Nikumaki

Tiny little window next to Sam’s kitchen. Umm… miso soup and taiyaki was microwaved… How would I know? There’s a cupboard, a counter, a fridge, a hot water dispenser, a girl, her laptop, and a microwave.

«Rice Ball that rolled pork!»
Love the Engrish slogan.
This little stand just opened September 1^st of this year, next to Sam’s Kitchen in Waikiki, off Royal Hawaiian next to DFS. They sell a variety of little snack food. We had the «Pork Wrapped Rice Ball», basically bacon wrapped riceball flavored with Miso mayo sauce garnished with green onions. Very good.
This stand appealed to my cravings of having fresh taiyaki (Japanese fish shaped cake filled with red bean). I could never get to catch the taiyaki workers at Shirokiya (a large Japanese department store in Oahu) to make me a fresh one rather than the prepackaged ones. Perfect timing.
It was delicious. Nice and somewhat crispy in some areas. Warm and yummy.
The guy working the stand was really friendly. We couldn’t decide what to get as this stuff looks like some fusion stuff some Japanese person made up, and he had some Top Four hits he wrote out. Definitely helped.
Stop by if you’re walking around the International Market craving a little snack.