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title: 'We Went to Hawaii to Find the Best Hawaiian Snacks'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=1wsLa9Hy9jM'
video_id: '1wsLa9Hy9jM'
date: 2026-07-25
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# We Went to Hawaii to Find the Best Hawaiian Snacks

> Source: [We Went to Hawaii to Find the Best Hawaiian Snacks](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1wsLa9Hy9jM)

## Summary

The Real Deal family reviews exclusive Hawaiian snacks purchased during their trip to Hawaii, rating each one for flavor and uniqueness. The video features pineapple sour strips, Maui onion chips, pineapple shortbread cookies, chocolate-covered macadamia nuts, chocolate-covered pineapple gummy bears, ube shortbread, and hurricane popcorn.

### Key Points

- **Pineapple Sour Strips** [00:58] — Family rates pineapple sour strips highly, with scores ranging from 4.5 to 5 out of 5. They are described as delicious and sour, a must-try from Hawaii.
- **Maui Onion Potato Chips** [02:07] — Maui onion chips get ratings of 4.5 and 5, with one giving 5.5. They have a sweet onion flavor reminiscent of French onion soup.
- **Pineapple Shortbread Cookies** [03:17] — These cookies are soft, gooey, and not too sweet. Ratings range from 4 to 4.3 out of 5.
- **Chocolate-Covered Macadamia Nuts** [04:37] — Likened to Nutella and Twix, these nuts are buttery and chocolaty. Scores are 4.5 to 4.9 out of 5.
- **Chocolate-Covered Pineapple Gummy Bears** [06:21] — A unique combination that works well. Both father and son give it a 5 out of 5, calling it 'fire.'
- **Ube Shortbread** [07:48] — Ube (purple yam) shortbread cookies are described as a good plain cookie but not as exciting as others. Scores range from 3 to 4 out of 5.
- **Hurricane Popcorn** [09:03] — This mochi crunch with nori is the only letdown. It's colorful but not tasty, scoring 2.5 out of 5.
- **Final Favorites** [10:38] — Favorites include pineapple sour strips, Maui onion chips, and chocolate-covered macadamia nuts. The family plans to return to Hawaii for more snacks.

### Conclusion

Overall, the family enjoyed most Hawaiian snacks, especially the Maui onion chips and chocolate-covered macadamia nuts, while the hurricane popcorn was a disappointment. They recommend trying the pineapple sour strips and other unique treats from Hawaii.

## Transcript

Yo, what's up everybody? Welcome back to the Real Deal family. We got a special BACK FROM WHERE? >> HAWAII. >> YEAH, we just got back from Hawaii. We had an absolute blast. We went to a
luau. We went to UTVs. We explored the whole island, the beach, the pool, the lagoons, and we ate some amazing food. So today we're going to rate some exclusive and limited edition Hawaiian snacks we got from Hawaii for you guys.
favorite part of the trip? >> Jet skiing. Dad loves it. >> Jet skiing. Yes, we got some footage of that. We're going to drop that sometime in the next episode or two. But in the meantime, we're going to get these
meantime, we're going to get these snacks popping. Mom, go. LET'S GO. WO. >> WO. FIRST THING UP, WE GOT PINEAPPLE SOUR STRIPS. OH MAN, the pineapple sour bells. Who loves sour bells?
>> Oh, I love sour bells. I love anything sour. People, drop a comment if you like sour. People, drop a comment if you like sour snacks. Oh, let's get it popping. >> Just so you guys know, Hawaii is very well known for what? Pineapple. So, a
lot of the stuff we got today is going to be pineapple flavored. >> Oh, that smells delicious. I know this. All right, here goes. Cheers everybody.
>> Oh, that's hot. >> That's so good. >> That's so good. >> Real deal. Stamp of approval. >> That's so good. >> Give that a rating out of five.
>> OUT OF FIVE, I GIVE that 4.5. >> I'm going five. >> I'm going five, too. >> I'm going five. You know what? I'm going to go 4.8. You know why? >> What? I I would like it a little bit
>> that's right. >> 4.8. Fire. >> If you go to Hawaii, get yourself some pineapple sour bounce. If you don't go online. Who knows? All right, we're off to the next snack. Mom, hit us WITH THE
>> OH, GOOD CATCH. >> Maui onion potato chips. >> Oo, that Maui. The Maui. All right, let's get it. Maui is one of the islands in Hawaii for those who didn't know. Oh,
okay. Okay. It's a very unique flavor. Almost feels like a French onion soup or something like that. Sweet onion. >> All right, let's go. >> Oh my. >> No.
>> No. >> No. >> Smack. >> Stamp of approval. No. Oh my god. Hawaii go. >> We actually didn't try any of these
snacks over there with some amazing restaurants, but these snacks are absolutely fire. I'm giving this a 4.5. >> I'm giving this a five. I LOVE I GIVE A 5.5. >> OOH, 5.5 out of five. That didn't even
make sense. But you know what? I love it. Yo, >> Hawaii, you coming with that fire, baby. Let's go. We're off to an amazing start right now. You know what time it is? SNACK NUMBER THREE. LET'S GO. WO!
SNACK NUMBER THREE. LET'S GO. WO! Pineapple shortbread cookies. Oh, let's >> Yo, I love shortbread. Who loves shortbread? Drop. >> you never had shortbread. >> Are you sure?
>> Oh, they come in these little Oh, they come in these little bags. >> FIVE STAR PACKAGING. >> Five star packaging. Pineapple filling.
right, let's go. Let's open this up. >> Oo. >> Oh, that smells horrible. >> All right, you going to open it? Okay, we going to open it first. I can't wait. I'm biting into it. Let's go. Cheers.
>> Oh, >> the texture. Yeah, the texture is so >> It's soft. It's gooey. sweet,
short strawberry bread. It's not too sweet. It's beautiful. >> I'm going to give this a 4.3 out of 10. >> I'm giving it a four cuz I really like >> Yeah. >> M. That's so good. Yo, Hawaii.
>> All right, let's go. >> All right, next snack. MOM, HIT US. >> WA! GOOD CATCH. WHO WE GOT? >> WE GOT CHOCOLATE COVERED MACADAMIA NUTS. >> OOH, let's go. I like I like chocolate covered anything. For those who didn't
there's a lot of fun facts today. I can't even open this. But macadamia nuts are grown in Hawaii. That's why there's a lot of macadamia nuts. There's a lot of ube. There's a lot of pineapple. So,
those are the things Hawaii is known for. I'm just I'm just yapping right now got? Oh, >> that's beautiful. Fancy. Fancy. >> Fancy. Fancy is right. Nice packaging. All right. There you go. You get the
Yeah, >> it does look like a Reese's. Good job, also has the juice. >> Oh, it's like a dark chocolate. All right. So, macademia nuts are really buttery and I thought, you already
>> tastes like Nutella. >> Yeah, that's really good chocolate. >> Oh, that's bad. or like a It's almost like Nutella. >> Yeah. >> I'm going 4.5 out of five.
>> I taste like a Twix. Like, >> bro, what are you talking about? >> Chocolate. >> Are you eating the same thing as us? >> 4.9. >> 4.9. Let's go.
>> Yeah, me too. I got to agree with Ky. >> Yeah, I'm going 4.5. Yo, everything's been over a four. >> Yeah. Yo, Hawaii. We coming back. Let's >> IT'S BETTER THAN AMERICA SNACKS. >> Hawaii isn't America, bro.
>> Hawaii isn't America, bro. >> No. NEXT SNACK. >> OH, GOOD CATCH, KYLE. What we got? >> Chocolatecovered pineapple gummy bear.
>> Chocolatecovered pineapple gummy bear. >> Oo, let's go. This is so unique. Like, >> have you ever heard of a chocolatecovered gummy bear? Let alone a pineapple flavor. And then I can't open it. I got two.
>> You got the strongest kids on your side. >> What happens? What happened? I'm struggling right here. Oh, there we go. I open it upside down. What we got? >> Well, okay. So, it's a little bit melted >> cuz I guess cuz we traveled with it, we
should have put it in the fridge. >> But, it smells good. >> I know this one will be fire. Heads up. Let's go.
>> Yeah. >> The texture on the gummy bears is >> All right. The chocolate on it just adds so much. >> I'm giving this a five. I don't care. I'm giving this a five, too. M. This is
>> Yeah, >> so good. I just want more, but we got more sex to eat. Come on, HIT US WITH THE NEXT ONE. OH, MY BALL. LET'S GO. OH, we got a Hawaiian shortbread making Damian ube. Oh my goodness. This is
Hawaii on Hawaii right here. So, ube is purple and that's why these shortbread nice packaging. >> One for you. >> Sure. >> One for you. Come on.
>> Yeah. >> All right, bro. Relax. >> What? Like, the inside's purple. >> it's kind of like a It's a hint of pineapple. I mean, not pineapple.
Purple. My bad. >> Yeah. Open it up. Yeah. Purple on the the outside turns a little bit more brown. All right, let's go. Heads up. >> M. >> I like that.
It's like a It's a good plain cookie. Like it's not wow. >> I give a 3.5. It's not >> It doesn't wow you like the other ones, but it's a good cookie. >> I give it a three. I give it a four
person, bro. I like it a lot. >> Personally, >> You don't like it? >> Bro, I >> Yeah. >> All right, we're on to the next snack.
Oh, please. We got the last snack right here. VERY LAST ONE. MOM, HEAD HIGH. OH, here. VERY LAST ONE. MOM, HEAD HIGH. OH, MY BOY. Let's go. Wa! We got hurricane popcorn. >> Mochi crunch and nori.
>> Oh, that's that sounds >> Let's go. If I can try to open this. open? >> You can't open your teeth. >> I'm the world's strongest man and I can't even open it.
can't even open it. >> Use your teeth. >> I MADE A MESS. UHOH. >> Smells good. >> Ooh, smells good. Wo, it's so colorful. Look at that right there. Oh, wow. It's
like rainbow colors here. Couple for you. Couple for you. >> Ooh, it's like >> Nori is like seaweed for those who know. >> Yeah. >> All right, let's go.
>> All right, let's go. Oo, lagoon. >> Wow. >> Yeah, in the lagoon when you were like pulling up our feet.
bad. >> It's fine. >> It's not great. It's not good. Like I'd eat it again if it was the only thing available. But yeah, I'll give it like a 2.5
>> out of five. This was the only kind of let down of the the whole video. >> At least it was the last one. >> Yeah, I know. We saved the worst for last, >> but all the other ones were amazing.
>> All right, so if you were to choose one, what was your favorite one of the day? >> that's a tough question. >> Okay, I got mine. Oh, I got mine, too. >> Pineco gummies. What? >> You
macadamia. >> You get to choose one, bro. I said one. This three. >> This was my favorite. >> That one. That one. That one. Yeah, >> that one. I chose sour bells.
>> Those sour bells were amazing. All right. You guys want to go TO HAWAII >> YEAH. I THINK WE NEED to go and get some more snacks. So, you know what? Hawaii again and get some more snacks.
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