Noodle Fest Hawaii

A lineup of culinary talent, including a dozen different restaurant booths, will showcase noodle dishes from Japan, China, Korea, Thailand, Italy and other countries around the world. Attendees will have the opportunity to take a stroll through “Ramen Walk,” featuring various local ramen restaurants. Other features include a celebrity chef cooking demonstration, spicy noodle challenge, udon speed- eating contests, and live music from local artists.
Central to the inaugural year’s celebration is saimin, a unique noodle dish with roots in Hawaii’s plantation history. Saimin brings together flavors and ingredients from many different immigrant cultures — Japanese ramen, Chinese mein and Filipino pancit — which will be highlighted at Noodle Fest Hawaii.