The Battle of Poke

Another thing Hawaii is known for is poke--a raw fish salad, usually featuring ahi (tuna).

I had read that Foodland, a Hawaiian grocery store, had the best poke on the island. There are several locations all over the island.

Foodland's poke was very reasonable--$9.99/lb if more than 2 lbs purchased. Otherwise, it's $11.99/lb. You can also get steamed rice for $0.99/bowl--enough for 2 people.

We tried the shoyu and avocado. Both were delicious.

The other highly touted place to get poke was Tamura's Fine Wine & Liquor, a smaller grocery store chain on the island. They have poke made with fresh fish ($18.99/lb) and poke made with frozen fish ($10.99/lb). I must admit I couldn't tell the difference. Tamura does not have steamed rice on the side. You have to get a poke bowl with rice on the bottom and poke on top to get some rice.

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