On Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 2:54:53 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message news >
> 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/
>
> ====
>
> Hmmm since I have no infant and my digestion is ok ... ;-)
>
>
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My daughter bought some hand pounded poi. It's thicker than regular poi and comes in a brick. It's somewhat intimidating. Here's something that's pretty scary too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzwuTBx93uA