Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. October 1 at 8:00am Â·.
Poke / p oÊ Ë k eÉª / (Hawaiian for to section or to slice or cut) is a raw fish salad served as an appetizer in Hawaiian cuisine, and sometimes as a main course. Traditional forms are aku (an oily tuna) and he'e (octopus).
Behold: the poke bowl, in all its mysterious glory. It's a culinary conundrum that few on the continental U.S. can pronounce. (It's POH-keh, by the way.) These treasures have long been a staple in the Hawaiian islands for centuries, yet only now are they sweeping the nation as a must-have food trend.