{"id":124235,"date":"2025-10-09T05:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/?p=124235"},"modified":"2025-10-08T09:22:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:22:17","slug":"the-history-of-poke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/the-history-of-poke\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of Poke"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_124236\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-124236\" class=\"size-full wp-image-124236\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-4.jpg\" alt=\"ahi poke on a black plate\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-124236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traditional poke made with raw fish, limu, Hawaiian salt and \u02bbinamona. Photo by Sarah Burchard.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 3,108 poke shops in the United States \u2014 more than 240 of them are in Honolulu. That\u2019s a 22% increase since 2020, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibisworld.com\/united-states\/industry\/poke-shops\/6416\/#CompetitiveForces\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">according to IBISWorld<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which expects that number to grow over the next five years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2016, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eater.com\/2016\/9\/14\/12839882\/poke-trend-hawaiian-food-growth\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eater<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that the number of restaurants serving poke had doubled since 2014 \u2014 from 342 venues to 700 as of August 2016. It appears poke is here to stay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As it should be. There\u2019s no better beach companion than a deli cup of chilled poke and a pair of chopsticks. Poke is not only delicious \u2014 it\u2019s healthy, versatile for most diets and easy to prepare. It also carries a rich history that many Hawai\u02bbi locals deeply connect with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poke (pronounced <\/span><b>poh-kay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) is a Hawaiian dish. Traditionally, it was made with raw fish cut into cubes, seasoned with Hawaiian salt and, perhaps, some <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">limu<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u02bbinamona<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ground kukui nuts). Over time, as immigrants arrived to work on sugar cane plantations, the seasonings expanded to include ingredients such as white or green onions, Hawaiian chili pepper, sesame oil and shoyu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, the number of toppings you can find on a poke bowl is seemingly endless.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although poke \u2014 which means \u201cto slice\u201d in Hawaiian \u2014 has become synonymous with \u2018ahi, it can be made from almost anything: fish, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018ulu<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (breadfruit), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kalo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (taro), beets, beef \u2014 you name it.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_124237\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-124237\" class=\"size-full wp-image-124237\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-2.jpg\" alt=\"Table with red tuna and plates of toppings for poke in a restaurant.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-124237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Poke All Around class at <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort.<\/span> Photo by Sarah Burchard.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Learn How To Make Poke<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Ka\u2018ana Kitchen, a Hawai\u02bbi-inspired farm-to-table restaurant at the Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort, Chef Rhoderick Bulosan hosts a class called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyattexperiences.com\/andaz\/oggaw#!\/e\/poke-all-around-f694aabb\"><b>Poke All Around<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Guests learn the history of poke while watching Bulosan break down a loin of fresh \u2018ahi and dice steamed octopus. Then, each participant creates their own poke dish, choosing from a spread of toppings including locally grown cucumber, jalape\u00f1o, sea asparagus, green onion and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u02bbinamona<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Bulosan prepares and serves poke, he shares stories from his upbringing on Hawai\u02bbi Island \u2014 memories of spear fishing octopus as a kid and of his parents working on the sugar cane plantation. All of these experiences, he says, help explain why poke looks the way it does today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNow, you guys remember during the sugar cane era,\u201d Bulosan said. \u201cA lot of ethnicities and cultures brought so many different things to Hawai\u02bbi. We got Koreans bringing sesame oil; sesame seeds and soy sauce from the Japanese; Chinese brought oyster sauce. So many different things, you know, from different cultures. And that\u2019s what Hawai\u02bbi is known for. It\u2019s a melting pot of all these cultures.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_124238\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-124238\" class=\"size-full wp-image-124238\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-3.jpg\" alt=\"Chef teaching a poke class\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/andaz_poke_class_pc_sarah_burchard-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-124238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chef Rhoderick Bulosan at Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort. <\/span>Photo by Sarah Burchard.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Some Of Our Favorite Poke Shops in Hawai\u02bbi<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Foodland<\/strong> &#8211; Locally-owned grocery store. Multiple locations on O\u02bbahu, Maui, Hawai\u02bbi Island and Kaua\u02bbi.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tamashiro Market<\/strong> &#8211; Honolulu, O\u02bbahu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tin Roof<\/strong> &#8211; Kahului, Maui<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tanioka\u2019s Seafood &amp; Catering\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Waipahu, O\u02bbahu<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tamura\u2019s Fine Wines &amp; Liquor\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Multiple locations on O\u02bbahu and Maui.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Young\u2019s Market\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Honolulu, O\u02bbahu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kahuku Superette\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Kahuku, O\u02bbahu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maguro Brother\u2019s\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Honolulu, O\u02bbahu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ali\u02bbi Fish Market\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Honolulu, O\u02bbahu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yama\u2019s Fish Market\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Honolulu, O\u02bbahu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paradise Poke\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Honolulu, O\u02bbahu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Off The Hook\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; M\u0101noa, O\u02bbahu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Koloa Fish Market<\/strong> &#8211; Koloa Town, Kaua\u02bbi<\/li>\n<li><strong>Da Poke Shack\u00a0<\/strong> &#8211; Kailua-Kona, Hawai\u02bbi Island<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are 3,108 poke shops in the United States \u2014 more than 240 of them are in Honolulu. That\u2019s a 22% increase since 2020, according to IBISWorld, which expects that number to grow over the next five years. In 2016, Eater reported that the number of restaurants serving poke had doubled since 2014 \u2014 from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":177,"featured_media":124236,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3810,29,3918,3326,3900],"tags":[4417,2441,3943,4339],"class_list":["post-124235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture-historic-info","category-maui","category-maui-restaurants","category-things-to-do-maui","category-visiting-hawaii","tag-andaz","tag-maui","tag-poke","tag-wailea-maui"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.8 (Yoast SEO v25.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The History of Poke | Hawaii.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Poke is not only delicious \u2014 it\u2019s healthy, versatile for most diets and easy to prepare. 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