John Myers
Introduction: Comorian Cuisine Overview
ʻO ka meaʻai Comorian, ka mea i kapa ʻia ʻo Comoros cuisine, kahi hui ʻana o nā mea kanu ʻApelika, ʻAlapia, India, a me Farani. ʻO ka pae ʻāina ʻo Comoros, aia ma ka Moana Inia, ʻehā mau mokupuni nui: Grande Comore, Mohéli, Anjouan, a me Mayotte. ʻO ka meaʻai o Comoros ka mea nui i ka iʻa iʻa hou, nā hua ʻala, a me nā mea kanu.
ʻO nā mea ʻala kuʻuna a me nā kīʻaha ma ka ʻai Comorian
He mea maʻalahi ka meaʻai Comorian a ʻaʻole hilinaʻi nui i nā condiments a me nā meaʻai. Eia nō naʻe, ʻo kekahi o nā mea ʻala kahiko i hoʻohana pinepine ʻia i nā kīʻaha Comorian i kapa ʻia ʻo "proudou." He paʻi ia i hana ʻia mai ka ʻōpae maloʻo i ka lā a hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ma ke ʻano he luʻu a hoʻohui ʻia i nā stews a me nā curries no ka ʻono. ʻO kekahi mea ʻala maʻamau ʻo "mataba," he ʻuala i hana ʻia mai ka waiu niu, aniani, kālika, ginger, a me ka turmeric. Hāʻawi pinepine ʻia me nā kīʻaha iʻa kālua a palai paha.
ʻO nā mea ʻala a me nā kīʻaha kaulana i ka ʻai Comorian i kēia lā
Me ka mana o ka meaʻai Farani a me ʻArabia ma nā kīʻaha Comorian, ua piʻi ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā condiments kaulana a me nā kīʻaha e like me ka mayonnaise, harissa, a me ka soy sauce. Hoʻohana maʻamau ʻia ka Mayonnaise i mea ʻono no nā sandwiches a me nā burgers. Hoʻohana ʻia ʻo Harissa, kahi paʻi ʻala i hana ʻia mai nā pepa chili a me nā mea kanu ʻē aʻe, e hoʻohui i ka ʻono i nā stews a me nā sopa. Hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ʻo Soy sauce, ka mea i kaulana loa i ka ʻāina, i mea ʻokoʻa i ka paʻakai i nā kīʻaha ʻono.
I ka hopena, ʻoiai he mea maʻalahi ka meaʻai Comorian a ʻaʻole hilinaʻi nui i nā condiments a me nā kīʻaha, aia kekahi mau koho kuʻuna a kaulana i hoʻohana ʻia e hoʻohui i ka ʻono a hoʻonui i nā kīʻaha. Inā ma o nā mea ʻono kuʻuna a i ʻole ka hoʻolauna ʻana i nā mea ʻono hou, hoʻomau ka ulu ʻana o ka meaʻai Comorian a hauʻoli i ka ʻono o ka poʻe i hauʻoli e ʻike.
