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  1. Shan_Can_Cook

    hawaiian flavor profile

    Thanks for the welcome note, Bear! Tom, you’re spot on with the ‘Imu’ process of salting, wrapping in foil/banana leaves and literally burying it in a hole in the ground with a smoldering kiawe wood fire and rocks, covered with more banana leaves to retain the heat. My uncles have done an Imu...
  2. Shan_Can_Cook

    hawaiian flavor profile

    Aloha guys! Being born and raised in Hawaii, I'll tell you this much... Putting pineapple and/or coconut on/in anything does NOT make it Hawaiian. For Kalua pig, just keep it simple: Hawaiian salt/Alea salt or even just coarse sea salt, if you don't have access to Hawaiian sea salt. The smoke...
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