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Eating Kalihi: Hidden sweets

Our Eating Kalihi series closes with a look at five sweet shops that are off the beaten path


By Mari Taketa

Sometimes, the best treats are hidden from view. Sometimes they come with the best stories and the nicest people. Here are five of Kalihi’s gems.

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Hidden sweets

How do I know all this? Samples, baby!

Rylen Sato, a KCC culinary grad, came home from managing restaurants in Las Vegas, looked around at the popcorn market, saw his opening and went nuts with the flavors. So far he's created more than six dozen, including chocolate-covered coffee, a Kalakoa multi-flavored fruity mix, and Holy Ghost, made with the ghost chili pepper, the hottest in the world. Holy Ghost is a best-seller and usually has a waiting list. I try the second hottest, Death by Habanero, and can only manage two.

Everyone here will happily pour you samples of anything you point to, which makes Primo the most fun of Kalihi's hidden sweets. And in case you're wondering, Grumpy Old Men = salt and vinegar, and Haole = white cheddar.

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You can read all of Mari’s blogs at www.nonstophonolulu.com/Deliriyum. Follow Mari on Twitter @NonStopMari or email at mari@nonstophonolulu.com.

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Melissa808 268 pts moderator

I was wondering why the comments were coming in! I thought they were for the first blog. And lo & behold, here are new snax. Yay snax!

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nonstopmari 245 pts moderator

 Melissa808 now can do lunch + dessert kalihi food tour, mmmmm

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Cat 132 pts

Eh, you sharing too many secrets! Nah, nah! Loved this blog :) Still a Kalihi girl at heart.

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nonstopmari 245 pts moderator

 Cat hey, i held back! craving bad now, tho, might have to make a run down there

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turkfontaine 202 pts

 nonstopmari ah ha! i wondered if CAT was going to pull that trigger, old time KV gangsta gal that we all know she is. this was a great post. you always get down to the un-boutique'd side of Oahu where it's always from here to eternity. thanks, Scrunch, you do good work.

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nonstopmari 245 pts moderator

 turkfontaine thnx turk :) when i have time i'm going to head over to the other side of town, tell some stories from there

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EurekaGal 22 pts

 turkfontaine  nonstopmari Who is this "Scrunch"?

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nonstopmari 245 pts moderator

 EurekaGal don't ask. i'm just glad i'm not bondo.

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About Mari Taketa

Mari Taketa is a dedicated eater who's as opinionated as she is hungry. She covered everything from neighborhood mom-and-pop places to ethnic eateries to fine dining restaurants on Honolulu's dining scene for Metromix Honolulu and The Honolulu Advertiser's TGIF. Before that, she ate her way through Vietnam, Scotland and Japan, where she lived, traveled or worked, after recovering from a journalism career that included stints as editor-in-chief of Hawaii Business magazine and reporter and editor at The Associated Press. Her goals are to always be hungry for more, and to always want to know what's around the next corner.

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