Jack Edwards, who previously lived in Kapolei and now lives in Billings, Montana, says, “Broke da mouth” is his favorite local saying.
"When I moved to Hawaiʻi in 1984, I become good friends with local boys while playing in softball leagues together. They were always trying to get me to eat local food like tako poke and sashimi. The first time I tried poke they got a good laugh watching me try it for the first time. One of the boys looked at me and said, 'Broke da mouth.' I’m like, what did you say? He said, 'Broke da mouth' again, and we all cracked up! After living on Oʻahu for 40 years, I recently moved back to the Mainland. I still say 'Broke da mouth' a lot whenever I’m out to dinner or commenting on my wife’s cooking."
“Broke da mout'” is a Hawaiian Pidgin idiom often paired with the word ʻono meaning tasty or delicious.
Pictured: Sashimi from Nori Bar Waikīkī's rollmakase experience ($85 per person), which is available until today, Oct. 23, at the eatery’s Waikīkī location.
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