Is Maui the Next Haven for Foodie Tourists?

Travel Blog • Joanna Kakissis • 11.10.08 | 10:00 AM ET

Photo by alesh via Flickr (Creative Commons).

Wouldn’t you love to eat a feast of hand-harvested vegetables and fruit, served with fish and tofu, amid the kaleidoscopic colors of Hawaii? Maui farmers and restaurateurs have partnered to power a locally sourced cuisine that intrigued E magazine’s Lori Shinn.

The organic farms, some powered by solar energy, grow their own coffee as well as exotic treats such as abiu, chocolate sapote (see photo), lychee, soursop and tamarind. Shinn sampled Maui cuisine while biking through trails lined by mangos and papayas. Sounds like heaven.