii where saimin is served today is a testament to the popularity of the dish and its importance to the local residents. Only in Hawaii is saimin served at all sporting venues alongside hot dogs and hamburgers, at popular national [[fast food]] chains like [[McDonald's]] and [[Jack in the Box]] as well as in the finest, high-end restaurants of the islands.  A healthy alternative to most school meals, many public schools offer saimin as a regular option for students every day of the school year.{{Fact|date=April 2007}}
-==Historic saimin establishments==
-Several saimin establishments including saimin noodle factories and restaurants have become local landmarks in Hawaii and have attracted out-of-state visitors who have ventured off the traditional tourist beaten paths.  Many of these establishments have been officially designated by the [[Hawaii|State of Hawaii]] as places of historic interest. Among such establishments are Likelike Drive Inn and Washington Saimin on Oahu, and Hamura's Saimin on Kauai.
-== McDonald's saimin ==
-McDonald's, an American fast-food giant based in [[Oak Brook, Illinois]], became aware of the saimin phenomenon in the islands in the late 1960s.  [[Maurice J. Sullivan]], legendary Hawai‘i [[entrepreneur]] and owner of [[FoodLand|Foodland Super Market Limited]], had purchased and opened the first McDonald's restaurant in Hawai‘i in 1968 at his flagship grocery store.  He opened several more McDonald's franchises and for 12 straight months, McDonald's Hawai‘i became the highest grossing group of franchises in the world.  Sullivan wanted to serve his favorite meal at his McDonald's restaurants, saimin, knowing all too well that his restaurants would boom with its introduction to the menu.
-Sullivan invited executives from McDonald's corporation, including owner business tycoon [[Ray Kroc]], for dinner at two family-owned, "hole-in-the-wall" saimin stands in Honolulu.  They ate at Washington Saimin and Boulevard Saimin.  That night, Sullivan convinced Kroc to expand McDonald's menu for the first time in its corporate history to include a local "ethnic" food.  Researchers worked extensively with ''Washington Saimin'' to develop a recipe for McDonald's Hawaii.  Sullivan secured deals with a local saimin noodle factory, fishcake supplier and a Japanese company, [[Ajinomoto]], to manufacture a special soup base.
-Saimin is today one of McDonald's Hawaii restaurant's most popular menu items.  Later, Sullivan introduced the breakfast platters of: Portuguese sausage, eggs and steamed white rice; Spam, eggs and rice; and a Breakfast deluxe, a combination of the two, to his menu, capitalizing on more local food phenomena.
-==Cultural intrigue==
-Having become a unique cultural phenomenon, saimin is often the focus of study by scholars from colleges and universities worldwide.  Only recently, saimin has been introduced to [[Chicago, Illinois]]; [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]; [[Los Angeles, California]]; [[San Francisco, California]]; [[Seattle, Washington]]; [[England]] and [[Japan]].
-==Sources==
-* [http://starbulletin.com/2002/01/27/news/story10.html ''Aiko Hamura'', Leila Fujimori, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, January 27, 2002]
-* [http://www.hormel.com/templates/knowledge/knowledge.asp?id=555&catitemid=45 ''Asian Noodles'', Our Kitchen, Hormel Foods, 2004]
-* [http://starbulletin.com/2001/09/05/features/story1.html ''Gambling on a Good Meal'', Betty Shimabukuro, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, September 5, 2001]
-* [http://www.keithpr.com/2jb/manapua.html ''Got Manapua'', Kyle Tatsumoto and Keith Kamisugi, Nichi Bei Times, 2001]
-* [http://archive.mauitime.com/v07/v07iss19/feat.html ''Noodlemania: Hawaii's melting pot is a bowl of saimin'', Marnie Masuda, Maui Time Weekly, November 6, 2003]
-* [http://starbulletin.com/97/09/10/features/story1.html ''Saimin'', Catherine Kekoa Enomoto, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, September 10, 1997]
-* [http://www.khnl.com/Global/story.asp?S=760588 ''Shige's Saimin Stand'', Lyle Galdera, KHNL, April 27, 2002]
-* Joan Clarke, [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=ZYw1r43NkR&isbn=0964335913&itm=23 Local Food: What to Eat in Hawaii], Namkoong Publishing, 1997
-* Rachel Laudan, [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=ZYw1r43NkR&isbn=0824817788&itm=5 Food of Paradise: Exploring Hawaii's Culinary Heritage], University of Hawaii Press, 1996
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