One of our favorite cousins- cousin Glenn, invited us over to his house last Monday because he knew Travis has wanted to learn how to make Lau Lau- pronounced so that it rhymes with wow and cow. Lau Lau is a very Hawaiian food that Glenn and his father Uncle Charlie who is 93 years old make often. We had never made it before (not everyone has) and we had such a blast learning!
You first take fatty belly pork and butter fish. You wrap them in lau lau leaves which are the leaves of the taro plant. Hawaiian poi-the purple stuff- is made out of the root. The leaves have an itchy defense mechanism so when you do this your hands get itchy. You then wrap that in 2 large ti leaves, secure it with twine, and cut off the top. We then put all 40 of them (we made lots of extras to give to the aunties) in the biggest pressure cooker I have ever seen. After about an hour in there they were ready to eat! You remove the Ti leaves and just eat the lau lau leaves with the fish and pork. I know it doesn't look tasty but it is!
Thanks to cousin Glenn and Uncle Charlie for teaching us and inviting us over to their home on top of Tantlus with the most amazing view! We really had a great time!
9 comments:
Emily
Fancy with a slide show on your blog. That looks very interesting, but I agree, doesn't look to good. Does it taste like chicken?
I checked Jenn's blog...the chubby exercise underware boy is killing me. WOW is all I have to say about that!
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Miss you guys!
Rebecca
Emily,
If you can't be next to your own family, I can't think of a better place to be. You are a lucky girl. (I know you know.) Great views, good people, yummy food. (even if it looks gross!)I loved your fancy slide show. Have a great weekend, and eat some wow cow for me!
we love making laulau too. you guyz look so neat. i bet they were delish. i love reading your entries. you're the best em.
That IS the biggest pressure cooker I've ever seen. I can see why you made 40. This post would make Spencer so homesick. We miss the good Hawaiian food.
emily,
i just have to let you know, i am in love with you and travis! i'm obsessively reading your blog and i am so jealous you guys get to live in hawai'i and make lau lau. don't worry, jenn and i will be out there soon!! love you guys.
ps travis has a smooth aloha shirt on in that picture with his grandma! give him my compliments!
YUMMMMM...I LOVE a good Lau lau. They made good lau lau and plate lunches at Yama's--have you been there? Rob used to go there and grab a lunch when he was going to school at UH...I miss the hawaiian food....I could go for some lau lau right about now!!!
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i don't think you should be allowed to post pictures about hawaiian food! it looks really good and now i'm craving hawaiian food. dane's family gets hawaiian food from yama's (sanae's suggestions) and it is yummy. ok, i better go now. i'm getting hungry!
OK, I have to be honest and say that I don't dig the lau lau. But your posts make me homesick for the Kikuchis!
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