indulging in my mean streak...

[boogieshoes]

i've decided more people need to go to Hawai'i and experience the wonder that is poi...

...so they get it when i say that should i ever get married, i want a luau for my reception, with the poi and the chocolate pudding right next to each other.  both unlabeled.

-bs, smirking

Comments

[chocolate_frapp]

I've been to Hawaii and I've never had poi, what's it taste like?

[boogieshoes]

unfortunately, it's a taste experience you must have on your own, without prior information given to the taste-ee. it's a thing, it's just the way it's done. i'm not sure where else you'd get it, as it's a fairly ethnic product - perhaps one can order it online? maybe.

-bs

[chocolate_frapp]

hmm. I did have wonderful seafood and Thai food and fruit smoothies and other goodies when I was there, I'm satisfied with that.

[aerianya]

wallpaper paste...*g*

[starwatcher307]

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My dad told me it was definitely 'an acquired taste', so not eager to try. But does it look like chocolate pudding? I always pictured it as white.
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[boogieshoes]

oh, no. it's the spittin' image of chocolate pudding. i have... rather bemused memories of taking a big spoonful on the theory if it looked like chocolate pudding, it must *taste* like chocolate pudding. aeriyana's description of it is pretty accurate, though, so i ended up with this big spoonful of the most wretched taste i could imagine in my mouth, trying not to spit it out, because that would be *rude*. and i was 12 or 14 or so, so i knew to be on my best behavior!

*shakes head*

it's the sort of experience you'd like to share with all an sundry, if only because you've got a hidden camera set up to catch their expressions upon tasting poi.

-bs

[slavelabour]

HAHA! I just watched Biehn in Hawaii (older television show, he plays a detective) and he's so very native to the island but his partner is a Chicago-transplant and easily confused by everything. I was hoping they would get the partner to try the poi but the series didn't last that long, darn.

[ebonypearl]

I like poi. And it is an acquired taste, like Vegemite/Marmite. And like Vegemite/Marmite, I've never eaten it by itself.

[wytchling]

Got any sugar in it? If so I can't have it lol If not then if we ever get stationed in Hawaii then I'll try it and share my wretched experience :)

[boogieshoes]

i have no idea if poi has sugar in it - it really doesn't *taste* like it!

-bs