John Myers
Introduction: E ʻike i ka ʻai Mekiko ʻoiaʻiʻo
ʻO ka meaʻai Mekiko kekahi o nā meaʻai like ʻole a me ka ʻono o ka honua. Mai nā salsas ʻono a me nā carnitas palupalu i ka aguas frescas a me nā churros crispy, loaʻa i ka meaʻai Mekiko kahi mea no kēlā me kēia. Inā ʻoe e ʻimi nei e ʻike i ka meaʻai Mekiko maoli, ua hele mai ʻoe i kahi kūpono. Ma kēia ʻatikala, e ʻimi mākou i ka mōʻaukala o ka meaʻai Mekiko, e ʻimi i nā mea pono, a alakaʻi iā ʻoe ma o nā kīʻaha ʻāpana like ʻole o Mexico. E hāʻawi pū mākou iā ʻoe i nā ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo no ka ʻimi ʻana i nā hale ʻaina Mekiko ʻoiaʻiʻo kokoke iā ʻoe a hāʻawi i nā hana a me nā mea ʻole no ke kauoha ʻana i nā meaʻai Mekiko.
Moolelo o ka mea ai Mekiko
He moʻolelo waiwai a paʻakikī ka meaʻai Mekiko e pili ana i ka wā kahiko. ʻO nā Aztecs a me Mayans kekahi o nā poʻe mua i mahi i nā mea kanu e like me ke kulina, nā pīni, a me nā tōmato, nā mea pono i ka meaʻai Mekiko i kēia lā. I ka hōʻea ʻana o ka poʻe Sepania i Mexico i ke kenekulia 16, ua lawe pū lākou me lākou i nā mea hou e like me ka pipi, ka puaʻa, a me ka moa, a me nā huahana waiu e like me ka cheese a me ka waiū. Ua hoʻokomo ʻia kēia mau mea i loko o nā kīʻaha Mexican kuʻuna, e hana ana i nā mea ʻono hou a hoihoi.
I ka wā lōʻihi, ua hoʻomau ʻia ka ulu ʻana o ka meaʻai Mekiko, i hoʻohuli ʻia e nā ʻano ʻāina like ʻole a me nā hoʻoilina moʻomeheu. I kēia lā, ʻo ka meaʻai Mekiko kahi hui ʻana o nā ʻano ʻano ʻōiwi, ʻEulopa, a me ʻApelika, me kēlā me kēia wahi e hāʻawi ana i kāna mau kīʻaha kūʻokoʻa.
Mea Pono Mekiko
ʻIke ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko no kāna mau mea ʻono a ʻono. ʻO ka pepa chili, ke kāleka, nā aniani, a me ke kumino kekahi o nā mea ʻala maʻamau i hoʻohana ʻia i nā kīʻaha Mekiko. ʻO nā mea waiwai ʻē aʻe e pili ana i ka kulina, ka pī, nā tōmato, nā avocados, a me ka cilantro. ʻO nā tortillas, ka palaoa, a me ka palaoa, he mea nui ia i ka meaʻai Mekiko a hoʻohana ʻia no nā mea āpau mai nā tacos a me nā enchiladas i quesadillas a me tostadas. Hoʻohana nui ʻia nā pākī Mekiko e like me queso fresco a me cotija i nā kīʻaha e like me chiles rellenos a me ka palaoa ala Mekiko.
Hoʻokomo pū ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko i nā ʻano protein, me ka pipi, ka puaʻa, ka moa, a me ka iʻa. He mea kaulana nā ʻiʻo i hoʻomoʻa lohi e like me ka carnitas a me ka barbacoa, e like me nā ʻiʻo i hoʻomoʻa ʻia e like me carne asada a me al pastor. ʻO nā sopa ʻano Mekiko a me nā stews, e like me ka posole a me ka menudo, he mau wāwae tripe a puaʻa paha.
Mea ʻai ʻĀpana: E ʻimi i nā ʻono o Mexico
He ʻāina ʻo Mekikoka o nā mea ʻono he nui, a aia kēlā me kēia wahi i kāna meaʻai ponoʻī. Ma ka ʻākau, e ʻike ʻoe i nā kīʻaha ʻiʻo puʻuwai e like me carne asada a me cabrito (kao moa). Ma ka hema, e ʻike ʻoe i nā kīʻaha i hana ʻia me ka mole, kahi kīʻaha momona a paʻakikī i hana ʻia me nā chili, nati, a me ke kokoleka. ʻIke ʻia ka peninsula ʻo Yucatan no kāna mau kīʻaha iʻa e like me ka ceviche a me ka cochinita pibil (ka puaʻa hoʻomoʻa mālie). Ma Oaxaca, e ʻike ʻoe i nā kīʻaha kuʻuna e like me nā tlayudas (nā tortillas nui a crispy i hoʻopaʻa ʻia me ka pīni, ka paʻakai, a me ka ʻiʻo) a me nā chapulines (nā ʻūhini i kālua ʻia).
ʻAi Alanui: He ʻAi Kūʻai
ʻO nā meaʻai alanui Mekiko kekahi o nā mea maikaʻi loa o ka honua, a he ala maikaʻi loa ia e ʻike ai i nā ʻono o Mexico. ʻO Tacos al pastor, i hana ʻia me ka puaʻa i hoʻomoʻa ʻia ma ke kuha kū pololei, he meaʻai punahele ma ke alanui. ʻO nā meaʻai alanui kaulana ʻē aʻe e pili ana i nā tamales, elotes (Mexican-style street corn), a me churros. Hāʻawi pū ka poʻe kūʻai alanui Mekiko i nā ʻano mea inu ʻoluʻolu e like me horchata (he inu laiki ʻono), jamaica (hibiscus tea), a me agua de tamarindo (wai inu tamarind).
Nā Mea inu Mekiko: Ma waho aʻe o Margaritas
ʻOiai ʻo ka margaritas kahi mea inu Mekiko kaulana, he nui nā mea inu Mekiko kahiko e hoʻāʻo ai. ʻO Micheladas, kahi mea inu pia ʻona i hana ʻia me ka wai lime a me ka ʻuala wela, kaulana i Mexico. ʻO Tequila a me mezcal kekahi mau ʻuhane Mekiko kuʻuna, lawelawe pinepine ʻia a i ʻole i loko o ka cocktails e like me nā palomas a me nā margaritas. ʻO Agua frescas, i hanaʻia me nā huaʻai hou a me ka wai, he mea hōʻoluʻoluʻole i ka waiʻona.
Ke ʻimi nei i nā hale ʻaina Mekiko ʻoiaʻiʻo
He mea paʻakikī ka ʻimi ʻana i nā hale ʻaina Mekiko maoli, ʻoiai inā ʻoe e noho ana i kahi wahi me kahi koho liʻiliʻi o nā hale ʻaina. ʻO kahi ala e ʻike ai i nā hale ʻaina Mekiko ʻoiaʻiʻo, ʻo ia ka ʻimi ʻana i nā hale ʻaina kūikawā i kahi meaʻai kūloko. ʻO kahi koho ʻē aʻe ʻo ke noi ʻana i nā ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo mai nā hoaaloha a i ʻole nā hoa hana i kamaʻāina i ka meaʻai Mekiko. Hiki i nā loiloi pūnaewele ke lilo i mea kōkua no ka ʻimi ʻana i nā hale ʻaina Mekiko maoli ma kou wahi.
Meaʻai Mekiko kokoke iaʻu: Manaʻo kōkua no kāu ʻimi
Inā ʻoe e ʻimi nei i ka meaʻai Mekiko kokoke iā ʻoe, aia kekahi mau ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo e hoʻomanaʻo. ʻO ka mea mua, e ʻimi i nā hale ʻaina e hoʻohana ana i nā meaʻai hou, kiʻekiʻe. ʻO kahi hōʻailona maikaʻi o kahi hale ʻaina Mekiko maikaʻi ʻo ia nā tortilla homemade. ʻO ka lua, e ʻimi i nā hale ʻaina e hāʻawi ana i nā ʻano kīʻaha kuʻuna a me nā mea kūikawā kūloko. ʻO ka hope, e makaʻala i nā hale ʻaina e lawelawe ana i ka meaʻai ʻo Tex-Mex a i ʻole ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa.
Ke kauoha ʻana i nā meaʻai Mekiko ʻoiaʻiʻo: Nā hana a me nā hana ʻole
I ke kauoha ʻana i ka meaʻai Mekiko maoli, aia kekahi mau hana a pono ʻole e hoʻomanaʻo. E ho'āʻo i nā kīʻaha a me nā mea ʻono hou, ʻoi aku ka nui o nā mea kūikawā kūloko. Mai manaʻo he mea ʻala nā mea a pau; ʻAʻole ʻono nā meaʻai Mekiko a pau. E nīnau i nā nīnau e pili ana i ka papa kuhikuhi a me nā meaʻai, ʻoi aku ka nui inā loaʻa iā ʻoe nā mea ʻai. Mai makaʻu e noi i nā manaʻo mai kāu kikowaena.
Ka hopena: E ʻono i nā ʻono o Mexico
ʻO ka meaʻai Mekiko kahi moʻomeheu kuʻuna a me ka ʻono me ka mōʻaukala waiwai a me nā kīʻaha ʻāpana like ʻole. Inā makemake ʻoe i nā tacos spicy, aguas frescas hōʻoluʻolu, a i ʻole nā stews puʻuwai, aia kahi mea no kēlā me kēia mea i ka meaʻai Mekiko. Me kēia mau ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo a me nā ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo, ua mākaukau ʻoe e ʻike i ka meaʻai Mekiko maoli a ʻono i nā ʻono o Mexico.
