On 1/6/2016 4:32 PM, MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote:
> 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
>

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