Post #471190 by palapala on Thu, Jul 23, 2009 10:15 AM

When I turned 50, I had a full blown Luau in our back yard- Imu pig, fresh lei's from Maui, hula dancers, the whole 9 yards...

2 of the favorite things we served we ahi poke, a raw tuna dish ( you can usually find frozen sashimi grade ahi in a lot of bigger groceries), made with a soy sauce and sesame oil marinade, I like to add some extra spices, like chili sauce, or Shichimi togarashi, a Japanese red pepper and sesame seed mix.
http://gohawaii.about.com/od/luaurecipes/r/ahi_poke.htm
Very good served with Taro chips!
and butter mochi, chewy brownie like dessert made with coconut milk and a fine rice flour called mochiko.
http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/recipes.recipeListing/filter/dianas/recipeID/3420/Recipe.cfm
Both of these are traditional local Hawaiian foods, and really yummy!

[ Edited by: palapala 2009-07-23 10:17 ]

[ Edited by: palapala 2009-07-23 10:18 ]