kilikini wrote:
> "Nathan Lau" > wrote in message
> .. .
>>
>>Philistini,
>>
>>Besides kiawe, you also have guava, mango, lychee, long-an, bamboo,
>>coconut...
>
> I was told guava isn't good for BBQ and mango is somewhat poisonous. I
> would have never thought of bamboo. Have you ever used it? I don't know
> what long-an is either. Is there a Hawaiian word for it?

A friend of mine uses both guava and mango wood (dried of course) to
smoke with. I don't see why you can't use bamboo because it is woody.
You would just have to break it into staves. I've burnt bamboo skewers
making kebabs, so I know bamboo burns well ;-)

Long-an is Chinese for "dragon eye". It is a small, sweet fruit about
the size of a marble with white flesh and a small pit. You usually see
it around the time you find lychee in the stores.

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Aloha,

Nathan Lau
San Jose, CA

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