John Myers
Introduction to Palauan Cuisine
ʻO ka meaʻai Palauan ka meaʻai kuʻuna o Palau, he lāhui mokupuni aia ma ke komohana o ka Moana Pākīpika. Hoʻopili nui ʻia ka meaʻai e ka moʻomeheu o ka mokupuni a me ka moʻomeheu o ka poʻe ʻōiwi Palauan. ʻO ka meaʻai Palauan ka mea nui i ʻike ʻia e ka iʻa, ke kalo, a me ka niu, ʻo ia ka mea maʻamau o ka mokupuni. Hoʻopili ʻia ka meaʻai e nā ʻāina e pili ana, e like me ka Philippines a me Indonesia.
Nā Koho Vegetarian a me Vegan ma Palauan Cuisine
ʻAʻole ʻokoʻa ka meaʻai Palauan a i ʻole vegan-friendly, no ka mea, ʻo ka meaʻai ka mea nui i ka iʻa a me nā kīʻaha ʻiʻo. Eia nō naʻe, aia kekahi mau koho meaʻai meaʻai a vegan i loaʻa i ka meaʻai Palauan, ʻo ka nui o nā kīʻaha i hana ʻia me nā mea kanu a me nā huaʻai. Hiki i nā mea kanu ke ʻai i nā kīʻaha e like me ka sopa lau kalo, ka paukena i loko o ka waiu niu, a me ka mea ʻala ʻai. Hiki i nā Vegans ke leʻaleʻa i kēia mau kīʻaha, a me nā kīʻaha i hana ʻia me ka tofu a me nā mea kanu ʻē aʻe.
ʻO nā kīʻaha Palauan kuʻuna a me ko lākou hiki ke hoʻololi i nā mea kanu a me nā mea kanu
Hiki ke hoʻololi ʻia nā kīʻaha Palauan kuʻuna no nā mea ʻai meaʻai a me nā vegans ma o ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea kanu no ka ʻiʻo a me ka iʻa. No ka laʻana, ma kahi o ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka iʻa i loko o ka kīʻaha kuʻuna o ka sopa iʻa Palauan, hiki i kekahi ke hoʻohana i ka tofu, nā halo, a i ʻole ka limu e hoʻohālike i ke ʻano a me ka ʻono o ka iʻa. Pēlā nō, ma kahi o ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka puaʻa i loko o ke kīʻaha kuʻuna o Palauan pork adobo, hiki i kekahi ke hoʻohana i nā halo a i ʻole seitan ma ke ʻano he ʻiʻo. Hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ke kalo, ka niu, a me nā mea kanu a me nā huaʻai ʻē aʻe i loko o kēia mau kīʻaha no ka mālama ʻana i ko lākou ʻono kuʻuna.
I ka hopena, ʻoiai ʻaʻole ʻai meaʻai maʻamau ka meaʻai Palauan a i ʻole vegan-friendly, aia nō nā koho i loaʻa no ka poʻe e hahai ana i kēia mau meaʻai. Hiki ke ʻai ʻia nā kīʻaha i hana ʻia me nā mea kanu a me nā huaʻai kūloko e nā mea ʻai meaʻai, a hiki ke hoʻololi ʻia nā kīʻaha Palauan maʻamau no nā mea ʻai meaʻai a me nā vegans ma o ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea kanu no ka ʻiʻo a me ka iʻa. Ma ka ʻimi ʻana a me ka hoʻāʻo ʻana me ka meaʻai Palauan, hiki i nā mea ʻai meaʻai a me nā vegans ke hauʻoli i nā ʻono kūʻokoʻa a me nā hoʻoilina moʻomeheu o ka ʻai ʻana o kēia mokupuni.
