John Myers
Introduction: Condiments & Sauces in Gambian Cuisine
He kuleana koʻikoʻi nā mea ʻala a me nā ʻuala i ka hoʻonui ʻana i nā ʻono o kēlā me kēia kīʻaha. I loko o ka meaʻai Gambian, hoʻohana ʻia nā condiments a me nā ʻuala e hoʻohui i ka ʻono, ke ʻano, a me ke kala i nā kīʻaha kuʻuna a me nā mea hou. ʻIke ʻia ka meaʻai Gambian no kāna mau ʻono ikaika a wiwo ʻole, a ʻo nā condiments a me nā ʻuala kekahi mea nui o kēia kuʻuna culinary.
ʻO nā mea ʻala a me nā ʻuala kaulana loa ma ka ʻai Gambian
ʻO kekahi o nā mea hoʻonani kaulana loa i ka meaʻai Gambian ʻo "domoda," he ʻalani i hoʻokumu ʻia i ka pīkī i hana ʻia me nā pīni lepo, nā ʻōmato, nā aniani, ke kāleka, a me nā pepa chili. Hāʻawi pinepine ʻia ʻo Domoda me ka laiki a i ʻole couscous a he mea nui ia i nā ʻohana Gambian he nui. ʻO kekahi mea kaulana ʻē aʻe ʻo "yassa," he mea ʻala i hana ʻia me nā aniani, ka wai lemon, a me ka sinapi. Hāʻawi ʻia ʻo Yassa me ka moa a i ʻole ka iʻa a he mea punahele i ka hapa nui o nā hale ʻaina Gambian.
ʻO "Plasas" kekahi mea ʻono Gambian kaulana i hana ʻia me ka spinach, nā ʻōmato, a me ka iʻa a i ʻole ka ʻiʻo. Hāʻawi pinepine ʻia ke kīʻaha me ka laiki a i ʻole ka berena a he mea punahele i waena o nā ʻohana Gambian. ʻO "Benechin," he kīʻaha laiki, he kīʻaha Gambian kaulana nō hoʻi i lawelawe ʻia me nā ʻano meaʻai like ʻole a me nā mea ʻono like ʻole, me ka "ʻawaʻa tōmato sauce," "ʻalani pepa wela," a me ka "dibbi sauce."
Pehea e hoʻonui ai kēia mau mea ʻala a me nā kīʻaha i nā kīʻaha Gambian
He kuleana koʻikoʻi nā condiments a me nā ʻuala i ka hoʻonui ʻana i nā ʻono o nā kīʻaha Gambian. ʻO ka hoʻohui ʻana o ka domoda i ka laiki a i ʻole couscous e hoʻokiʻekiʻe i ka ʻono o ke kīʻaha a hoʻohui i kahi ʻano momona. Hoʻopiha ka ʻono o Yassa i ka moa a i ʻole ka iʻa, e hana ana i kahi hui ʻono o nā mea ʻono. Hoʻohui ʻo Plasas i kahi ʻono momona a me ka ʻono i ka laiki a i ʻole ka berena, e lilo ia i mea ʻai ʻono a ʻono.
I ka meaʻai Gambian, ʻaʻole hoʻohana wale ʻia nā condiments a me nā ʻuala no ka ʻono akā no ko lākou waiwai waiwai. Nui nā mea ʻono i hana ʻia me nā mea hoʻohui kūloko i waiwai i nā huaora a me nā minela. No ka laʻana, hana ʻia ka domoda me nā pīkī lepo, kahi kumu maikaʻi o ka protein a me nā momona olakino. Hana ʻia ʻo Yassa me nā aniani, he kiʻekiʻe i nā antioxidants a me nā waiwai anti-inflammatory.
I ka hopena, ʻo nā condiments a me nā ʻuala he ʻāpana koʻikoʻi o ka meaʻai Gambian. ʻAʻole lākou e hoʻomaikaʻi wale i nā ʻono o nā kīʻaha kuʻuna akā hoʻohui pū kekahi i ka waiwai waiwai i nā meaʻai. Inā he mea ʻono ʻoe a i ʻole nā ʻala ʻala, aia kahi condiment a i ʻole mea ʻai i ka meaʻai Gambian e hoʻomāʻona i kou ʻono.
