imu

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  1. In the Hawaiian Islands, a pit used for baking meat or vegetables by means of heated stones.

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  • The two men on our table were the one who removed the roasted pig from the imu and placed it on the table on the stage. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • Then our whole group had dinner together at a local restaurant where we were served crocodile, kangaroo and imu. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • The croc was good, the kangaroo a bit gamey and I didn't have the imu. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • Polynesians, the first to settle hundreds of years ago, left their mark, especially in the form of poi (a taro root slurry and a staple in Hawaiian diets) and the luau where a pig is roasted in a earth-covered pit (an imu). —  canada.com Top Stories
  • Following a walk around part of the 30-acre tropical garden with peacocks flaring their feathers at every turn, we checked out the imu ceremony where a whole pig was unearthed (a cooked one, that is). —  canada.com Top Stories
 

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