On Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 3:56:58 PM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
> On 1/6/2016 10:26 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> >
> >
> > "dsi1" > wrote in message
> >
> >> 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?
>
> Fast food joints over here will typically sell laulau on Fridays. I have
> eaten them but never have I made it like in the video. You eat the taro
> leaves which tastes similar to spinach - well that's what they say
> anyway. You don't eat the ti leaves that line the cooker. That stuff is
> like Hawaiian parchment paper. Laulaus prepared in a slow cooker would
> probably be great. The only thing I'd do different is add a small piece
> of salt cod to the bundle. That's pretty traditional.
>
> >
> > Was that 'Nanny, Nanny Boo boo' an expression of ecstasy??? ;-)
>
> It's Hawaiian for "have a happy new year!"
>
Is "Honey, Honey Boo boo" Hawaiian for *send us your fat kids, and we'll
feed them SPAM and poi until they lose all in overeating*?

--Bryan