I have never had a poke bowl before. I didn't even know it existed. It seems like it is Hawaiian, but
the closest place to me that serves it is Japanese, and the components served were certainly familiar. But wow! What a pleasure to be served this bowl and all its freshness! I've never seen such beautiful tofu, the spicy salmon sashimi melted in the mouth, the daikon pickle was a perfect accent, and the whole thing was served on a bed of black and white rice (the black rice is supposed to be amazing health wise, but it stained the kitchen purple during the bubbling of the rice cooker). Avocado, cucumber and a dash of seaweed sprinkles (furikake rice seasoning) brought it all together. Some cooked salmon for princess pirate, and she was as happy as we were!
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| Poke (Donburi) bowl à la Cindy |
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| Apricots, black sesame seed Mochi, strawberries and nectarines |
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| I didn't need the pastry, but it made it to the plate for its beauty too! |
Love the post M! I called it a Poké bowl cause its all the rage today (variation of Poke bowl) but I believe it should be called a donburi bowl (Japanese origin dating back from the 1600's). My rice mix was influenced by the delicious Korean Gimbaps that I would eat for breakfast every morning from a little kiosk in the metro but instead of seasoning with sesame oil like the Korean Gimbaps, I seasoned it with seasoned rice vinegar for the Japanese twist. The Hawaiin twist was the furikake seasonings and pickled daikon slices. Glad you enjoyed it! C.
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