kalua pig — ONAD

kalua pig /kəˈlo͞oə ˌpiɡ, kəˈluə ˌpɪɡ

▸ noun (in Hawaii) a whole pig baked underground in an imu until the meat is very tender:

two kalua pigs are usuallv prepared for each luau.

▪ (also kalua pork) the meat of a kalua pig, or pork cooked in a manner intended to resemble this, typically pulled apart into small pieces for serving:

the taro farmers fed us kalua pig

try classic Hawaiian-style kalua pork.

– ORIGIN from Hawaiian kālua, literally ‘baked in an underground oven’.