Hawaii chef's ahi roll tops at national contest

By Star-Advertiser staff

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 16, 2012

~~<p>Foodland corporate chef Keoni Chang took Hawaii's favorite ingredients and flavors to a national contest and came back with top honors earlier this month. Chang's Deconstructed Ahi California Roll beat out 356 other recipes and earned him the honorary title of Grand Chef at the Food Marketing Institute's Supermarket Chef Showdown.</p>
<p>It's no doubt the chef's experience with poke recipes for Foodland's seafood department contributed to his success in the competition. The winning dish combines fresh seared ahi cubes with crab, avocado and scallions in a sesame oil/soy base.</p>
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Foodland corporate chef Keoni Chang took Hawaii's favorite ingredients and flavors to a national contest and came back with top honors earlier this month. Chang's Deconstructed Ahi California Roll beat out 356 other recipes and earned him the honorary title of Grand Chef at the Food Marketing Institute's Supermarket Chef Showdown.

It's no doubt the chef's experience with poke recipes for Foodland's seafood department contributed to his success in the competition. The winning dish combines fresh seared ahi cubes with crab, avocado and scallions in a sesame oil/soy base. Login for more...