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Native Hawaiian Lava
Native Hawaiian Lava
Native Hawaiian Lava
Native Hawaiian Lava
Native Hawaiian Lava
Native Hawaiian Lava
Native Hawaiian Lava
Native Hawaiian Lava
Native Hawaiian Lava
Native Hawaiian Lava
Native Hawaiian Lava
Native Hawaiian Lava
Native Hawaiian Lava
Native Hawaiian Lava
Native Hawaiian Lava
Native Hawaiian cuisine is based on the traditional Hawaiian foods that predate contact with Europeans and immigration from East and Southeast Asia. The earliest Polynesian seafarers are believed to have arrived on the Hawaiian Islands in 300–500 AD. Few edible plants were indigenous to Hawaii aside from few ferns and fruits that grew at higher elevations. Various food producing plants were introduced to the island by migrating Polynesian peoples. Botanists and archaeologists believe that these voyagers introduced anywhere between 27 to more than 30 plants to the islands, mainly for food. The most important of them was taro. For centuries taro, and the poi made from it, was the main staple of the Hawaiian diet and it is still much loved. ‘Uala and yams were also planted. The Marquesans, the first settlers from Polynesia, brought ‘Ulu and the Tahitians later introduced the baking banana. Settlers from Polynesia also brought coconuts and sugarcane. ʻAwa is also a traditional food among Hawaiians. Breadfruit, sweet potato, kava and he‘e are associated with the four major Hawaiian gods: Kāne, Kū, Lono and Kanaloa.Fish, shellfish, and limu are abundant in Hawaii. Flightless birds were easy to catch and eggs from nests were also eaten. Most Pacific islands had no meat animals except bats and lizards.Ancient Polynesians sailed the Pacific with pigs, chickens and dogs and introduced them to the islands. Pigs were raised for religious sacrifice, and the meat was offered at altars, some of which was consumed by priests and the rest eaten in a mass celebration. The early Hawaiian diet was diverse, and may have included as many as 130 different types of seafood and 230 types of sweet potatoes. Some species of land and sea birds were consumed into extinction.Sea salt was a common condiment in ancient Hawaii. Inamona is a traditional relish or condiment often accompanied meals and is made of roasted and mashed kukui nutmeats, and sea salt. It sometimes mixed with seaweeds
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