Staffers for the Hawaii congressional delegation say that their offices have hands-down the best food on Capitol Hill. Take, for example, the homemade kim chee and tsukemono that Rep. Colleen Hanabusa has started sharing with her staffers and colleagues.
“It’s very ono,” Hanabusa spokeswoman Ashley Nagaoka told DC808 in an email. “But many of us have started bringing our toothbrushes or extra gum to work.”

Photo courtesy of Ashley Nagaoka
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