Welcome to POKE KING® - Hawaiian Poke Sauce and Marinade. Poke (pronounced POH-kay) is served in most Hawaiian homes and restaurants as a side dish, and no gathering in Hawaii would be complete without a few bowls of poke. In Hawaiian, poke means "cut piece" or "small piece." Poke is a raw salad with bite-size pieces of raw fish doused in seasonings. For centuries, Hawaiian fishermen cut their catch of raw fish into cubes and seasoned it with whatever ingredients they had.