Thanks to the data provided by the booking platform TheFork It has been known that poke has increased in Spanish restaurants. Mostly, poke is on the menu of Japanese restaurants, although the origin of this dish is Hawaiian cuisine. The dish is composed of rice and raw fish. Its explosion took place in 2021, as restaurant registrations on the platform doubled.
For TheFork, this is a growing trend, as poke is not only found on restaurant menus, but there are also videos on social media that teach how to make it at home and have many views.
Poke is a very healthy and fresh option to eat at any time of the day, since it combines healthy products such as rice, fish, avocado, quinoa, and even fruits such as pineapple and mango.
In addition, this dish is present in almost all delivery applications, so it is also an alternative to fast food, poke being much healthier. It is also available in most supermarkets, in the prepared food sections.
TheTheFork platform has registered an increase in reservations to eat at restaurants that offer this dish. They represent 8% of the reservations made in Spain to date, which is the highest figure in recent years.
Madrid and Barcelona are the cities with the greatest poke offer, thanks to groups like Healthy Poke.
Ainhoa Soria, Communications Director of TheFork in Iberia, has highlighted the importance of poke in Spanish restaurants and the popularity it is gaining as a healthy fast food option in Spain. Soria made these statements in an interview with Efeagro. "This dish accumulates many very positive reviews and ratings in general from our users because their experience is very satisfactory," reported Ainhoa Soria.
Obama, the precursor of poke.
Barack Obama, former president of the United States, acknowledged being a lover of this dish of Hawaiian origin, which is why he was one of the precursors unconsciously.
The origin of the dish is attributed to the indigenous groups of Hawaii. They used the raw fish they caught to include it in this dish, which is currently one of the benchmarks for healthy food.
