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  • noun A Hawaiian dish of pork wrapped in taro leaf.

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Hawaiian

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Examples

  • My specialties are barbeque chicken, laulau... a lot of authentic food.

    Aloha! Hawaii Five-0 Brings Shrimp, Success to Local Taylor Wily 2011

  • When we eat at Ono's, I think of Obama growing up in Honolulu and eating kalua pig or laulau (pork wrapped in taro leaf).

    Linda Bergthold: Obama in Hawaii 2009

  • Barack and the family are leaving Oahu today to go to DC after a quick stop in Chicago, but perhaps they'll have a chance to eat either sashimi or laulau before they get on the plane; both are good luck foods for the New Year in Hawai'i.

    Hau'oli Makahiki Hou! Happy New Year! Eddie Gehman Kohan 2009

  • *A terrific, easy to follow recipe for laulau is here, at Ma'ona blog.

    Hau'oli Makahiki Hou! Happy New Year! Eddie Gehman Kohan 2009

  • I got a complaint about heating up some laulau one day from one of the Adkins Lovers in the office who used to open up the worst looking and smelling canned tuna.

    Kitchen Etiquette 101 e d b m 2006

  • Kua'aina, Hula Hālau o Moana and Hālau o Keikiali'i of Sacramento; tickets are $10, with food laulau casserole, lomi salmon, white rice, green and mac salads sold separately.

    SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Jeanne Cooper 2011

  • The "pizza" is a family favourite, though we try to switch it up with other dishes like laulau ...

    A Passion For Food 2009

  • The "pizza" is a family favourite, though we try to switch it up with other dishes like laulau ...

    A Passion For Food 2009

  • The "pizza" is a family favourite, though we try to switch it up with other dishes like laulau ...

    A Passion For Food 2009

  • The Inaugural Luau will feature Hawaiian music and island food including laulau, kalua pork, lomi salmon, long rice and poi.

    KITV.com - Local New 2009

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