This is shredded roasted pig that has a strong smoky flavor (especially close to the skin) or a mild flavor. It’s usually served with white rice and poi at restaurants or has part of a buffet at luaus.
Lau lau is pork and/or fish wrapped in taro leaves and ti leaves and then steamed for several hours. Because it’s steamed so long in the leaves, the meat gets an earthy taste.
Hawaiian Beef Stew tastes so different than other beef stews because you usually eat it with a scoop of macaroni salad and rice. The flavor combination is next level.
Musubi is the Hawaiian version of sushi, but with Spam as the protein instead of fish. It’s a rectangular block of rice topped with a slice of fried Spam and then wrapped in seaweed.