Noun
poke salad (countable and uncountable, plural poke salads)
A food made from boiled pokeweed leaves, which are poisonous unless cooked properly.
(chiefly Southern US, Appalachia) Pokeweed, the leafy plant used to make such a dish.
Synonyms: poke, pokeweed, pocan (see more at pokeweed)
poke salad (countable and uncountable, plural poke salads)
A food made from diced raw fish, seasoning, diced fruit and vegetables, and sometimes rice.
Synonym: poke bowl
If you like good ol' fashion Southern soul food then, yes, I am a good cook! My specialty is chicken dumplings and poke salad. Dolly Parton