Ke Alahou, Volume I, Number 3, 1 January 1980 — He Ono A Na Kupuna Fa'alifu (Ke kalo i ho'opiele) [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

He Ono A Na Kupuna

Fa'alifu (Ke kalo i ho'opiele)

- 1 -ka ho'omo'i 'ana a ka po'e Samoa i ka lakou mea 'ai, e makemake lakou e kawili pu me ka wai o ka niu no.ka ho'omomona oka l ai. E like pu no keia Vana me ka makaukau 'ana i ka haupia, ko'elepalau ame ka piele; 'oia na mea u ai momona akakakou hei, aka,' 4 o ka mea; 'oko'a i ka makaukau a ho'omo'a i ka mea 4 ai".'*a % 'o]e lakoii e wa'uwa'u a waliwali 1 ke kālo; ua moku 'ia wale no. A hal mai ana ka rrica kakau mo'olelo kalo. u, o ke kalo mana he kalo punahele e ho'omo'a penei:" 4 medium size taro (Mana variety} 1 cari Goconut milk . Sait to taste 1) Ciean and peel taro 2) Cut in haif is smal! (Quarter if large or inlo bit size pieces) / 3) Piaee in pot and <pver top ot taro wilh wate.r I

This recipe eame from Sdmod and is priivled here to coincide wilh our eolumn 011 taro. Our contributing writer recommends the .Mana varieties of taro to be used in this recipe and he adds that means to eook with coconut milk. Thi§ recipe is similar to our native koelepalau, ,haupia and piele desserts, except it appears the taro is not grated or mashed as we do here iīi Hawaii.

4} Cook 011 high heal unlil a sharp stick &oes tSrough the tarō cleanly. The heal may be reduced to medium when the taro ls uearly dDne, 5) Drain water completely 6) Add one (1) ean eocouut milk and salt io taste» Simmer, but do not let H eome to a boll