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Poké Balls
Poke ( ; Hawaiian for 'to slice' or 'cut crosswise into pieces'; sometimes written as ''poké'' to aid pronunciation as two syllables) is a dish of diced raw fish tossed in sauce and served either as an appetizer or a main course. History Pre-contact period Most fish were cultivated in large fishponds or caught near shore in shallow waters and reefs. Fishing and fish caught beyond the reef in the deep sea were reserved for chiefs according to the kapu system which regulated the way of life in Ancient Hawaii. Poke began as cut-offs from catch to serve as a snack. Fish was preferably eaten for immediate consumption, raw with sea salt, inamona, and sometimes seasoned with blood from the gills. A typical relish was made of inamona mixed with dried (octopus inksac), (fish liver), and salt. The poke was accompanied with limu and a large bowl of . Post-contact period When Captain James Cook arrived in 1778 he brought along with him onion seeds. He was followed in the 1790s by S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asparagopsis Taxiformis
''Asparagopsis taxiformis'' (red sea plume or limu kohu), formerly ''A. sanfordiana'', is a species of red algae, with cosmopolitan distribution in tropical to warm temperate waters. Researchers have demonstrated that feeding ruminants a diet containing 0.2% ''A. taxiformis'' seaweed reduced their methane emissions by nearly 99 percent. Lifecycle Like many red algae, ''A. taxiformis'' has a haplodiplophasic lifecycle, with each phase morphologically distinct. The species' diploid stage was initially described as ''Falkenbergia'' ''hillebrandii'' (Bornet) Falkenberg 1901 because it was thought to be a separate species. Culinary uses ''Asparagopsis'' is one of the most popular types of limu (algae), ''limu''. in the cuisine of Hawaii, it is principally a condiment. It is known as ''Limu kohu'' in the Hawaiian language, meaning "pleasing seaweed". ''Limu kohu'' has a Taste, bitter taste, somewhat reminiscent of iodine, and is a traditional ingredient in poke (Hawaii), ''poke' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
