ahi

Poke bowl fish

Ahi is yellowfin tuna, especially as prepared in Hawaiian and Japanese cuisine.

The term appears most often on restaurant menus describing raw or seared preparations: ahi poke, seared ahi with sesame crust.

The word comes from Hawaiian.

species

yellowfin

Tropical tuna species

oceanic · tropical · predator · schooling · migratory · Pacific · Atlantic · streamlined · fast · mercury

sashimi

yellowfin

Tropical tuna species

soy sauce · wasabi · ginger · ponzu · shoyu · sesame · fresh · chilled · grade · translucent

fishing

gamefish

Fish pursued recreationally

angler · catch · fight · rod · reel · lure · Pacific · pelagic · migratory · yellowfin

poke

poke

Sharp, quick thrust

  • bowlConcave food container
  • cubedMultiplied by itself twice
  • dicedCut into cubes

marinated · Hawaiian · onion · scallion · sesame oil · shoyu · seaweed · avocado · rice · raw

seared

searing

Browning with intense heat

peppered · medium-rare · pink · center · hot · pan · cast-iron · quick · golden · caramelized

Categories
Opposites
freshness/quality grade

ahicanned tuna

Preserved ocean fish

fish sticks · tuna salad · frozen fish · fish paste · imitation crab

culinary prestige

ahifish sticks

Breaded frozen seafood portions

imitation crab · fish paste · surimi · baitfish · Filet-O-Fish

protein source

ahibeef

Bovine meat for eating

chicken · tofu · plant protein · seitan · pork

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