Tongan Lu
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — When I think of Christmas, I'm reminded of the Tongan dishes that my parents and siblings prepare for our big lunch feast on Christmas day.
Growing up, I would help my mum with a dish called lu sipi.
Lu sipi are parcels of goodness. You start off by preparing around two to four...

![Tongan Lu involves taro leave, onions, meat and coconut cream and means Christmas to Sela Jame Hopgood. Wrap it in foil or banana leaves and pop it in the umu just like Samoan Palusami. RNZ Pacific Journalist are sharing their Christmas memories and traditions this week with readers. [Read story elsewhere and enjoy!] (Samoa News note: Want to share Christmas cheer — do you have a cultural Christmas recipe you want to share with our readers? We will be happy to print it up as a ‘sharing present’. [photo: RNZ Pacific / Sela Jane Hopgood] Tongan Lu involves taro leave, onions, meat and coconut cream](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tongan_lu.jpg?itok=TfpHGjkt)