Thanks for this awesome video, I've made lau lau on maui with some great friends the Otsuka family ❤they live upcountry Makawao, please keep posting videos like this!!! from Sacramento, California, peace ✌ out my friend's
Wow bringing memories of my youth preparing the 55 gallon drum the Kiawae wood prep and stripping the t leaf cleaning the luau leaf that's a lost art good to see you making Lau Lau in Utah I miss the old days the whole family would come to Waimanalo to help
Yes, the best part of Laulau besides teaching and keeping traditions alive was the gathering of a community. The whole ʻohana and neighborhood would be together. It reminds us of the Hawaiian proverb ʻAʻohe hana nui ke alu 'ia. No task is too big when done together by all. Mahalo for sharing Braddah Ronald. 🤙🏽
Thanks for explaining why some may experience an itchy throat! I thought it was all in my head! Now I know I just need to cook it longer!! Such a great video! So informative! Thanks again!!
Kia ora from New Zealand. Lau Lau, beautiful. Im Niuean/Maori and in our culture we call that dish Palusami. We also add a generous amount of onions and coconut cream before wrapping it up in the taro leaves. I love your Big As Steamer, definitely big enough to feed the whole tribe, but you'll know ay, ya cant beat it cooked in the ground, Hangi / Umu / Luau, that earthy element, mmmmmmm. OMG, Y'all made me hungry, out to the garden to get some taro leaves, my turn to cook up The Taste of Home....Cheers Guys, All The Best.
I been in Florida for 8 years and been hunting for fresh luau leaves in the Asian stores. No place here has them. But I see we have taro on the sides of the roads every where here. The purple stems. I been thinking about cutting and cleaning the ones on the side of the roads lol. Looks ono!
Haha! It’s so hard when you don’t have access to the authentic ingredients like lūʻau leaf. I wonder if you can have them mailed from the farmer?? 🤷🏻♀️ Mahalo for your comment and being part of the 808 in any state ʻohana. 🤙🏽
Yeah you can order them and have them shipped but the shipping can be high because they basically have to be shipped overnight from Hawaii since they’re fresh. I have 2 dozen ti leaves arriving this Thursday so I can make a kalua pork roast for Memorial Day weekend guests. I ordered extra so I can freeze a bunch for later use. You might also check with flower shops in your area and see if they have any or maybe they can order them for you and the shipping might be less because they might order them from suppliers and farmers with larger orders of other items
Ride on my Bradshaw! If you remember me this is Leihua from our elementary time. I was staying with my tutu that lived right where John Rivera was staying. We trying to make Kaulia in a drum as well so thank you for this video. How’s your brother doing? How can I forget you 2 chad & brad. Well aloha and was nice seeing you and your family on this video.
Aloha Brad and Malia. Thank you for the awesome videos. Can you show how you fabricated your drum steamer...moved from mililani 7 years ago anfter 32 years and dieing for kalua pig and laulau...i think i can do this
Mahalo for this. I live in Seattle and Tampa too and am curious how you make squid lū'au when you are in Utah. If you can please share how you make boneless chicken with gravy, ake and/or aku palu if you make your own, and maybe some Instant Pot recipes that you use. Mahalo for uploading. I enjoy your videos.
For the squid lūʻau, we have been lucky to find great Asian Markets that carry frozen squid or tako. Unfortunately, it’s not fresh here in Utah, but it’s still ʻono. You got us excited with your suggestions. We plan on sharing some of our favorite crock pot and Instant Pot recipes soon. Stayed tuned and please share our channel so others can enjoy it too. Mahalo 🌺
Mahaloz! I use to be a truck driver and I was always in SLC, didn’t know there was Polynesian stores in the area. Now my wife wants to go to SLC to go shopping for food and go to IKEA...
There’s a couple of stores here in Utah that ship the leaf from Hawaiʻi. Sometimes you can find them at Asian Markets if you have any near you in Georgia. 🤙🏽
Back in the 60s we use the 55 gallon drum, always. Is poi available in Utah? Can eat with rice too. We use butterfish. Taste good but expensive. Mahalo for sharing.
E guys Uka is in land or up land in Hawai'iana. Example: Westside band from Wa'ianae... Ko A Uka. When we transletterize Uka is Uta or Utah like Mah Alo. The H is connector or silent sound.🫵😊
We heard of people using kale or collard greens. Spinach is the closest substitute for our taste. You may be able to order taro leaves from Hawaiʻi as another option. 🤙🏽
Aloha...is this the food grade drum with the heat resistant coating within the drum or is it the one without any coating? The reason I'm asking is because a few years ago I was going to make one but was worried about the coating/chemicals leaching into the food because of the heat. Lau lau's look ono!!! Keep up the good work.
I am sure this question has been asked before. How does the laulau properly steam when double wrapped in foil? Does it just instead steam in its own meat juices?
@@808inanystate2 One more question. Do you need to actually steam them then if the laulau's are steaming in their own meat juices in the foil wrap? Can you just foil wrap them in the foil and have them raised of the fire, say a gas grill on the non flame side or in an oven?
@@John-zf2ph yes you can cook them in an oven, or even authentically in an imu (underground oven). You could also use an instant pot/pressure cooker. The steamer has worked for us since we make so many at one time. 🤙🏽
Ok, again with this great couple. Keep it coming Brad and Malia.
Again, great channel. Stay getting hungry now, hehe. M A H A L O ! !
Mahalo nui for the positivity and aloha. 🤙🏽
I’m also from Oahu but living in Cali! Thank you for representing our food!😋
Mahalo for the comment. 🤙🏽
Thanks for this awesome video, I've made lau lau on maui with some great friends the Otsuka family ❤they live upcountry Makawao, please keep posting videos like this!!! from Sacramento, California, peace ✌ out my friend's
Mahalo! Glad you enjoyed the video. 🤙🏽
Wow bringing memories of my youth preparing the 55 gallon drum the Kiawae wood prep and stripping the t leaf cleaning the luau leaf that's a lost art good to see you making Lau Lau in Utah I miss the old days the whole family would come to Waimanalo to help
Yes, the best part of Laulau besides teaching and keeping traditions alive was the gathering of a community. The whole ʻohana and neighborhood would be together. It reminds us of the Hawaiian proverb ʻAʻohe hana nui ke alu 'ia. No task is too big when done together by all. Mahalo for sharing Braddah Ronald. 🤙🏽
@@808inanystate2 Mahalo for sharing
I like the way you use the steams too
Mahalo! 🤙🏽
Looking forward on the video to make the drum steamer! Just moved to WA and I miss proper laulau!
I agree
Right..miss the ono ono ono grinds
When i was in Washington State, i wrapped them in banana leaves instead of foil. Turned out ono
Thanks for explaining why some may experience an itchy throat! I thought it was all in my head! Now I know I just need to cook it longer!! Such a great video! So informative! Thanks again!!
Glad you enjoyed it and no more itchy throat. 🤙🏽
Kia ora from New Zealand. Lau Lau, beautiful. Im Niuean/Maori and in our culture we call that dish Palusami. We also add a generous amount of onions and coconut cream before wrapping it up in the taro leaves. I love your Big As Steamer, definitely big enough to feed the whole tribe, but you'll know ay, ya cant beat it cooked in the ground, Hangi / Umu / Luau, that earthy element, mmmmmmm. OMG, Y'all made me hungry, out to the garden to get some taro leaves, my turn to cook up The Taste of Home....Cheers Guys, All The Best.
Mahalo for your comment! We hope to share a video of our imu style cooking one day. 🤙🏽
@@808inanystate2 Chur Brother, All the best n Stay Safe. Peace On
Looks. Delicious.
Good job…. I hope those that watched this video appreciate the time you folks spent producing this one many tasty dishes from Hawaii 🌺🤙🏽
Mahalo for your comment! We love to see positive manaʻo. 🤙🏽
You both are so awesome! I’ll be sharing this with mainland family!
Mahalo! Please share.
Aloha my Friends, Mahalo for sharing
Aloha! Mahalo for commenting🤙🏽
Wow huge Lau Lau pot. Love it! That's enough for me to come eat.😊🍍🎶🌋♥️🌊Mahalo
Yes! We can feed a lot with his pot.
@@808inanystate2how he made da pot?
Nice video, thank you.
Mahalo🤙🏽
We are so happy you guys shared this video. We look forward to more and hope everyone subscribes and shares.
Mahalo! Can’t wait to share more.
"I'm going to sample it for you guys."😂😂
😄🤙🏽
Wow laulau! Thats a mean steamer. Miss you guys!
Miss you guys! Next trip to Vegas the fam should come to Utah.
@@maliahosino2611 yes!!!! We would love too.
I been in Florida for 8 years and been hunting for fresh luau leaves in the Asian stores. No place here has them. But I see we have taro on the sides of the roads every where here. The purple stems. I been thinking about cutting and cleaning the ones on the side of the roads lol.
Looks ono!
Haha! It’s so hard when you don’t have access to the authentic ingredients like lūʻau leaf. I wonder if you can have them mailed from the farmer?? 🤷🏻♀️ Mahalo for your comment and being part of the 808 in any state ʻohana. 🤙🏽
Yeah you can order them and have them shipped but the shipping can be high because they basically have to be shipped overnight from Hawaii since they’re fresh. I have 2 dozen ti leaves arriving this Thursday so I can make a kalua pork roast for Memorial Day weekend guests. I ordered extra so I can freeze a bunch for later use. You might also check with flower shops in your area and see if they have any or maybe they can order them for you and the shipping might be less because they might order them from suppliers and farmers with larger orders of other items
Can’t wait to make Laulau! Maybe even 200! Wow!
yessah! Just found yall channel, Im a transplant from the 808 stuck in Cali so I really love this channel!!!! Keep the vids coming!
Right on! Welcome to our channel. Mahalo for subscribing. 🤙🏽
Ride on my Bradshaw! If you remember me this is Leihua from our elementary time. I was staying with my tutu that lived right where John Rivera was staying. We trying to make Kaulia in a drum as well so thank you for this video. How’s your brother doing? How can I forget you 2 chad & brad. Well aloha and was nice seeing you and your family on this video.
Now I’m hungry!
Mahalo!
Haha! Mahalo🤙🏽
You guys are the best!! 💗
We love you!!
Yasssssss 😫😫🙌🏾🙌🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾🔥🔥 Love this ohana right here 🙌🏾🤙🏾
Love you guys!
Now I'm Hungry! Hope all is well Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year! Aloha to the fam & keiki.
Time for me make some.. awesome video family!!
Yes! Send us pictures. Love you nephew!
Aloha from Wailuku, Maui
Aloha!🤙🏽
Aloha Brad and Malia. Thank you for the awesome videos. Can you show how you fabricated your drum steamer...moved from mililani 7 years ago anfter 32 years and dieing for kalua pig and laulau...i think i can do this
It’s really hard to find taro leaves here in Florida, wish I could make it, my favorite food growing up on the of Kauai.
@@laniesider2586 some people use spinach. Not the same, but close enough when there’s no other option. 🤙🏽
@@808inanystate2 thank you, I’m sure it won’t taste as good as taro.
Would love a tutorial on how to build the drum!
Aurite happy holidays !
Happy Holidays!
Brings you back home when u can da laulau 🤙🏽…needed some poi an poke nxt time…lol
Poi and poke would’ve hit the spot! Mahalo for your comment. 🤙🏽
Braddah Brad 🤙🏼 we use to work together long time ago at Blue Hawaiian. Lookin good my man, take care
Majah Hawaiian good stuff aloha from Waianae 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
Mahalo for your comment! Aloha🤙🏽
My daughter lives in Utah
@@jamesrosa8151 wow, small world.
She can make Hawaiian Puerto Rican food
@@jamesrosa8151 we gotta get together. 😋
Yessah coach brad! Good to see you doing good!
Yes my Hawaiian brudda looks yummy!!!!
Thank you braddah, More videos coming soon.
Mahalo for this. I live in Seattle and Tampa too and am curious how you make squid lū'au when you are in Utah. If you can please share how you make boneless chicken with gravy, ake and/or aku palu if you make your own, and maybe some Instant Pot recipes that you use. Mahalo for uploading. I enjoy your videos.
For the squid lūʻau, we have been lucky to find great Asian Markets that carry frozen squid or tako. Unfortunately, it’s not fresh here in Utah, but it’s still ʻono. You got us excited with your suggestions. We plan on sharing some of our favorite crock pot and Instant Pot recipes soon. Stayed tuned and please share our channel so others can enjoy it too. Mahalo 🌺
We use these in arizona 3 4 5 at a time
Excellent 👌
Where do you guys get the taro leaves? My wife and I moved to Idaho 3 years ago from Upcountry and we can’t find any. 😞 Mahaloz for making this video!
There’s a few markets (Lucky Market) and a couple Polynesian Marts here in Utah we get leaf from.
Mahaloz! I use to be a truck driver and I was always in SLC, didn’t know there was Polynesian stores in the area. Now my wife wants to go to SLC to go shopping for food and go to IKEA...
@@outcastsauce5390 haha! Das how. Maybe we gotta get together and have a lūʻau. Mahalo for watching. 🤙🏽
That garage must have smelled so good. How did you get Kalo Leaves? Mail order??
Haha! It sure did. We got the leaves here in Utah. Some stores carry them - ordered from Hawaiʻi.
Great video , when it is cooking do you close the pressure or have it open ?
Close it. Sealed during cooking.
Ono! Mahalo for the tutorial
Mahalo!🤙🏽
Aloha
Aloha
Maui no Ka oi1❤️
Where are you getting your leaves from? I live in Georgia.
There’s a couple of stores here in Utah that ship the leaf from Hawaiʻi. Sometimes you can find them at Asian Markets if you have any near you in Georgia. 🤙🏽
So,only luau leaves,pork butt n no seasoning? That is the seasoning yeah?!
Mahalo good ppl! Aloha🤙🏽🌸🌺🌸🌸
Just Hawaiian Salt.
Back in the 60s we use the 55 gallon drum, always. Is poi available in Utah? Can eat with rice too. We use butterfish. Taste good but expensive. Mahalo for sharing.
Yes, 55gal drum works. Only frozen poi here. Growing up we always had butterfish in the laulau. Mahalo for your manaʻo. 🤙🏽
@@808inanystate2 We use the young taro leaf. But when mo moa, gotta use what get. Maika'i kela. Jesu pu
Is that the Chinese kine taro? I found one big root in Louisiana. I spent hours pounding taro with one sprite bottle for make poi.
The lūʻau leaf we bought is from Oʻahu. The only taro we’ve seen here is Chinese kine. Were you able to make poi with the Chinese taro?
Mmmhhhmmmm 🤙
I live in Utah too. Where do you get your taro leaf in Utah?
That’s awesome! We get them from Asian or Polynesian stores.
Grind ono, mahalo
Mahalo for your comment. 🤙🏽
Brad!.....How you guys got Kalo leaves up there? I live in South Carolina. Let me know. Bless
A couple different places being em in from Oʻahu. God Bless my braddah🤙🏽
Where you get Kalo leaves in Utah ?? I stay in Riverside, ca and been trying to get it ship to me ?
E guys Uka is in land or up land in Hawai'iana. Example: Westside band from Wa'ianae... Ko A Uka. When we transletterize Uka is Uta or Utah like Mah Alo. The H is connector or silent sound.🫵😊
Mahalo for your manaʻo. 🤙🏽
What you guys used to make da shelf inside da barrel for put da lau lau on?
Where do you get your taro on the mainland? Can it be grown here?
Not sure if it can be grown where we live. We get them from Asian Markets.
Mahalo for the ‘Ike ! 🙏🏽❤️
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You buy the leaves online?
@@masonpang5391 we buy the leaves in Utah. There’s a few stores that bring em in. 🤙🏽
What store in Utah did you find the leafs I'm doing Kalua pig on Saturday. 7 pork butts in I'm in Northern utah but will be in slc all week
Brah how you made thst 55 gal drum steamer? Do a instructions vid if can I like build one but don't know where to start.
Cuz how you get luau leaf I live Montrose Colorado
@@Yosepa420 we found some at Asian markets here. Not sure if Colorado has. Mahalo for your comment. 🤙🏽
Aloha I was wondering how your grate is in 55 gallon can ?
What leaves can I use if I don't have taro leaves? Ive heard one guy mention collard green leaves. Thanks for posting.
We heard of people using kale or collard greens. Spinach is the closest substitute for our taste. You may be able to order taro leaves from Hawaiʻi as another option. 🤙🏽
Aloha...is this the food grade drum with the heat resistant coating within the drum or is it the one without any coating? The reason I'm asking is because a few years ago I was going to make one but was worried about the coating/chemicals leaching into the food because of the heat. Lau lau's look ono!!! Keep up the good work.
We use a food-grade barrel that stored cooking oil. Mahalo for the questions me comment. 🤙🏽
Hey Hosinos 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️
Howzit Dannette! Happy New Year!!
Like your steamer, you must be part redneck. 😂. Aloha from Texas.
I am sure this question has been asked before. How does the laulau properly steam when double wrapped in foil? Does it just instead steam in its own meat juices?
Yes it steams in its own juices. There’s enough fat in the pork belly and butt/shoulder to keep it moist. The double foil keeps it from drying out.
@@808inanystate2 Mahalo for the videos and quick response. Keep em coming.
@@808inanystate2 One more question. Do you need to actually steam them then if the laulau's are steaming in their own meat juices in the foil wrap? Can you just foil wrap them in the foil and have them raised of the fire, say a gas grill on the non flame side or in an oven?
@@John-zf2ph yes you can cook them in an oven, or even authentically in an imu (underground oven). You could also use an instant pot/pressure cooker. The steamer has worked for us since we make so many at one time. 🤙🏽
@@808inanystate2 Thank you so much.
Yessah Hawaiian mean da lau lau mouth all watery.
Should soak in shoyu and dab hawaiian hawaiian salt its much better.
That sound ʻono! Gotta try that next time. 🤙🏽
Right on 🤙🌴🌊😎 ALOHA guys
What’s up Braddah Brad.
Wassup 🤙🏽
My Braddah where in Utah you stey?🤙🏽
Syracuse🤙🏽
No coconut milk in the laulau?
We use coconut milk in the laulau if we use corned beef. For pork or beef laulau, we don’t use coconut milk. (just our preference) 🤙🏽
I stay in SoCal (riverside) how you buy the taro leaves ???
Aloha Riverside ʻohana. There’s a few stores in Utah that ship the leaves in from Hawaiʻi. 🤙🏽
Do you have contact person or company, where can I find ?
@@glengayer9627 we don’t. We just buy it when the store stocks them.
Mahalo for info 🤙🏾
Nice video. I have issues finding Ti leaves and Taro leaves in the San Francisco Bay Area. Any suggestions?
We haven’t found ti leaves in Utah but a lot of Asian markets have fresh taro leaves. Someone suggested calling a florist for ti leaves.
Lets eat
Dat look like cherreh bro.
Y'all ever tried putting coconut cream in your lau lau?
We have when using corned beef.
@@808inanystate2 nice
At least Da buggahs is still bumbucha size
Gotta be bumbucha size for us. Lol 🤙🏽
Where you get Taro leaf moving to Colorado. cannot live Maui no more My money goes like splash mountain.