Poke is a dish indigenous to Hawaii. They have many varieties of Poke served all over the islands, the fish is so fresh that it would be criminal not to eat it raw. This version is simple, packs a wallop in the flavor department which pairs excellently with this oily, fatty fish. Many chose not to eat raw salmon because of the belief that it’s an oily fish and therefore fishy in taste. However, if you get the freshest salmon…
There is something so decadent and intimately sensual about eating raw fish whether it’s with sushi, sashimi, tartare or poke. It’s a salad consisting of chopped raw fish, called Tako in Japanese and Poke in Hawaiian. In Europe they serve it as Tartare or Carpaccio and nowadays the trendy appellation in most snazzy, hip joints is crudo, meaning “raw”. Many abstain from eating anything raw, because they believe any meat has to be cooked. Once your crudo-uneducated palate savors its…