John Myers
Introduction: Koʻu aloha i ka meaʻai Mekiko
Ua paʻa mau ka meaʻai Mekiko i kahi kūikawā i loko o koʻu puʻuwai. Mai nā waihoʻoluʻu a me nā mea ʻono a hiki i ka mōʻaukala waiwai a me ka moʻomeheu, aia kahi mea kūʻokoʻa maoli a hoihoi e pili ana i ka meaʻai Mekiko. Ma ke ʻano he mea makemake e ʻimi i nā mea ʻono hou a hoʻāʻo i nā mea hou, ua huki koke wau i nā ʻano kīʻaha like ʻole o ka meaʻai Mekiko.
I loko o nā makahiki, ua hauʻoli wau i ka hoʻāʻo ʻana i nā kīʻaha Mekiko he nui, nā kuʻuna a me nā mea hou. Mai ka meaʻai alanui a hiki i nā hale ʻaina kiʻekiʻe, ua kahaha mau wau i ka hohonu a me ka paʻakikī o ka meaʻai Mekiko. Ma kēia ʻatikala, makemake wau e kaʻana like i kaʻu huakaʻi ʻike me ʻoe, e ʻimi ana i ka mōʻaukala, ka moʻomeheu, a me nā ʻono o ka meaʻai Mekiko.
ʻO ka mōʻaukala a me ka moʻomeheu o ka meaʻai Mekiko
ʻO ka meaʻai Mekiko kahi moʻolelo waiwai a hoihoi e pili pono ana me ka moʻomeheu a me nā kuʻuna o ka ʻāina. Loaʻa ke aʻa o ka meaʻai i ka kuke Mesoamerican ʻōiwi, me nā mea ʻai e like me ke kulina, ka pī, a me ka pepa chili ke kikowaena o nā kīʻaha he nui. I ka wā lōʻihi, ua hoʻohuli ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko e nā ʻano moʻomeheu like ʻole, me ka Spanish, French, a me ʻApelika.
Ma waho aʻe o kāna mau mana like ʻole, ʻike ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko no kona ʻano moʻomeheu hohonu. Nui nā kīʻaha kuʻuna e pili ana i nā lā hoʻomaha a me nā hoʻolauleʻa, e like me nā tamales i ka wā Kalikimaka a me ka lā o ka poʻe make. He hōʻailona hoʻi ka meaʻai no ka ʻohana a me ke kaiāulu ma ka moʻomeheu Mekiko, me ka ʻai pinepine ʻia a hauʻoli pū me nā mea aloha. ʻO kēia pilina ma waena o ka meaʻai a me ka moʻomeheu ka mea e hana ai ka meaʻai Mekiko i mea kūikawā a me ke ʻano.
ʻO nā meaʻala a me nā meaʻala Mexican kahiko
ʻO kekahi o nā mea nui o ka meaʻai Mekiko ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea hou a me nā mea ʻono. Nui nā kīʻaha kuʻuna e hilinaʻi nei i nā mea ʻai e like me nā tōmato, avocados, a me ka cilantro, i ʻike ʻia no ko lākou ʻono wiwo ʻole. ʻO nā mea ʻala kekahi ʻāpana koʻikoʻi o ka kuke ʻana me Mekiko, me nā pepa chili, cumin, a me oregano e hoʻohana mau ʻia.
ʻO ka palaoa kekahi mea koʻikoʻi i ka meaʻai Mekiko, me nā kīʻaha e like me tortillas, tamales, a me pozole e hōʻike ana i kēia meaʻai nui. ʻO ka pīni kekahi mea hoʻohui pinepine, hoʻohana pinepine ʻia i kumu no ka soup, stews, a me nā kīʻaha ʻē aʻe. ʻO nā meaʻai maʻamau'ē aʻe he cheese, puaʻa, a me ka pipi, hoʻohanaʻia ia mau mea a pau i nāʻano likeʻole e hana i nā meaʻai kūikawā a me nā meaʻono.
Nā kīʻaha kahiko o ka meaʻai Mekiko
I ka hiki ʻana mai i nā kīʻaha Mexican maʻamau, nui nā koho e koho ai. ʻO kekahi o nā mea kaulana loa, ʻo ia nā tacos, enchiladas, a me burritos, ʻo ia mau mea āpau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻiʻo, ka pī, ka paʻakai, a me nā mea kanu. ʻO nā kīʻaha kaulana ʻē aʻe e pili ana i ka chiles rellenos, mole, a me ka pozole, ʻo ia mau mea āpau e hāhā i ka ʻono a me ka paʻakikī.
ʻO Tamales kekahi meaʻai Mekiko maʻamau i mahalo ʻia no kona ʻano ʻano a me kona ʻono. Hana ʻia me ka palaoa masa a hoʻopiha ʻia me ka ʻiʻo, nā mea kanu, a i ʻole ka tiihi, ʻōwili ʻia nā tamales i ka ʻili kulina a hoʻomoʻa ʻia a moʻa. Hoʻohana pinepine ʻia lākou i ka wā hoʻomaha a he ʻāpana aloha o ka moʻomeheu Mekiko.
Nā ʻano like ʻole a me nā mea kūikawā
ʻO kekahi o nā hiʻohiʻona hoihoi loa o ka meaʻai Mekiko ʻo ia ka ʻokoʻa kūloko kūloko i loko o ka ʻāina. Loaʻa i kēlā me kēia māhele kona mau mea kūikawā kūikawā a me nā meaʻono, i hoʻoikaika pinepineʻia e nā meaʻai a me ka moʻomeheu kūloko. ʻO kahi laʻana, ʻike ʻia ka meaʻai o ka Yucatan Peninsula no kona hilinaʻi ʻana i ka iʻa a me nā huaʻai o ka ʻāina, ʻoiai ʻo ka meaʻai o Oaxaca i kaulana no kāna mau mole paʻakikī.
ʻO nā mea kūikawā ʻē aʻe he cochinita pibil mai ka Yucatan, chiles en nogada mai Puebla, a me chilaquiles mai Mexico City. Hōʻike kēlā me kēia mau kīʻaha i kahi ʻāpana kūʻokoʻa a ʻono o ka meaʻai Mekiko, e hōʻike ana i ka ʻokoʻa a me ka waiwai o nā kuʻuna culinary o ka ʻāina.
ʻO nā meaʻai alanui a me nā meaʻai o Mexico
ʻO ka meaʻai alanui kahi ʻāpana aloha o ka meaʻai Mekiko, me nā mea kūʻai aku e kūʻai aku i nā mea āpau mai ka tacos a me nā tamales a i ka elote (corn on the cob) a me churros. ʻO kekahi meaʻai alanui kaulana ʻo ka taco al pastor, kahi puaʻa i hoʻomoʻa ʻia ma ka kuha kū pololei a lawelawe ʻia me ka ʻakaʻaka, cilantro, a me ka pineapple.
ʻO nā meaʻai alanui kaulana ʻē aʻe ʻo quesadillas, gorditas, a me tostadas, ʻo ia mau mea āpau e hōʻike pinepine ʻia i kahi pūpū crispy a palai i hoʻopiha ʻia me nā ʻano mea like ʻole. ʻO nā meaʻai ʻai e like me nā chicharrones (ʻai puaʻa paʻi ʻia) a me nā esquites (salakeke kulina) ua kaulana nō hoʻi a hiki ke loaʻa ma nā mea kūʻai alanui a me nā mākeke ma ka ʻāina.
ʻO nā wili o kēia wā ma nā mele Mekiko
ʻOiai e kaulana nui ana ka meaʻai Mekiko kuʻuna, nui nā chef e kau nei i kā lākou ʻano hou i nā kīʻaha maʻamau. ʻO kēia hui ʻana o nā mea ʻono kahiko a me nā mea hou i alakaʻi ʻia i kekahi mau meaʻai hou, e like me ka lobster tacos me ka truffle salsa ma Pujol ma Mexico City.
ʻO nā wili hou ʻē aʻe o nā mele Mekiko, ʻo ia ka queso fundido me chorizo a me nā halo ma Cosme ma New York City a me ka octopus tostada me ka mousse avocado ma Tintoque ma Puerto Vallarta. Hōʻike kēia mau kīʻaha i ka hana hoʻomohala kupaianaha a me nā mea hou e hana nei i ka honua o ka meaʻai Mekiko.
ʻO ke kuleana o tequila a me mezcal i ka meaʻai Mekiko
ʻAʻole paʻa ke kūkākūkā o ka meaʻai Mekiko me ka ʻole o ka haʻi ʻana i ka tequila a me ka mezcal, ʻelua o nā ʻuhane i aloha nui ʻia o ka ʻāina. Hana ʻia ʻo Tequila mai ka mea kanu agave uliuli a hoʻomaʻamaʻa pinepine ʻia ma ka mokuʻāina ʻo Jalisco. ʻO Mezcal, ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻē aʻe, hiki ke hana ʻia mai nā ʻano mea kanu agave like ʻole a hoʻoheheʻe ʻia ma nā wahi like ʻole o ka ʻāina.
Hoʻohana mau ʻia ka tequila a me ka mezcal i nā ʻano kīʻaha Mexican a me ka cocktails. ʻO Margaritas, no ka laʻana, hana ʻia me ka tequila, ʻoiai hoʻohana pinepine ʻia ka mezcal i nā mea inu ʻawaʻawa a paʻakikī e like me ka Oaxaca Old Fashioned.
ʻO kaʻu mau meaʻai Mekiko punahele
Ma ke ʻano he mea makemake i ka meaʻai Mekiko, paʻakikī ke koho i hoʻokahi kīʻaha punahele. Eia nō naʻe, inā pono wau e koho, e ʻōlelo wau ʻo kaʻu meaʻai Mekiko punahele he pāpaʻi carne asada tacos me ka salsa hou, guacamole, a me kahi lime. ʻO ka hui pū ʻana o ka pipi ʻoluʻolu, marinated, crispy corn tortillas, a me nā toppings ikaika ʻaʻole hiki ke pale ʻia.
ʻO nā mea punahele ʻē aʻe e pili ana i nā chile rellenos, ceviche, a me pozole, ʻo ia mau mea āpau e hāhā i ka ʻono a me ka paʻakikī. He wahi palupalu koʻu no nā churros, ʻo ia ka mea ʻono maikaʻi loa e hoʻopau ai i kēlā me kēia ʻai.
Ka hopena: ʻO ka waiwai a me ka ʻokoʻa o ka meaʻai Mekiko
I ka hopena, ʻo ka meaʻai Mekiko kekahi o nā kuʻuna meaʻai ikaika loa o ka honua. Mai kona mōʻaukala waiwai a me kona ʻano moʻomeheu i kāna ʻano mea like ʻole a me nā mea ʻono, hāʻawi ka meaʻai Mekiko i kahi mea no kēlā me kēia. Inā ʻoe e leʻaleʻa nei i nā kīʻaha maʻamau e like me nā tacos a me nā enchiladas a i ʻole e ʻimi ana i nā mea kūikawā kūloko o nā wahi like ʻole o ka ʻāina, aia kahi mea hou a ʻono e ʻike ai.
