I am not an adventuresome eater. When I was a little kid traveling with my grandparents, all I would eat was hamburgers and chicken. I remember meeting avocados and shrimp and bean sprouts for the first time on a trip to CA with my grandmother when I was ten, not available in Ohio in those days. My mom overcooked everything -- I didn't rediscover fresh vegetables and non-fried fish until I was in graduate school! My grandmother was all all about "new taste thrills" which involved getting chocolate covered ants and canned kangaroo meat as Christmas gifts. I have a great fear of getting sick to my stomach. I remember od'ing on bing cherries once, and after literally seeing them come out my nose, not eating them for a decade.
On my trip to Hawaii I decided to maintain a balance between health, indulgence, and adventure. I wanted to maintain my weight, enjoy my vacation, and try a few new things. Here's the list of things I tried: Poke (evidently a raw-fish salsa-appetizer thingy), lilikai mango frozen popsicle, Thai chicken curry (curry just means in sauce -- they served the inflammatory spice on the side), Thai iced tea with coconut milk, green papaya (or was it mango?) salad, barbecued shrimp from a shrimp truck, lychee sorbet. OK, not all that adventurous, but I didn't gain an ounce, I never went hungry, and I didn't get sick!
Hula Pie -- after you eat one of these, you don't want to even think about doing the hula!
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