{"id":9872,"date":"2011-12-06T05:00:04","date_gmt":"2011-12-06T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=9872"},"modified":"2019-10-19T09:51:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-19T16:51:34","slug":"poke-masubi-and-maitais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=9872","title":{"rendered":"Poke, Masubi, and MaiTais"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two dishes from the newlyweds! (from Alexis)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

While in Kauai we first discovered poke (pronounced  \u201cpo-keh\u201d) at the Hanalei Dolphin restaurant <\/a>in Hanalei Bay. Poke means to \u201cto slice or cut\u201d and is a popular appetizer or snack throughout the islands. I renamed the dish “deconstructed sushi” as it is essentially all of the familiar sushi ingredients: raw, fresh fish (usually tuna or whatever fresh fish is available) and sticky rice and sometimes avocado, Maui onions, seaweed and nut relish, seasoned with sesame oil and soy sauce. After I had my first first taste, I think I ordered this dish every time I saw it on a menu.<\/p>\n

One of my favorite places to have poke was at the local Kilauea Fish Market in Kilauea, Kauai. We popped in here to grab some poke and macaroni salad to bring on the road. The fish market was barely large enough for a few people to stand in line inside and there were a few scattered picnic tables outside for people to hang out. It was BYOB too, which helps makes eating out in Kauai much more affordable! I’d have to say my least favorite place for poke was poolside at the Westin in Maui. A few hours later I had a pretty bad stomach ache and I figured I should probably have been a bit more discriminating in my restaurant choices..<\/p>\n

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(This isn’t poke exactly, but some super fresh Ahi tuna and avocado from Star Noodle<\/a> in Maui.  It was amazing!  Thought I’d include the picture because it is almost like poke, minus the rice)<\/p>\n

We also enjoyed our fair share of Mai Tais and other fruity drinks poolside at the resorts.  We were told Mai Tais were basically “rum wells” because of how much rum they contain, which is well masked by the blend of fruit juices.  Here’s a pic of our first “umbrella drinks” at the St. Regis.  Mai Tais became our drink of choice, considering the drink prices these were the most bang for our buck!<\/p>\n

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