Some of the best food is often found in the most unassuming places: a greasy hole in the wall, a push cart, or, in this case, an old coconut shack across from Sunset Beach on Oahu鈥檚 North Shore.
Brothers Alex, Travis, and Koa Smith opened the last fall after 24-year-old Travis returned from a stint modeling in Manhattan. While in New York, he discovered the demand for superfood-enhanced drinks and began experimenting with recipes, selling his concoctions at farmers鈥 markets. 鈥淚 got amazing feedback,鈥 says Travis, 鈥渂ut at the end of the聽day, it wasn鈥檛 home for me.鈥 So he moved back to Hawaii, slapped a fresh coat of paint on聽that shack, and got to work.
The tiny hut now serves up a variety of teas and coffees containing such purported wellness boosters as deer-antler velvet, chaga mushrooms, and Siberian ginseng to a long list of the 颅area鈥檚 best professional surfers, including John John Florence, Jamie O鈥橞rien, and . 聽
Though drinks are their specialty, the brothers, who have no formal culinary training, also managed to create the perfect summer snack: a hollowed-out papaya filled with exotic fruits, almond butter, coconut, and bee pollen.聽
鈥淟ots of places do great acai bowls,鈥 says 22-year-old Koa, who鈥檚 also a pro surfer. 鈥淪o we figured we鈥檇 try a papaya bowl instead. It鈥檚 really raw and beautiful.鈥 Just like summer.聽
DIY Papaya Bowl
Can鈥檛 get to Oahu? Make聽this papaya bowl yourself.聽
Ingredients:
- 1 papaya
- 1 star fruit
- 1 handful granola
- 1 tablespoon聽
- almond butter
- 1 handful聽
- blueberries
- 1 handful goji聽
- berries
- 1 handful聽
- cacao nibs
- 搂 banana
- Coconut 颅shavings, bee pollen, and local honey to taste
顿颈谤别肠迟颈辞苍蝉:听Slice the papaya up the center and scoop out the seeds. Slice the star fruit and tuck one slice into each side of hollowed-out papaya. Fill papaya to just below the brim with the granola. Drizzle one spoonful of the almond butter over granola. Add blueberries, goji berries, and cacao nibs until full. Sprinkle on the coconut shavings and bee pollen. Place three slices of 颅banana at the edge of each papaya half. Drizzle with honey and enjoy.