Until now KALO fields is still existing in Hawaii. Kalo(Taro) brought into Hawaii was from Polynesia in the 5th century, and for a long time it become a staple of the Hawaiian.
One Hawaii myth concerning the origin of kalo, creating God-Wakea and his daughter’s son was a preterm children without limbs. Because it is a stillborn, he was buried. The place where he was buried had a buds grow, is said that this is the first taro.
There are many ways to cooking kalo, you can use boiled, you can stew, you can also add a little starch to thicken.
Poi is cooking of steam way, you can eat right away, or also can pasted it on the fish or meat to eat, because this dish is a little sweet, it also often used as a dessert.
They even have taro pie for sale in McDonald, and taro bread at all ordinary bakery for sale, in Hawaiian people cannot live without kalo.
Malasada is a Portuguese-style donuts, and the purple fillings is made from Poi, which is outside crispy inside softy.
This dessert has sale in Hawaii Kamehameha Bakery and it is a popular item of daily.
Kamehameha Bakery also has a branches in Japan, who are interested can have a try.
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