kalua pig — ODE

kalua pig /kəˈluːə

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

two kalua pigs are usually prepared for each luau.

▪ [mass noun] (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’.