Unfortunately, we got a little overwhelmed (tired) and didn’t start the imu fire early enough, so we finished the pig in the oven for an hour, but it really is possible to build your own imu! Now here’s the menu: I’m also going to give you step by step photo instructions on how to build an imu (underground oven) in the Pacific Northwest to roast some pig in the ancient Hawaiian way. I made so many different dishes that to list all the recipes would make it take about a year for your browser to load, so I’ll include some of the more pricey recipes on this page (with a couple cheap ones!) and will link to follow up posts with recipes of dishes that are really affordable to make yourself when not part of a giant feast! I totally recognize that a giant luau is outside of most of your budgets, it’s outside of mine too! That’s why I’m so thankful to Foodbuzz and Visa for partnering in sponsoring our event. Not everyone is in the picture, we ended up with 25 people total and had the perfect amount of food. I will include lots of photos of the food and people, along with some recipes, a little history on the food origins because Hawaii is such a melting pot of cultures, and maybe some video. It will be a great challenge to recreate authentic Hawaiian cuisine with ingredients available in the Northwest. I’ve been taught how to prepare a lot of these dishes by “aunties” and “uncles” who have had the recipes and instructions handed down in their family generation to generation. I’ll have to find out who’s available but we’ll plan on immediate family and close friends. I would love to recreate the experience for friends and family here in Washington, while we actually have nice weather ! There will be pulehu (BBQ) wings, teriyaki chicken, chicken long rice, lomi lomi salmon, mac salad, chocolate haupia pie, and my absolute favorite AHI POKE! We’ll have it at my husbands parent’s home on their beautiful lanai (porch). I went to many family pa’inas when I lived in Hawaii and they are some of my favorite memories. Pa’ina is the ancient word for feast in Hawaiian. We even got to wear our super cute matching touristy outfits that people on the mainland don’t know are touristy! Here’s my original proposal to Foodbuzz. Thankfully, the party was a huge success, with a great mix of family and friends, some of whom are also from Hawaii and were excited to get some ono grindz (good food!). I began making tons of lists of recipes, ingredients, stores, music and more to prepare. Then I realized that we would be getting back from vacation three days before the required party date, which left me only two days to get everything ready. But it’s expensive to do! So this month, I decided to submit it as a proposal and was absolutely thrilled when they chose me. I have been wanting to throw an authentic luau or pa’ina since moving from Hawaii to Washington, so a little over 3 years now. Every month Foodbuzz asks its featured publishers to submit proposals for an event for 24, 24, 24.
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