Spirit Plate

Cooking a 400-Pound Pig in an Underground Oven

On the lush island of Oʻahu, Chef Pyet DeSpain joins her friend Kealoha Domingo and his family to prepare a sacred Hawaiian coming-of-age feast—complete with a 400-pound roasted pig, taro from hidden valleys, and a Spirit Plate offering to the Creator.

Cooking a 400-Pound Pig in an Underground Oven

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On the lush island of Oʻahu, Chef Pyet DeSpain joins her friend Kealoha Domingo and his family to prepare a sacred Hawaiian coming-of-age feast—complete with a 400-pound roasted pig, taro from hidden valleys, and a Spirit Plate offering to the Creator.

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