John Myers
Introduction: He Kaapuni o Sonoran Cuisine
ʻO ka ʻai o Sonora, Mekiko, he ʻahaʻaina no ka naʻau. ʻO kēia mokuʻāina, aia ma ka ʻaoʻao komohana ʻākau o Mexico, ua ʻike ʻia no kāna hui ʻana o nā ʻōiwi a me nā mana Sepania, a me kona hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea ʻāpana ʻāpana mai ke kai a hiki i ka wao nahele. Mai nā kīʻaha nui e like me carne asada a hiki i nā meaʻai iʻa a me nā mea leʻaleʻa o ke alanui, hāʻawi ka meaʻai Sonoran i nā ʻano ʻono like ʻole a me nā mea leʻaleʻa e hōʻoluʻolu i kēlā me kēia palate.
He Hui Oiwi a me Paniolo
E like me nā ʻāina he nui ma Mekiko, ʻo ka ʻai a Sonora kahi hui ʻana o nā mana ʻōiwi a me Sepania. He moʻolelo lōʻihi ko ka poʻe ʻōiwi o Sonora, ʻo ia hoʻi ka Yaqui, Seri, a me Tohono Oʻodham, no ka mahiʻai ʻana a me ka hahai holoholona ʻana ma ka ʻāina, a ʻo kā lākou mau kīʻaha kuʻuna e hoʻokomo pinepine i nā mea e like me ke kulina, ka pī, ka chiles, a me nā ʻano ʻiʻo like ʻole. ʻO ka poʻe Sepania, ka mea i hōʻea mai i ke kenekulia 16, lawe pū me lākou i nā meaʻai e like me ka palaoa, ka laiki, a me nā huahana waiu, a me nā ʻenehana kuke e like me ka palai a me ka kuke ʻana.
ʻĀpana ʻĀina: Mai ke Kai a me ka Desert
ʻO kekahi o nā hiʻohiʻona koʻikoʻi o ka meaʻai Sonoran ʻo ia ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea ʻāpana kūloko, i loaʻa pinepine ʻia mai ke kai a me ka wao nahele a puni. ʻO nā meaʻai iʻa e like me ka ʻōpae, ka heʻe, a me nā ʻano iʻa like ʻole ka mea maʻamau i nā kīʻaha e like me ceviche a me nā tacos, aʻo nā ʻiʻo e like me ka pipi a me ke kao e hoʻomoʻa pinepine ʻia ma luna o ka lāʻau mesquite no ka ʻono ʻāhuhi. Hoʻohana ʻia nā mea kanu a me nā mea ʻala like ʻole e like me ka oregano, cilantro, a me kumine e hoʻohui i ka ʻono i nā kīʻaha, e like me nā huaʻai a me nā mea kanu e like me prickly pear cactus, nā tōmato, a me nā avocados.
ʻO ke kuleana o Chile ma ka ʻai Sonoran
ʻO Chiles, nā mea hou a me nā mea maloʻo, he kuleana koʻikoʻi i ka meaʻai Sonoran. Mai nā ʻano liʻiliʻi e like me Anaheim a me poblano a hiki i nā mea ʻala e like me ka jalapeño a me habanero, hoʻohana ʻia nā chiles e hoʻohui i ka wela a me ka ʻono i nā kīʻaha mai ka salsas a me ka guacamole i nā stews a me nā soup. ʻO kaʻoiaʻiʻo, nui nā kīʻaha Sonoran e hilinaʻi nei i kahi ʻano chile, e like me ka chiltepin, kahi pepa liʻiliʻi akā ahi i hoʻohana pinepine ʻia i ka salsa.
ʻO nā kīʻaha nui: Mai Carne Asada a hiki i Tamales
Ua ʻike ʻia ka meaʻai Sonoran no kāna mau kīʻaha puʻuwai nui, e hōʻike pinepine ana i ka ʻiʻo a i ʻole ka iʻa iʻa ma ke ʻano he hōkū. ʻO Carne asada, kahi kīʻaha pipi i hoʻomoʻa ʻia, he mea nui ia o ka meaʻai Sonoran, e like me nā tacos i hoʻopiha ʻia me nā mea āpau mai ka ʻōpae a i ka ʻōlelo pipi. ʻO Tamales, i hana ʻia mai ka palaoa masa i hoʻopiha ʻia me ka ʻiʻo, ka paʻakai, a me nā mea kanu, kaulana hoʻi ma Sonora a lawelawe pinepine ʻia i nā wā hoʻomaha a me nā manawa kūikawā.
Sonoran Seafood: He Leʻaleʻa no ka Palate
Mahalo i kona pili kokoke i ke Kai o Cortez, kaulana ʻo Sonora no kāna iʻa hou a ʻono. Hoʻomākaukau pinepine ʻia ka ʻōpae, ka heʻe, a me nā ʻano iʻa like ʻole me ke kāleka, ka pata, a me ka lime, a lawelawe ʻia i loko o nā kīʻaha e like me ka tacos, ceviche, a me nā mea inu kai. ʻO nā meaʻai iʻa ʻē aʻe e pili ana i ka pescado zarandeado, kahi iʻa ʻala holoʻokoʻa i hoʻopaʻa ʻia i loko o nā mea ʻala a moʻa ʻia ma luna o ka lāʻau mesquite.
Nā Niho ʻono: nā mea ʻai a me nā mea inu mai Sonora
Hāʻawi pū ka meaʻai Sonoran i nā ʻano mea ʻono a me nā mea inu ʻoluʻolu. He mea maʻamau nā mea ʻai e like me ka flan, churros, a me tres leches cake, a me nā meaʻai kūikawā kūloko e like me coyotas, nā kuki ʻono a me nā kuki i hoʻopiha ʻia me ka piloncillo. ʻO nā mea inu e like me ka horchata, kahi inu waiu laiki ʻono, a me ka agua fresca, kahi inu hua ʻoluʻolu.
ʻAi alanui: He ʻono o ka moʻomeheu Sonoran
He ʻāpana koʻikoʻi ka meaʻai alanui i ka moʻomeheu Sonoran, a hiki i nā malihini kipa ke manaʻo e loaʻa nā ʻano mea ʻono like ʻole e kūʻai ʻia ana e nā mea kūʻai alanui. ʻO Tacos kahi meaʻai alanui kaulana, e like me nā ʻīlio wela i ʻōwili ʻia i ka puaʻa a hoʻopaʻa ʻia me nā mea a pau mai nā aniani ʻala a i ka jalapeños. ʻO nā meaʻai punahele ʻē aʻe ma ke alanui, ʻo ia ka elote (ka palaoa i kālua ʻia) a me ka raspados, kahi ʻano mea ʻai hau hau.
Nā ʻahaʻaina Culinary: Hoʻolauleʻa i ka ʻai Sonoran
I ka makahiki holoʻokoʻa, hoʻokipa ʻo Sonora i nā ʻahaʻaina meaʻai like ʻole e hoʻolauleʻa ai i nā meaʻai like ʻole o ka ʻāina. ʻO kekahi o nā mea kaulana loa ʻo ia ka ʻahaʻaina Sabores de Nogales, kahi e hui pū ai i nā chef kūloko a me nā mea kūʻai meaʻai e hōʻike i ka maikaʻi o ka meaʻai Sonoran. ʻO nā ʻahaʻaina ʻē aʻe ʻo ka Festival del Pitahaya, kahi e hoʻolauleʻa ai i ka hua cactus prickly pear, a me ka Festival del Camarón, e kālele ana i ka ʻōpae ʻono a Sonora.
Ka hopena: He huakaʻi ma o nā ʻono Sonoran
Mai ka hui ʻana o nā ʻōiwi a me Sepania i kona hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea ʻāpana kūloko a me ke aloha i ka meaʻai alanui, hāʻawi ka meaʻai Sonoran i kahi ʻike kuʻina kūʻokoʻa ʻaʻole e poina. Inā makemake ʻoe i ka ʻiʻo, makemake i ka iʻa, a i ʻole he niho ʻono wale nō, aia kekahi mea no kēlā me kēia ma Sonora, Mekiko. No laila, no ke aha ʻaʻole e hele i kahi huakaʻi ma nā ʻono Sonoran a ʻike i ka meaʻai ʻono o kēia ʻāina ikaika i kēia lā?
