The Hawaiians used a pit oven, called an imu, to steam whole pigs, breadfruit, bananas, sweet potatoes, taro, chicken, and fish. The imu was essentially an underground steam cooker. Due to the amount of time and labor to prepare the imu, most earth oven cooking was done for group meals, festivities, or religious ceremonies.

At its most basic, an earth oven is a pit in the ground used to trap heat and bake, smoke, or steam food. Earth ovens have been used in many places and cultures in the past, and the presence of such cooking pits is a key sign of human settlement often sought by archaeologists.

2016年4月1日 · To prepare the Imu: Dig the hole and keep all the loose dirt 2 feet from the hole, completely surrounding the hole, to be used to cover the edges of the tarps. Cut banana stumps into 3-foot long sections and shred into large piles.

2022年8月18日 · To cook all the food at a luau to perfection, Hawaiians use the underground oven called the imu. What is an Imu? Kalua, as in kalua pork, can be translated to ka meaning ‘the’, and lua, meaning ‘pit’. It is the process of cooking in …

2010年11月5日 · To build your own imu, dig a round pit two to four feet deep and just large enough in diameter to fit the food, rocks and vegetation. Place the excess dirt next to the pit, as you will use it...

2023年11月26日 · Learn how to make a Hawaiian imu pit, underground cooking on Hawaii island. History, dimensions, food to prepare (lau lau, kalua pork, fish, breadfruit ulu),...

2016年6月28日 · The pit that you cook the pig in is called the imu, and the meat that it prepares — noted for its soft, moist consistency — is called kalua pork.

After taking part in Paradise Cove’s nightly Hawaiian Imu shows and ceremony and enjoying a hearty helping of delicious kalua pig, here’s quick and easy directions for turning your background into an underground oven that may make you the most popular person in your neighborhood!

2019年1月15日 · The imu, an inground oven, is the traditional method of cooking used at a Hawaiian Luau. Kalua pig and other delicacies for the luau feast slow-roast in the imu. Imus can slow-cook large quantities of food at one time. While it may seem like an easy method of cooking, the work lies in the preparation.

2017年7月13日 · An Imu, “pit oven,” is used for “Kalua” (in the earth cooking). In English this word translates simply to “Earth Oven.” To duplicate the traditional “Hawaiian Luau,” you first need heated lava or other rocks placed inside of the Earth Oven/Imu to …