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What do Moana, poke bowls and surfing all have in common? They’re all from Hawai’i, the tropical islands in the middle of the Pacific and the setting for the new Disney film Moana. Honi Poke, the Hawai’ian poke bowl restaurant, have a new poke bowl called Find Your Wave out now to celebrate the movie’s release. We went along to Honi Poke to try a bowl this week.
When you order the Find Your Wave bowl, you are given the choice of white or brown rice as a base and either chicken or tuna as the protein hit. I chose brown rice and chicken, but the rest of the recipe is the same and includes mango, edamame beans, wood ear mushrooms, smashed avocado, coriander, toasted coconut flakes and a wedge of lime. I hadn’t thought of putting mango and chicken together before but it really works! The toasted coconut flakes really makes a difference to the smoothness of the mushrooms and the mango and made the whole meal feel really tropical.
The Find Your Wave poke bowl is made with all fresh ingredients, right in front of you as soon as you order it so you can choose which components you don’t want. Luckily, I liked all the ingredients included which I think makes for a better experience when you can try all the food combinations together. It was delicious too, with a combination of mango and chicken plus the coconut and mushrooms that you don’t normally get in High Street salad bowls. I’ll be visiting Honi Poke again on my days in the office to see what other salad styles I can try!
Available in Honi Poke stores: https://www.honipoke.com/poke
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