John Myers
Introduction: ʻO ka ʻOman's Culinary Scene
He ʻāina ʻo Oman me ka mōʻaukala meaʻai waiwai, e hui pū ana i nā manaʻo Arab, Persian, a me India. Hōʻike ʻia ka meaʻai o ka ʻāina e ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea ʻala a me nā mea kanu, e like me ka saffron, cardamom, a me kumine, a me nā ʻiʻo ʻono e like me ke keiki hipa a me ka moa. I nā makahiki i hala iho nei, ua kaulana ka meaʻai o Oman i waena o nā meaʻai, me ka ulu nui o nā hale ʻaina, nā hale ʻaina, a me nā hale kūʻai meaʻai alanui e kū mai ana ma ka ʻāina.
Muttrah Souq: ʻO ka mākeke kahiko loa ma Oman
ʻO Muttrah Souq kekahi o nā mākeke kahiko loa ma Oman, mai ka makahiki 18. Aia i loko o ka puʻuwai o Muscat's Old Town, ʻo ka souq kahi wahi hana nui o ka hana, me nā mea kūʻai aku e kūʻai aku i nā mea āpau mai nā lole lole a me nā mea ʻala i nā mea nani a me nā mea kahiko. ʻO kekahi o nā mea koʻikoʻi o ka souq ʻo kāna ʻāpana meaʻai, kahi e ʻike ai nā malihini i nā ʻano mea ʻono like ʻole, e like me Omani halwa (he mea ʻono i hana ʻia me ke kō, ka wai rose, a me ke kāleka), nā lā, a me nā hua maloʻo.
ʻO Nizwa Souq: He Puʻupuʻu waiwai o nā meaʻai
ʻO Nizwa Souq kahi mākeke kaulana ʻē aʻe ma Oman, i ʻike ʻia no kāna koho ākea o nā meaʻai Omani kuʻuna a me nā mea ʻala. Aia ka souq ma ke kūlanakauhale kaulana o Nizwa, ma kahi o ʻelua hola kaʻa mai Muscat. Maʻaneʻi, hiki i nā malihini ke loaʻa nā mea kūikawā kūloko e like me ka ʻiʻo kao, ka meli, a me ka halwa, a me nā ʻano mea ʻala like me ka turmeric, ke kinamona, a me ka ginger.
ʻO Al Hafah Souq: He Wahi no ka poʻe aloha iʻa
ʻO Al Hafah Souq, aia ma ke kaona kahakai o Salalah, he wahi kaulana ia no ka poʻe aloha iʻa. Maʻaneʻi, hiki i nā malihini ke loaʻa i nā iʻa hou a me nā iʻa mai ke Kai Arabia, a me nā ʻano mea ʻala like ʻole a me nā mea kanu i hoʻohana ʻia i nā kīʻaha kai Omani kuʻuna. ʻO kekahi o nā kīʻaha iʻa iʻa kaulana loa ma Oman, ʻo ia ka kingfish curry, grilled lobster, a me nā ʻōpae ʻala.
ʻO Muscat's Street Food: Mai Shawarma a i Omani Halwa
ʻO nā alanui nui o Muscat ka home o nā ʻano mea kūʻai meaʻai alanui, e lawelawe ana i nā mea āpau mai shawarma a me falafel a hiki i Omani halwa a me ka ti i hoʻokomo ʻia i ka saffron. ʻO kekahi o nā wahi meaʻai alanui kaulana loa ma Muscat, ʻo ia ʻo Al Khuwair, Qurum, a me Al Hail, kahi e ʻike ai nā malihini i nā ʻano mea ʻono a me nā meaʻai.
Ka Hopena: Ke ʻimi nei i nā Mākeke Meaʻai o Oman a me nā meaʻai alanui
Hāʻawi nā mākeke meaʻai o Oman a me nā hale kūʻai meaʻai ma ke alanui i nā malihini i kahi manawa kūʻokoʻa e ʻike ai i ka hoʻoilina hoʻoilina waiwai o ka ʻāina. Inā ʻoe e ʻimi nei i nā kīʻaha Omani kuʻuna a i ʻole nā mea ʻono o ka honua, aia kekahi mea no kēlā me kēia mea i ka ʻano meaʻai olaola o Oman. No laila, i ka manawa aʻe e hele ai ʻoe i Oman, e ʻoluʻolu e hoʻāʻo i kekahi o nā meaʻai alanui ʻono o ka ʻāina a e ʻimi i kāna mau mākeke meaʻai hoihoi.
