No Pokeballs needed to catch this bowl of fish

Poke bowls are a customisable culinary art. - Art Chen/ The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR: A poke shop may soon open near you faster than you can say “sashimi”. So what is this poke (pronounced poh-kay) thingy?

A centuries-old Hawaiian dish, poke are cubes of marinated hand-cut raw fish that top a typical poke bowl. The word “poke” means to cut or slice crosswise.