Luau Party Recipes

Luau food and drinks are a mix of traditional hawaiian and mainland dishes and delicacies.

Hawaiian Inspired Appetizers
Teriyaki Beef Sticks
Barbecued Short Ribs
Sushi with Pickled Ginger (see SushiRollRecipe.com)


Main Entrees
Kalua Pig
Kalua Turkey
Fresh Island Fish
  Ahi
  Mahi Mahi
  Lau Lau
  Ono
Island Chicken

Accompaniments
Hawaiian Sweet Potatoes
Chicken Long Rice
Fried Rice
Corn
Assorted Salads
Fresh Fruits
Poi
Lomi Lomi Salmon
Taro
Guava Bread

Desserts
Coconut Cream Cake
Chocolate Cake
Haupia (Hawaiian Pudding)

Open Bar
Soda
Fruit Punch
Coffee and Tea
Beer
Wine
Cocktails -
  Mai Tai's

Keiki “kids” Buffet
Hot Dogs
Chicken Nuggets
Mac-n-Cheese
Corn on the Cobb and
Potato Chips


Ahi
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Haupia
Kalua Pig

Lomi Salmon
Mahi Mahi
Namasu - Pickled cucumber salad.

-- The wahoo, an aggressive tuna relative with firm white meat with a mild flavor. The name means "delicious" in Hawaiian.

Pipi kaula -- A spicy dried meat; basically a Hawaiian-style beef jerky.

Poi -- A bland whitish to purplish paste made from the root of the taro (see below).

Poke (pronounced "pokey") -- Seasoned raw fish, which can be made from a variety of local species (mahi mahi, ahi, etc.)