John Myers
Introduction: Senegalese Cuisine and its Flavors
ʻO ka meaʻai Senegalese kahi hōʻike o ka hoʻoilina moʻomeheu waiwai o ka ʻāina. Hoʻopili ʻia kona ʻono e nā kuʻuna kuʻuna kuʻuna o West Africa a me Farani, a me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā meaʻai kūloko. ʻIke ʻia ka meaʻai a Senegal no kāna mau ʻono wiwo ʻole a ʻono hoʻi e hoʻomāʻona i kēlā me kēia palale. Inā makemake ʻoe i ka ʻiʻo a i ʻole mea ʻai meaʻai, aia kekahi mea no kēlā me kēia mea ma ka meaʻai Senegalese.
ʻO nā mea ʻala maʻamau i hoʻohana ʻia ma nā kīʻaha Senegalese
ʻIke ʻia ka meaʻai Senegalese no kāna mau kīʻaha ʻono a me ka ʻono, i hoʻonui ʻia e ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea ʻono like ʻole. ʻO kekahi o nā mea ʻono i hoʻohana pinepine ʻia i ka meaʻai Senegalese ʻo thieboudienne ('ōlelo ʻia cheh-boo-jen), he iʻa kuʻuna a me ka laiki. Hāʻawi pinepine ʻia kēia kīʻaha me kahi kīʻaha ʻono i kapa ʻia ʻo "diby" i hana ʻia me ke kāleka, nā aniani, a me nā pepa wela.
ʻO kekahi mea ʻono kaulana i ka meaʻai Senegalese ʻo ia ka "yassa" sauce, i hana ʻia me nā aniani, ke kāleka, ka sinapi, a me ka wai lemon. Hāʻawi pinepine ʻia kēia ʻuala me ka moa a i ʻole ka iʻa, a ʻo kona ʻono ʻono e hoʻokō i ka ʻono ʻāhuhi o ka ʻiʻo i kālua ʻia. ʻO kekahi mea hoʻonani kaulana i ka meaʻai Senegalese ʻo ia ka wai "bissap", i hana ʻia mai nā pua hibiscus a lawelawe pinepine ʻia i mea inu ʻoluʻolu.
ʻO nā mea ʻala, nā mea ʻala, a me nā mea ʻala i ka ʻano meaʻai o Senegal
Hōʻike ʻia ka meaʻai Senegalese e kona hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea ʻala wiwo ʻole a me nā mea ʻono, nā ʻuala, a me nā mea ʻala. ʻO kekahi o nā mea ʻala maʻamau i hoʻohana ʻia ma ka meaʻai Senegalese ʻo "thiéré" a i ʻole fonio, ʻo ia ke ʻano o ka palaoa e like me ka couscous. ʻO kekahi mea ʻala kaulana ʻo "xawaash," ʻo ia ka hui ʻana o nā mea ʻala e pili ana i ka kinamona, coriander, a me ke kāleka.
He ʻāpana koʻikoʻi nō hoʻi ʻo Sauces o ka meaʻai Senegalese. Hoʻohana mau ʻia ka ʻuala "Mafe", i hana ʻia me ka pīni a me ka paʻi tōmato, i nā kīʻaha e like me "mafe ginaar" (ka moa a me ka ʻuala pīni). ʻO ka ʻai "Domoda" kekahi mea ʻono kaulana i hana ʻia me ka pīni, ka paʻi tōmato, a me ka pepa chili. Hāʻawi pinepine ʻia kēia ʻuala ma luna o ka laiki me ka ʻiʻo a i ʻole nā mea kanu.
I ka hopena, ʻo ka meaʻai Senegalese kahi hui kūʻokoʻa o nā kuʻuna kuʻuna o West Africa a me Farani, a ua hoʻonui ʻia kona ʻono e ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea ʻala like ʻole, nā mea ʻala, nā meaʻai, a me nā mea hoʻonani. Mai ka ʻuala yassa tangy a hiki i nā ʻono wiwo ʻole o thieboudienne, ʻo ka meaʻai Senegalese ka mea e hoʻowalewale i kou ʻono a waiho iā ʻoe e makemake hou aku.
