On 1/6/2016 10:43 AM, el mismo de siempre wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
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>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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>>> The Hawaiians have their version of this called "laulau" that uses pork
>>> instead of the canned corn beef. We don't use the coconut milk in our
>>> version. I have made pork with taro leaves. You can bet that I'll make
>>> the
>>> Hawaii version of this Samoan comfort food if I ever unbox my slow
>>> cooker.
>>> OTOH, my assumption is that pulasami is going to be a Hawaiian dish in a
>>> few years. We appropriate the foods from all that cultures that live
>>> here - it's the Hawaiian way. 
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbjS2QARuuI
>>
>> I have never seen spinach as big as that tea leaf or that banana leaf!
>> Taro
>> leaf? nahh not a hope
) Lua leaf? lol when she says these are
>> things you
>> probably won't be able to get she is right for here<g> Boy, oh boy, how
>> much wrapping can some pieces of pork take. Do you eat the leaves too?
>> Have you eaten/made Laulau steamed?
>>
>> Was that 'Nanny, Nanny Boo boo' an expression of ecstasy??? ;-)
>>
>> How long have you been saying you are going to dig out your slow cooker??
>> Hmmmm????? Will it actually happen this time??
>>
>>
>>
> If he doesn't I'm going to send him mine!
Highly inadvisable! My brilliant plan was the re-gift that thing this
holiday season but that never came to pass. Looks like I'm stuck with it...