Happy Pig-Day!

I know it's usually Happy Turkey Day.... and we did have a turkey, but the main focus of our meal was a little something called kalua pig. If you have never tried it, is is amazing. What makes it so delicious is the fact that they cook it in a traditional imu- which is a an underground method of slow cooking the meat. It ends up with an amazing smoked tasted to it. Jeni knew some people who were cooking the pig in their imu for a fundraiser and we were thrilled.

So, for 12 people, we had kalua pig, a 20 pound turkey, five pies, and all the other usual suspects. Did we eat it all? Yup, most of it! Since Jeni and I have been looking forward to it for so long, we fixed it for leftovers for every meal. My dad finally put his foot down and said, "No more pig, girls." That's kind of embarassing, I know, but you all deserve to know the truth.

Sorry to those of you who are vegetarians. We had a vegetarian as a guest for Thanksgiving dinner and she actually leaned over to the bird and said, "Hey little turkey.... I wonder if you were a boy or a girl." I'm not joking at all.... that's a good way to not get yourself invited back next year.

Some pictures of a small imu and then the guys that cooked ours (not really):