how many grams in a teaspoon of poi?

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• How many grams in a teaspoon of poi?
  Roughly 5 g for a level teaspoon, though poi clings to the spoon rather than sitting flat, so heaped teaspoons can run 7-8 g. Recipes rarely call for poi at this scale outside of seasoning adjustments — a teaspoon stirred into a sauce or dressing for a hint of taro tang, or a teaspoon used as a starter culture for a new batch of fresh-pounded poi.
• Can a teaspoon of poi start fermentation in a fresh batch?
  It can help. Some home pounders save a teaspoon of established three-day poi and stir it into freshly pounded taro to seed the lactic bacteria, the same way bakers maintain a sourdough starter. Five grams is plenty to inoculate a small bowl. Without a starter, fresh poi will still ferment from wild bacteria, but the timeline and flavor are less predictable.
• Is a teaspoon of poi enough to taste-test sourness?
  More than enough. Poi's flavor shifts daily once it's pounded — sweet and starchy on day one, tangy by day two, sharply sour by day three or four. A 5 g teaspoon on the tongue tells you exactly where a batch sits. Restaurants serving poi alongside lau lau often taste-check this way before deciding whether to thin a stiff batch with water.

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