Everything You Need To Know About Hawaii's Wildly Popular Poke Bowls

If you live in any major U.S. city, you've probably caught wind of the nation's new favorite food -- the poke bowl. Not "poke" like the always awkward Facebook feature, but "POH-keh" -- cubed raw fish, seasoned any way you want it. While it may seem like a new trend, this simple and addictive Hawaiian dish has been around for centuries. It's basically Hawaii's favorite food and for good reason: Poke is healthy, delicious and totally unique. A photo posted by Foodland Hawaii (@foodlandhi) on Apr 6, 2014 at 2:51pm PDT Walk into virtually any supermarket in the Aloha State and you'll find an entire counter devoted to the stuff. Each tray is filled with a different combination -- and not all of them include raw fish. You'll see ahi limu (yellowfin tuna with algae), spicy garlic salmon, tofu with soy sauce, sesame and green onion, kimchee tako (octopus) and more. In Hawaii, the cubed fish is eaten either on its own or over a bowl of sushi rice -- -- hence the bowl part of the name -- kind of like deconstructed sushi.   But the mainland has given the dish a makeover, with trendy restaurants and fast-casual food joints like Wisefish Poké in New York and Sweetfin Poké in Santa Monica making the dish their own. The new poke bowls incorporate ingredients like quinoa, zucchini noodles and tomatoes. They're definitely health-oriented, but these reimagined bowls are a far cry from Hawaii's classics. Today's special: The Alfalf...
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