Hanura Saimin is one of those eating establishments that is described as "where the local eats". Many cultures have a noodle and broth dish and Saimin is Hawaii's version. You add a variety of meats to the basic noodle dish.
We have visited this restaurant several times each year and I have always wondered about this homemade concoction among on the condiments on the table. It is difficult to see, but there are a collection of small peppers in the bottom of the liquid. These peppers always scared me off, but we saw these young couple add some to their Saimin. Cindy asked what it was. We thought the said pepper water, but it tastes like vinegar. They were right and it was good stuff.
One more thing. When I read the Wikipedia article about Saimin, there was a section explaining that Saimin was a local dish sold at Hawaiin McDonalds because one of the original McDonald franchise owners wanted it on the menu. I have searched and verified this is the case, but we stopped at one of the McDonalds we regularly drive past and it was not on the menu for that establishment. Maybe we are on the wrong island.
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