The Most Bizarre Vintage Recipes Ever Published in Bon Appétit

Photo by: Photo courtesy of Bon Appétit

Hawaiian-Style Sandwich Lomi-Lomi Salmon on White Bread, '64

If we did not include this recipe here, we'd have to include it in another piece called "Dishes Whose Titles We Forgot to Edit." Lomi-lomi, which means "to massage" in Hawaiian, is either a reference to how the dish is prepared- by massaging the diced salmon with the likes of scallions, tomatoes, and in this case, moist flaked coconut- or the ... more 

Photo by: Photo courtesy of Bon Appétit

Hawaiian-Style Sandwich Lomi-Lomi Salmon on White Bread, '64

If we did not include this recipe here, we'd have to include it in another piece called "Dishes Whose Titles We Forgot to Edit." Lomi-lomi, which means "to massage" in Hawaiian, is either a reference to how the dish is prepared- by massaging the diced salmon with the likes of scallions, tomatoes, and in this case, moist flaked coconut- or the fact that it was introduced to Hawaii by muscle fatigued Western sailors desperate for a taste of "home".. less