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Lomi Salmon
Lomi Salmon
onions, and occasionally hot peppers. Lomi salmon is made entirely of post-contact
ingredients: In the late 1700s, whalers and merchants arrived in the islands,
bringing with them salted fish, and in 1791 Don Francisco de Paula Marin, an
influential Spaniard, came to Hawaii, bringing tomatoes and onions.
How it's made: Lomi in Hawaiian means "to massage," and the name is taken from
how the dish is prepared the ingredients are massaged together with the salted
fish. It is always served cold and often mixed with poi when eaten. Get a recipe
here.