On 2/1/2017 10:57 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 8:31:59 PM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
>> "dsi1" <dsi10yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> ...
>> On Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 10:22:48 AM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
>> > "dsi1" <dsi10yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> > ...
>> > On Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 7:58:19 AM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
>> > > "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> > > news >> > > > On 1/27/2017 6:38 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> > > >> The ONLY memorable thing dsi1 does here is to
>> > > >> constantly remind us that he's Oriental...
>> > > >
>> > > > I snipped a bunch but I kind of have to agree here. Does it really
>> > > > matter
>> > > > he lives in Hawaii or that he might be of Polynesian, Hawaiian,
>> > > > Chinese,
>> > > > or Japanese descent? Not to me.
>> > > >
>> > > > Heck, my parents lived on KÀžÃ€šÃ‚«lauea for two years. This was
>> > > > before I
>> > > > was
>> > > > born. My two older brothers (still pretty much babies at the time)
>> > > > were
>> > > > there with them. I remember my mother telling me about a Japanese
>> > > > woman
>> > > > who lived next door who would go outside and stomp on huge
>> snails on
>> > > > her
>> > > > patio with her bare feet. Common sense would tell me to put down
>> > > > salt,
>> > > > it
>> > > > deters snails and slugs. Apparently just stomping on snails was a
>> > > > native
>> > > > tradition. Sounds pretty disgusting to me.
>> > > >
>> > > > The Hawaiian islands are certainly not the cut off from the rest of
>> > > > the
>> > > > world. It's all well and good to want to preserve culture. It
>> is > > > not
>> > > > as
>> > > > if the islands of Hawaii are a mystery.
>> > > >
>> > > > Guess what I saw on the 'Antiques Roadshow' last night? A "poi
>> > > > pounder".
>> > > > Poi being a traditional Hawaiian food. Sorry, not something I
>> want > > > to
>> > > > eat. But gee, the show was taped in Indiana, stateside. They'd
>> sure
>> > > > heard
>> > > > of Hawaii (and poi) even if dsi1 has never heard of Indiana. LOL
>> > > >
>> > > > Jill
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > I thought the pounder was NOT an attractive thing I would want
>> sitting
>> > > around. LOL
>> > >
>> > > Cheri
>> >
>> > You might if poi had some cultural significance to you. Poi might have
>> > some
>> > cultural significance to you if it was an important food for the people
>> > that
>> > came before you. My guess is that you have a food preparation item >
>> that's
>> > been in your family for a while that you treasure. Same thing.
>> >
>> >
>> > Did you actually see this particular pounder?
>> >
>> > Cheri
>>
>> They pretty much look all the same. From an aesthetic standpoint, they
>> are
>> beautiful, elegant, objects in a way that a frying pan could never be.
>> OTOH,
>> from a utilitarian point of view, poi pounders and frying pans have
>> design
>> refinements shaped by hundreds of years of use. That makes them awesome.
>>
>> =======
>>
>> Nothing against poi at all, I just don't like the looks of the pounder, I
>> like a pounder that looks more like what Nancy Fuller has which is
>> made of
>> some type of Hawaiian wood. I find nothing at all attractive about that
>> stone one.
>>
>> Cheri
>
> I forgot that there were poi pounders made of wood probably because
> they're two different things. One is a tool and one is a decoration. Men
> tend of have a special relationship with the tools they use if it helps
> them accomplish their goals. When I was a printer, I used to have a
> favorite ink knife. That was a good knife. I will check out the koa
> pounders the next time I'm in a Hawaiian art gallery.
>
> Poi acts in unexpected ways with water. Bagged poi is a sticky gooey
> mess while in the package. I was surprised the first time I saw my dad
> add water to the bag and started kneading the poi. After a while, he
> dumped the whole thing into a bowl. It came out in a single lump and the
> bag was clean. Astounding!
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsWxJHP0044
>
> ===
>
> I enjoyed the vid and the music Also loved the wee soul sitting on
> his knee))
>
> I have never come across taro (so far as I know) and sadly I doubt it
> will ever cross my path.
>

I can't say that you're missing much. OTOH, if you or your infant suffer
from digestive problems, poi might be just the ticket.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1482315/