Inamona

ʻInamona is a condiment or relish used in traditional Hawaiian cooking made from roasted kukui nut (candlenuts) and sea salt.[1] It is sometimes mixed with seaweeds, often accompanying meals.[2] Inamona is often served with fresh fish.

Limu poke at a retirement party buffet in Puunene, Maui in 2005. It was made with fresh ahi (yellowfin tuna), ʻinamona (chopped kukui nuts), green onions, and limu manauea. It is presented on a bed of red cabbage

Uses

Inamona is used in poke and sometimes sushi. It enhances the flavor of the poke, which may be served "Hawaiian style" with a mix of sesame oil, limu, salt, and yellowfin tuna (ahi) or sometimes skipjack tuna (aku).

Resources
  1. GourmetSleuth. "Inamona". Gourmet Sleuth. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  2. Kane, Herbert Kawainui (1997). Ancient Hawaiʻi. Captain Cook, Hawaiʻi: Kawainui Press. p. 53. ISBN 0-943357-03-9. OCLC 40050123.



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