Oʻahu Market

Honolulu


An institution since 1904, this market sells everything an Asian-food cook needs: ginger root, quail eggs, jasmine rice, luscious slabs of tuna, long beans and salted jellyfish. It's always crowded with shoppers, from homemakers to office workers. Amidst the medley of spice smells, you'll catch a whiff of the harbor just steps away.


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