The "Just Because It's From Hawaii, Doesn't Mean It's Tiki" Thread - Bilge

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Thu, Sep 22, 2011 12:15 PM No I don't believe poi can be considered Tiki, it's way too authentically Hawaiian. It's an acquired taste, I doubt very much that it was served at Hawaiian tourist luaus, let alone mainland Tiki restaurants back in the day. If someone can identify poi on a vintage menu then I will stand corrected. It would be good Tiki Revival food however, it's a much healthier starch than steamed rice to eat with that greasy pork. Poi... NOT TIKI !! (But maybe it should be.) And GROG raised the compelling question "Is JOHN-O Tiki ??". Actually I'll save people the effort in that argument. Admittedly, I am NOT Tiki. How much Tiki swag you own appears to be the qualifying criteria, and I only own 3 Tiki mugs (one BTW is a commissioned GROG piece). I do drink my share of Tropical cocktails but I must confess I prefer bourbon, gin, and tequila over rum. But as King Bushwich the 33rd pointed out earlier in this thread... "...just because something is not tiki does not make it bad" :) Also I see a Tiki double standard here. If one points out that things like Carribean bars, or Tiki Joe (not the Ocean one, the other one), or Burning Man are NOT Tiki then that's a valid TC argument. If one however suggests that Tiki "grey area" items are not Tiki (in Bilge of all places), then that's considered pot stirring. "Trouble making" is all a matter of your perspective.

No I don't believe poi can be considered Tiki, it's way too authentically Hawaiian. It's an acquired taste, I doubt very much that it was served at Hawaiian tourist luaus, let alone mainland Tiki restaurants back in the day. If someone can identify poi on a vintage menu then I will stand corrected.

It would be good Tiki Revival food however, it's a much healthier starch than steamed rice to eat with that greasy pork.

Poi... NOT TIKI !! (But maybe it should be.)

And GROG raised the compelling question "Is JOHN-O Tiki ??". Actually I'll save people the effort in that argument. Admittedly, I am NOT Tiki. How much Tiki swag you own appears to be the qualifying criteria, and I only own 3 Tiki mugs (one BTW is a commissioned GROG piece). I do drink my share of Tropical cocktails but I must confess I prefer bourbon, gin, and tequila over rum.

But as King Bushwich the 33rd pointed out earlier in this thread...

"...just because something is not tiki does not make it bad"

Also I see a Tiki double standard here. If one points out that things like Carribean bars, or Tiki Joe (not the Ocean one, the other one), or Burning Man are NOT Tiki then that's a valid TC argument. If one however suggests that Tiki "grey area" items are not Tiki (in Bilge of all places), then that's considered pot stirring.

"Trouble making" is all a matter of your perspective.

Post #607702 by JOHN-O on Thu, Sep 22, 2011 12:15 PM