Ah what the hell, we should at least get a few - taken from the "what are you eating lately thread", what is your favorite Poke recipe? Here's mine:

Start with Fresh Sushi grade Ahi Tuna, and cube it into 1" pieces.
(Tombo works well also, or a mix of the two)
Sprinkle with coarse Hawaiian red sea salt
Sprinkle with ground Kukui nut (if you have the type that is mixed with salt, reduce the amount of red sea salt you add)
Drizzle with toasted sesame oil (the dark one, the light one sux)
Mix in a hot red pepper, extremely finely diced (amount depends on how spicy you like it)
Mix in some finely chopped sweet onion, like Maui or Walla Walla onion.

If you have it, mix in chopped Limu (a Hawaiian seaweed, providing a wonderful crunchy texture - impossible to find on the mainland I think, and extremely perishable)

Mix very well and let sit in the fridge for at least 45 minutes before serving (allows the flavors to integrate and the salts to desolve)

All amounts are by feel, and depend on the amount of fish you start out with. The oil should be added to the point it provides a sheen, but should not pool. There should not be enough Kukui that it clumps, and watch the salt - too much and the dish is ruined.

Man, I'm getting hungry now!

Sadly I have no favorite recipes, because it is sold in so many different ways at the local store that I have never had to make it. Favorites include Ahi w/ limu, ahi w/chili pepper, ahi w/ ogo, ahi w/ kukui nut. So many wonderful kinds that I can never eat enough.

I've said it before and I'll say it again Alohaj...

sucks to be you!

So Poke = Ahi Tuna?

No not especially. It is more a preparation. I had salmon and mahi mahi poke along with the ahi poke the other night. Usually cubed raw fish with shoyu, onion & sea salt with whatevah's(limu, chili peppers, kukui nut etc).

Mahalo, alohaj. One more question - is it pronounced Poh-Keh?

That's it Jamietown. See we need to have a hawaiian offline. We can pair wines to poke, sashimi, kalua pig, lau lau, poi.

And throw some pineapple wine or mac nut wine in for dessert

I can see it now:

Wine-chuggin' howlies invade Hawaii!

My wife and I were there in March (Maui and Kauai) for our honeymoon - we are definitely making plans to get out there again sometime soon! We'll have to meet up when we do go out there.

Actually, I have even had great octopus poke.

I have a hard time enjoying tako unless it is smoked. Have seen it as poke though and I know some people that swear by it.

You can keep the Poi Aloha...

My favorite Poke Recipe? Catch a flight to Lihue, stop by Mr G's, pick up poke and beer and sit out on my buddie's Lanai eating Poke with his kids, drinking beer and shooting the breeze. Now that is a recipe for success!

The Marlin poke I had in Guam was a pretty close second but the flight was a heck of a lot longer.

When I can find the ingredients fresh here is one of my favorite "simple" recipes I stole from Sam Choy's Poke Festival. I usually add a sprinkle of sesame seeds as well. For the Shoyu I only use Aloha Shoyu.

7th Annual
Sam Choy Poke Festival

Dry Aku Poke
Winner of the non-professional
division-Penny Tada

2 lb Dry Aku, sliced
2 Tbs. sesame oil
2 Tbs. soy sauce
1 tsp. rock salt
2 Tbs. shoyu

Simply combine all of the ingredients
and you are ready to serve & enjoy!

While I love Ahi, I am not a poke-man. My brother has lived in hawaii for years and LOVES it.

I have only had one preparation however.. the most common, I believe.

Can we pair poke with wine? If so, what would be good?

Before this, I have never heard of poke. It sounds divine!

Thanks Eric!