John Myers
Introduction: Pilipini Cuisine
ʻO ka meaʻai Filipino he hui kūʻokoʻa o nā mana mai nā moʻomeheu like ʻole, me Malay, Kina, Sepania, a me ʻAmelika. Uaʻikeʻia no kona mau meaʻono ikaika, hoʻohana i nā mea kanu a me nā meaʻala, a me ka nui o nā meaʻai, e like me ka laiki, ka iʻa, kaʻiʻo, a me nā mea kanu. Hōʻike ʻia ka meaʻai Filipino e kona ʻano ʻaina ʻaina, kahi e kaʻana like ʻia ai nā kīʻaha me ka ʻohana a me nā hoaaloha.
ʻO ke kuleana o ka laiki i ka ʻai Pilipino
He meaʻai koʻikoʻi ka laiki i ka meaʻai Filipino a lawelawe pinepine ʻia me kēlā me kēia ʻai. Hoʻomoʻa maʻamau ʻia a ʻono ʻia me ke kālika, waiu niu, a i ʻole saffron. ʻO ka laiki kekahi mea nui i loko o nā kīʻaha Filipino he nui, e like me arroz caldo (palaiki laiki), adobo (ʻiʻo a iʻa iʻa i hoʻomoʻa ʻia i loko o ka vīnega a me ka soy sauce), a me ka sinangag (garlic fried rice).
Eia naʻe, hiki i ka ʻai nui ʻana i ka laiki ke alakaʻi i nā pilikia olakino e like me ka maʻi diabetes a me ka momona. No ke kaulike ʻana i ka moʻomeheu a me ke olakino, ua hoʻomaka ka poʻe Pilipino e hoʻohui i nā kīʻaha holoʻokoʻa a me nā kumu waiwai ʻē aʻe, e like me ka quinoa a me ka ʻuala, i kā lākou meaʻai.
ʻO ka ʻiʻo a me ka iʻa i ka ʻai Filipino
ʻO ka ʻiʻo a me ka iʻa he mau meaʻai kaulana hoʻi i ka meaʻai Filipino. Hoʻohana mau ʻia ka puaʻa, ka pipi, ka moa, a me ka iʻa i loko o nā kīʻaha e like me ka lechon (puaʻa kalua), kare-kare (huelo bipi i hoʻomoʻa ʻia a me nā mea kanu), a me ka adobo. ʻO nā kīʻaha kai iʻa he iʻa ʻala a palai paha, ʻōpae, a me ka pāpaʻi.
Eia nō naʻe, ke lilo nei ka poʻe Pilipino i mea olakino olakino a ke koho nei lākou i nā ʻoki ʻoki ʻoi o ka ʻiʻo a me ka iʻa. Ke ʻimi nei nō hoʻi lākou i nā kumu protein e like me ka tofu a me ka tempeh.
ʻO nā koho meaʻai a me nā mea kanu i ka meaʻai Filipino
ʻO ka meaʻai Filipino maʻamau ka ʻiʻo a me ka iʻa, akā aia kekahi mau koho meaʻai a me nā vegan. ʻO nā kīʻaha e like me ka ginataang gulay (mea ʻai i hoʻomoʻa ʻia i ka waiu niu), lumpiang sariwa (nā ʻōwili puna hou i hoʻopiha ʻia me nā lau ʻai), a me ka adobong kangkong (stir-fried water spinach) nā koho meaʻai kaulana.
Hāʻawi pū ka meaʻai Filipino i nā koho vegan, e like me ka sinigang na bayabas (guava soup soup), ʻaʻole hoʻohana i ka ʻiʻo a i ʻole ka iʻa kai, a me ka ensaladang talong (grilled eggplant salad), i kāhiko ʻia me ka vīnega a me ka aniani.
ʻO ka mana o ka hoʻomana ma luna o ka ʻai ʻana o nā Pilipino
ʻO ka Philippines he ʻāina Katolika nui loa, a ua hoʻoikaika kekahi mau hana hoʻomana i nā mea ʻai. I ka wā Lent, ʻaʻole kekahi poʻe Pilipino i ka ʻiʻo a koho i nā kīʻaha iʻa. Hoʻomaʻamaʻa ka poʻe Muslim ma ka ʻaoʻao hema o Philippines i nā palena meaʻai halal, kahi e pāpā ai i ka ʻai ʻana i ka puaʻa a me ka waiʻona.
Ka Hopena: Ke kaulike ʻana i ka moʻomeheu a me ke olakino ma ka ʻai Pilipino
ʻO ka meaʻai Filipino he kuʻuna kuʻuna a ʻokoʻa i hana ʻia e nā moʻomeheu like ʻole. ʻO ka laiki, ka ʻiʻo, a me ka iʻa iʻa he mea nui, akā aia kekahi mau koho meaʻai a me nā vegan. Ke lilo nei ka poʻe Pilipino i ka ʻike olakino a ke hoʻohui nei i nā kīʻaha piha a me nā kumu kumu ʻē aʻe o ka protein i kā lākou meaʻai. ʻO ke kaulike ʻana i nā kuʻuna a me ke olakino ke kī i ka mālama ʻana i nā ʻono kūʻokoʻa a me ka ʻuhane kaiaulu o ka meaʻai Filipino.
