Kalua

Kālua is a traditional Hawaiian cooking method that utilizes an imu, a type of underground oven. The word kālua, which literally means "to cook in an underground oven", may also be used to describe the food cooked in this manner, such as kālua pig or kālua turkey, which are commonly served at luau feasts. Luau, in Hawaiian is actually the name of the taro leaf, which when young and small is cooked like spinach. The traditional luau was eaten on the floor over lauhala (leaves of the hala tree were weaved together) mats.

Traditionally, a fire using kiawe (mesquite) wood is built in a dirt pit called the imu. The pit is usually about 6 feet (1.8 m) long, 4 feet (1.2 m) wide and 3 ft (90 cm) deep. Rocks are then placed in the pit to retain cooking heat long after the flames have burned down. Once the rocks have become extremely hot, the hole is lined with traditional vegetation, such as banana leaves. The meat to be cooked is salted, stuffed with more hot rocks, then wrapped with ti and banana leaves. To maintain even heating and to retain the meat's natural moisture, the meat is covered with wet burlap, then with a layer of sand or soil. The meat is then left to cook in the pit for six to seven hours, absorbing smoke and steam from the koa wood and banana leaves. When the meat is fully cooked, it is removed from the imu and shredded. This is done to allow the melted fat to mix with the meat to help maintain its uniform consistency and flavor.

Interurban multiple unit (Queensland Rail)

An interurban multiple unit (IMU) is a class of electric multiple units manufactured by Walkers Limited/Downer EDI Rail, Maryborough for Queensland Rail's Citytrain division between 1996 and 2011. The Interurban Multiple Unit is divided into in three subclasses, sets 101-110 as the 100 series, sets 121-124 as the 120 series, and sets 161-188, as the 160 series. The IMUs primarily operate services on Gold Coast and Airport lines, as well as some services on the Sunshine Coast line and peak hour suburban services.

Design

The Interurban Multiple Units are a three-carriage long distance version of the Suburban Multiple Units. Internally, the IMUs differ from the SMUs, being fitted with luggage racks, mobility-access toilet and visual indicator signs provided inside the IMUs. Like most trains in the Citytrain fleet, two three-car IMUs can be coupled to form one six-car set.

History

100 and 120 series

To provide rolling stock for the new Gold Coast line to Helensvale, in 1993 a contract for four 100 class sets was awarded to Walkers Limited, Maryborough. As these were never going to be adequate to operate all services on the line, in July 1995 a further six were ordered.

IMU

IMU may refer to:

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