When in Maui, Would You Rather Sample The Famous Banana Bread or the Flavorful Maui Beef?

Would You Rather Wednesday! 

Maui Beef

      Richard and I were not aware that Maui is known for its beef. The Maui Cattle Company partners with six different ranches, each offering acres and acres of land for the cows to graze. One of the most famous partners is Hana Ranch . Hana Ranch is a working cattle ranch in Hana, on the island of Maui. The ranch is 3,600 - 4,00 acre ranch that nurtures 2,000 cattle. They are all grass fed until fattened, making it an ethical and humane choice (their words). 

      Hana Ranch offers their beef at 2 spots: The Hana Burger Truck  and at their restaurant/bakery Provisions . Richard loves hamburgers so we decided to visit Provisions in Paia, Maui. I ordered some smaller salad dishes and Richard ordered their burger. There are only a few toppings added so you can really appreciate the flavor of the beef. He could not talking about how incredible it was. So I stole a bite...It really was amazing. I am not a big burger lover and I have to tell you the darn thing was so full of flavor and juicy as well! We were converted to Maui beef fans. 

     For the duration of the trip, wherever we went for lunch or dinner we would ask if they have Maui beef products. The unfortunate thing is, not many large restaurants carry the product because Hana farms could not keep up with the demand. They have partnered with smaller restaurants along with other ranches from the Maui Cattle Company to supply great quality and great tasting beef products. It's ruined our enjoyment of beef back at home. 

Banana Bread

     Before we even left for our trip to Maui, we had friends and family telling us all about the must try banana bread not only on the island but most importantly on the Road to Hana. So me, being a sweets lover was pretty darn excited about eating banana bread the whole road trip. Our first few nights in Maui were in a small town called Haiku. We stayed at a bed and breakfast, which of course included breakfast. We woke after a long day of travel the previous day to find coffee, greek yogurt, fresh fruit, and banana bread waiting for us. It was moist, it was bursting with banana flavor, and most importantly it was fresh (the owner had it delivered each morning). WOW!

    During our travels on the Road to Hana there were numerous stops where "the best banana bread" was being offered. We held out and bought ours from a Hana Farms stand. There are so many varieties to choose from: banana and chocolate chunk, banana coconut, banana and macadamia nuts, banana macadamia nuts and chocolate, and more! I must reveal, that after trying some at another hotel and receiving a small loaf after a luau, they are all good. Maui and likely the rest of Hawaii is good at making banana bread. Sure banana bread is simple and I am sure your mother or grandma has a great recipe, but using local bananas and baking it fresh everyday makes this one of a kind in my 

books.

Our choice

It's obvious, Rich prefers the beef and I the banana bread.