Toronto’s first poke week sent foodies on a frenzied adventure discovering new downtown poke shops and sampling $5 bowls.
Poke fans voted
With just one vote to cast for their favourite bowl of the week, poke fans determined the Peoples Champion.
This award winning salmon poke features avocado, mango, dragonfruit, cucumber, sesame seeds, fried rice balls and taro chips on rice
Secret ingredient
“Each bite was a reason for the next. The flavours and textures were a dance party in your mouth,” commented one Poke Week participant. The winning bowl had an ingredient not seen before at Toronto poke shops: Fried rice balls.
The champ
SU&BU on John Street now has the “Golden Fin” designed by Toronto’s Crazy Plate Lady in their possession.
Sam Serruya owner of SU&BU with his award winning bowl of poke and the Golden Fin
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