John Myers
Introduction: E ʻimi ana i ka ʻai Lao
ʻO ka meaʻai Lao kahi hui leʻaleʻa o nā ʻano ʻono like ʻole o Asia Hema. Hōʻike ʻia ia e kona hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea hou, nā ʻono wiwo ʻole, a me ke kaulike o nā mea ʻono, paʻakai, a me ka ʻawaʻawa. Hoʻopili nui ʻia ka meaʻai Lao e kona mau ʻāina e pili ana e like me Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, a me Kina. No laila, he mea maʻamau ka ʻike ʻana i nā mea like e pili ana i nā mea kanu, nā mea ʻala, a me nā mea kanu i loko o nā kīʻaha. Ua kaulana ka meaʻai Lao i nā makahiki i hala iho nei ma muli o kona ʻono ʻokoʻa, a no ka lilo ʻana i mea olakino maikaʻi aʻe i nā meaʻai ʻAsia ʻē aʻe e hilinaʻi nei i ka ʻaila a me nā mea ʻala.
He Nānā i nā mea ʻala i hoʻohana ʻia i ka kuke ʻana i Lao
Hoʻohana ka meaʻai Lao i nā ʻano mea ʻala like ʻole e hoʻonui ai i ka ʻono o kāna mau kīʻaha. Hana ʻia kēia mau mea ʻono mai nā mea hou a kōkua i ke kaulike ʻana i nā ʻono o ka ʻono, ʻawaʻawa, paʻakai, a me nā mea ʻala. ʻO ka hoʻohanaʻana i nā meaʻonoʻaʻole e hoʻonui i ka meaʻono i nā kīʻaha, akā, e hoʻonui i ka nānā. Uaʻikeʻia ka meaʻai Lao no ka hoʻohanaʻana i nā mea kanu hou, nā meaʻala, a me nā meaʻono, e lilo ia i meaʻoi aku ka maikaʻi a me kaʻono i ka hoʻohālikelikeʻana i nā meaʻai'Asia'ē aʻe e hilinaʻi ana i kaʻaila a me nā momona.
ʻO nā mea ʻala Lao maʻamau a me kā lākou hoʻohana ʻana
ʻO kekahi o nā mea ʻala Lao i hoʻohana mau ʻia, ʻo ia ka ʻuala iʻa, soy sauce, sauce oyster, shrimp paste, a me chili paste. ʻO ka ʻai iʻa kahi mea nui i ka meaʻai Lao a hoʻohana ʻia ma ke ʻano he mea ʻala a hoʻohana pinepine ʻia e like me ka ʻuala. Hoʻohana ʻia ka soy sauce e hoʻohui i ka hohonu a me ka ʻono i nā kīʻaha. Hoʻohana ʻia ʻo Oyster sauce ma ke ʻano he ʻiʻo a me ka mea ʻono e hoʻohui i ka ʻono umami i nā kīʻaha. Hoʻohana ʻia ʻo Shrimp paste ma ke ʻano he mea hoʻonani a hoʻohana pinepine ʻia i nā sopa a me nā stews. Hoʻohana ʻia ka paʻi chili e hoʻohui i ka wela a me ka ʻono i nā kīʻaha a hoʻohana pinepine ʻia ma ke ʻano he ʻuala.
Ma waho aʻe o nā mea ʻono i ʻōlelo ʻia ma luna, hoʻohana pū ka meaʻai Lao i nā mea kanu hou a me nā mea ʻala e like me ka lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime lau, a me ka coriander. Hoʻohana ʻia kēia mau mea kanu a me nā mea ʻala e hoʻohui i ka ʻala a me ka ʻono i nā kīʻaha. ʻIke ʻia ka meaʻai Lao no ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea kanu hou, kahi e hoʻokaʻawale ai ia mai nā mea ʻai ʻē aʻe o Asia Hema. Ma keʻano holoʻokoʻa, ʻo ka meaʻai Lao kahi hui leʻaleʻa o nā meaʻai hou a me nā ʻono wiwo ʻole, e hoʻāʻo ai i nā meaʻai meaʻai makemake e ʻike i kahi meaʻai kūʻokoʻa a olakino.
