What is Poi? Poi is a staple in Hawaiian cuisine. It’s made with water and taro root, or kalo, in Hawaiian. Pounding the kalo and adding water creates a pudding-like consistency. That’s the traditional way of making poi. A modern method is boiling kalo in a pot, mashing, and mixing it with water to create […]
Tag: Hawai’i
Bonus Post: Musubi Editor-in-Chief Howard Portnoy of Apple Eats offered me an incredible opportunity to write an article on the musubi, a popular snack in Hawai’i, its connection to the islands, and share two hallmark recipes. Apple Eats had written an article about a Hawaiian-Asian fusion restaurant in Manhattan called Noreetuh. They serve a variety […]