World Cuisines

Lu Pulu

Tonga

The leaf-wrapped beef: lu pulu — corned beef (pulu) with onions and coconut cream wrapped in taro leaves (lu) and baked — Tonga's beloved feast dish, born of the canned-meat era and perfected. Ingredients: taro leaves, corned beef, onions, coconut cream, banana leaves or foil.

What it is

The leaf-wrapped beef: lu pulu — corned beef (pulu) with onions and coconut cream wrapped in taro leaves (lu) and baked — Tonga's beloved feast dish, born of the canned-meat era and perfected. Ingredients: taro leaves, corned beef, onions, coconut cream, banana leaves or foil. Recipe: 1) Layer leaves into a parcel cup. 2) Fill with corned beef, onion and coconut cream. 3) Wrap and tie. 4) Bake in the umu or oven 2+ hours until silky. Serve: at feasts with yam and taro. Flavor: rich, creamy, savoury. History: lu pulu marries Polynesian leaf cooking to imported corned beef — Tonga made the tin a tradition. See also: Ota Ika, Umu (Tonga).

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