AHI POKE

APPETIZER AT HOME

After tasting some good Poke on the Big Island, I decided to make my own with a beautiful block of fresh Ahi.  My Wife and Daughter love a sweet shoyu sauce so I added a bit of sugar, sesame oil and Rice Wine Vinegar to the Soy Sauce.  White and Green Onions, Seaweed, Sesame Seeds and Daikon finished the Poke.  Delicious!

AHI POKE

 

AHI POKE WITH AVOCADO

APPETIZER AT HOME

I found Ahi for $6.99 per pound but you needed to buy a big slab to get that price.  I bought it and made a Ahi Poke with Avocado appetizer.  This Poke was so fresh and delicious.  Made a quick sauce using Shoyu, Honey, Wasabi and Sesame Oil.  Perfecto!

FRESH AHI POKE WITH AVOCADO

AHI BLOCK FOR $6.99 PER POUND

 

HOUSE WITHOUT A KEY

HOUSE WITHOUT A KEY
HALEKULANI HOTEL
2199 KALIA ROAD
HONOLULU, HI. 96815
808-923-2311
HOURS:  Daily 7AM - 9PM
www.halekulani.com/dining/house-without-a-key
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www.facebook.com/HouseWithoutAKey/
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I love having a cocktail at House Without a Key at the Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki.  Love the view and indoor/outdoor seating options.  On this visit I enjoyed a crisp glass of Chardonnay along with some fresh Sashimi and Poke.  Pretty darn lucky to live in Hawaii and enjoy an evening like this!

MAKAI PLANTATION

MAKAI PLANTATION

DANIEL K INOUYE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

300 RODGERS BLVD

HONOLULU, HI. 96819

HOURS:  7AM -10PM

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I really like the Makai Plantation at the Honolulu Airport.  Great place to enjoy a glass of beer, wine and snack prior to a flight.  I have had the same waitress the last two times here and she is friendly, happy and attentive.  While the prices are a bit high, the quality of food is excellent, service is fast and atmosphere is very comfortable.  I love having the fresh Poke before a flight.  Just one last taste of the Islands before I leave.

Click link below to view previous post on Makai Plantation;

https://greateatshawaii.blogspot.com/2017/12/makai-plantation.html

MAKAI PLANTATION - FRESH POKE AND A LIGHT, CRISP CHARDONNAY

TAKING HAWAII TO AMERICA!

FROLIC HONOLULU POKEFEST

 FROLIC HONOLULU POKEFEST

HONOLULU, HAWAII

I like the crew at Frolic Hawaii.  Great group of Foodies with a passion for all things food and fun.

When I learned that they were having a Pokefest I grabbed tickets online and took the family.

I purchased coupons for $50 worth of Poke.  This allowed us to get in shorter lines and pay faster.

Highly recommend buying coupons online for I think $35 and $50 increments.  We had a tough time spending all of our script and in fact ended up buying a bunch of Ice Cream and giving away some unused script to a young family.  Poke was fresh and delicious.  I liked the more natural Poke where the fish is the king.  Too many Poke shops are covering up the natural fish flavors with too much Furakake and Mayonnaise.  I am not a fan of Mayonnaise on Poke.  Take the King Crab Poke.  Delicious and sweet King Crab  and they covered it with Furakake and Mayo.  I just want to taste the crab and the Furakake was overpowering.  Funny that we all ate so much Poke that we all were craving a burger afterwards. 

 

FROLIC HAWAII POKEFEST

NCAA BASKETBALL FINALS - ISLAND STYLE PUPU'S

NCAA BASKETBALL FINAL

ISLAND STYLE PUPUS

AT HOME

Enjoyed a nice evening of basketball, friends and Island style Pupu's at home.  Pupu's are appetizers in Hawaii.  You can serve light pupu's or heavy pupu's with drinks.  This is considered heavy pupu's.  Served up with some cold beer, nice Chardonnay and bold Cabernet.  There were some pretty awesome cupcakes served for dessert.  Chocolate, Red Velvet, Peanut Butter and Vanilla from Cake Couture.  Kentucky won the game and we all won with great food and friends.

ISLAND POKE - THREE TYPES OF SQUID (TAKO)
AND AHI WITH SEAWEED

SALAMI, PROSCIUTTO AND PEPPERONI
WRAPPED MOZZARELLA STICKS

SPICY SESAME EDAMAME

BBQ BABY BACK RIBS

FRESH HOME MADE SALSA AND GUACAMOLE

JUMBO PRAWNS BRINED FOR 1/2 HOUR IN SUGAR,
SALT AND ICE WATER.  RINSE AND DRY.  SPRINKLE
OLIVE OIL AND DASH OF OLD BAY SEASONING
AND BROIL IN OVEN FOR 2 MINUTES ON EACH SIDE

JUMBO PRAWNS SERVED
WITH COCKTAIL SAUCE

FRESH HAWAIIAN AHI SASHIMI

NICE SPREAD OF PUPU'S READY FOR THE BIG GAME

CAKE COUTURE CUP CAKES

SPICY HOT CHICKEN WINGS