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Tako Poke

Published: May 29, 2021 · Updated: Jul 2, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

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Every octopus has 8 legs. Use one wisely with this tako poke recipe that will knock your socks off with traditional Japanese flavors.

Hawaiian octopus poke on a white plate

What is Tako Poke?

Tako is the Japanese word for octopus. Poke is the classic Hawaiian dish consisting of chopped fish with light seasoning, usually seaweed, onion, and salt.

For some reason, you don’t hear the term Octopus Poke very much, but this is found in many a Hawaiian grocery delis as Tako Poke.

tako poke with green onions and seaweed

Where do you find octopus?

Unless you’re in Hawaii, tako poke can be hard to find. In Hawaii, you can walk into just about any deli counter in the grocery store and see hotel pans filled with various types of chopped fish pokes sold by the pound.

In terms of finding octopus, you will typically find tentacles for sale already cooked in Japanese supermarkets. Even when I worked in restaurants, we would buy the octopus from the seafood vendor already cooked, since it take several hours to simmer in a pot to make the octopus tender.

Ingredients

ingredients for tako poke on a wooden cutting board

This is a nontraditional tako poke recipe that uses traditional Japanese ingredients.

  • Octopus – you can find already cooked octopus tentacles at Japanese or other Asian supermarkets
  • Pickled Ginger – this comes ready to go in jars. I usually buy the non-dyed version that is yellow instead of pink, which uses food dye.
  • Wakame Seaweed – most traditional pokes use seaweed. Native Hawaiian seaweed includes limu and ogo, but I’ve used Japanese wakame seaweed which is easy to find in most Asian markets.
  • Schichimi Togarashi – this is the classic Japanese hot pepper spice, but you could use another hot pepper spice of your choice. Or skip it all together, if you don’t like spice.
  • Sesame Oil
  • Soy Sauce
ingredients for tako poke chopped on a wooden cutting board

Once the ingredients are all chopped up, they just need to be mixed together.

Serve immediately or within 2-3 days.

poke tako on a white plate

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Tako Poke

Every octopus has 8 legs. Use one wisely with this tako poke recipe that will knock your socks off with traditional Japanese flavors.
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine Hawaiian
Diet Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Low Fat, Low Lactose
Keyword hawaiian main dishes, party appetizers
Prep Time 20 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 30kcal
Author Asian Test Kitchen

Ingredients

  • 1 ea cooked octopus tentacle 2 oz, sliced as thinly as possible
  • 1 Tb pickled ginger sliced
  • 1 Tb wakame seaweed soaked in water until soft and chopped
  • 1/4 tsp Japanese shichimi togarashi or other chili flakes
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1/2 tsp soy sauce

Instructions

  • Mix all ingredients together. Serve within 2-3 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 30kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 96mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 78IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
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