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Your hypothesis is parentheses was correct.
I was aware that their was a type of food/cuisine called Poke. Didn't quite remember it was Hawaiian. Do remember seeing such a restaurant, and going into to investigate if it wasn't Pokemon themed (which would have been weird), which, of course, it wasn't. That experience, however, was the seed of the joke I made (and then added a bunch of world-building to, because: permanently unemployed mechanical engineer with a creative bent).
Your hypothesis is parentheses was correct.
I was aware that their was a type of food/cuisine called Poke. Didn't quite remember it was Hawaiian. Do remember seeing such a restaurant, and going into to investigate if it was