Hawaiian
Lomi-lomi salmon (already HI-6) in detail: salt-cured salmon is diced and “lomi” (massaged) with diced tomato, sweet Maui onion, and sometimes chili. The salmon was traditionally salt-cured because fresh salmon did not exist in Hawaiian waters — it arrived as salt-cured provisions on trading ships. The Hawaiians adopted this foreign ingredient through their existing techniques: the lomi-lomi massage is the same kneading action used to make poi. One technique, applied to a new ingredient.
1. EXCEPTIONAL: Salmon cured overnight in paʻakai, rinsed, diced, and gently lomiʻd (massaged) with diced tomato and sweet Maui onion until the ingredients meld.
EXCEPTIONAL: Salmon cured overnight in paʻakai, rinsed, diced, and gently lomiʻd (massaged) with diced tomato and sweet Maui onion until the ingredients meld.
Pacific Migration Trail