I want to make okolehao - need ti roots! - Tiki Drinks and Food

O Okolehao Tiki Socialite Monterey, CA Joined: May 03, 2006 Posts: 248	O Okolehao Posted posted on Wed, Jul 25, 2007 4:04 PM Swanky helps me once more! No, I don't have a recipe for Oke, damn it. And believe me, I've been searching the net high and low. I've got postings at a home brew site asking if they have anything. Maybe someone will come up with something. For a brew that used to be so popular it baffles me that I can't find anything. I've heard that there are some old time shiners still making the stuff on the islands, but the chance of me hooking up with one is probably nil. The other problem I still have is getting Ti root in a large enough quantity. What you can buy is little 'logs' of the root to sprout a potted plant, but nothing in bulk. You can also buy fresh Ti leaves that are used for cooking Hawaiian treats like Lau Lau, but not the whole plant. I think there are Dept. of Agriculture restrictions on importing the live plant from Hawaii - the only place I've found that sells them. I know people grow them as ornimentals here on the mainland so that's who I'm trying to find. I might try contacting the University of Hawaii and see if anyone has done research on the subject or has an old copy of a recipe. Wouldn't it be great to have some authentic Oke for some of our drinks? :)

Swanky helps me once more!

No, I don't have a recipe for Oke, damn it. And believe me, I've been searching the net high and low. I've got postings at a home brew site asking if they have anything. Maybe someone will come up with something. For a brew that used to be so popular it baffles me that I can't find anything.
I've heard that there are some old time shiners still making the stuff on the islands, but the chance of me hooking up with one is probably nil.

The other problem I still have is getting Ti root in a large enough quantity. What you can buy is little 'logs' of the root to sprout a potted plant, but nothing in bulk. You can also buy fresh Ti leaves that are used for cooking Hawaiian treats like Lau Lau, but not the whole plant. I think there are Dept. of Agriculture restrictions on importing the live plant from Hawaii - the only place I've found that sells them. I know people grow them as ornimentals here on the mainland so that's who I'm trying to find.

I might try contacting the University of Hawaii and see if anyone has done research on the subject or has an old copy of a recipe. Wouldn't it be great to have some authentic Oke for some of our drinks? :)

Post #321170 by Okolehao on Wed, Jul 25, 2007 4:04 PM