John Myers
Introduction to Traditional Chinese Cuisine
ʻO ka meaʻai Kina he kuʻuna kuʻuna like ʻole a kahiko i hoʻoikaika i ka moʻomeheu meaʻai a puni ka honua. Hōʻike ʻia ka meaʻai e kona hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea hou, nā kala ʻoniʻoni, a me nā ʻono wiwo ʻole. Hoʻomākaukau pinepine ʻia nā kīʻaha Kina kuʻuna me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā ʻano hana kuke e like me ka hoʻoulu ʻana, ka mahu, a me ka hoʻolapalapa ʻana, ka hopena i nā ʻano ʻano like ʻole a me nā mea ʻono.
Nā Moʻa o ka Meaʻai Kuʻuna Pākē
ʻO ka moʻolelo o ka meaʻai Kina i hoʻomaka i nā makahiki he mau makahiki a ua paʻa i ka moʻomeheu Kina, ka hoʻomana, a me ke akeakamai. Hoʻopili ʻia ka meaʻai kuʻuna Kina e ka manaʻo o yin a me yang, e hoʻoikaika ana i ke koena o nā mana kū'ē i ke ʻano. Hōʻike ʻia kēia koena i ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea kanu, nā ʻenehana kuke ʻana, a me nā mea ʻono, me nā kīʻaha e hui pinepine i nā mea ʻono a me ka ʻawaʻawa a i ʻole nā mea ʻala a me ka ʻoluʻolu e hana i kahi kaulike kūlike.
ʻO ka mana o ka palapala honua i ka meaʻai Pākē
ʻO ka nui a me ka ʻokoʻa o ka ʻāina ʻāina o Kina ua kōkua i ka hoʻomohala ʻana i nā ʻano kīʻaha ākea ākea. Loaʻa i kēlā me kēia ʻāina kona mau meaʻai ponoʻī, nā ʻenehana kuke, a me nā ʻano mea ʻono, e hopena i kahi ʻano ʻano meaʻai like ʻole. ʻO ka laʻana, hoʻohui ʻia nā meaʻai iʻa hou aʻe i loko o kā lākou mau kīʻaha, ʻoiai ʻo nā ʻāina uka e hoʻohana hou aku i ka ʻiʻo, nā kīʻaha, a me nā mea kanu.
ʻO ke koʻikoʻi o ke kaulike ma nā meaʻai Pākē
ʻO Balance kahi manaʻo koʻikoʻi i ka meaʻai Kina, me nā kīʻaha e hui pinepine i nā ʻano ʻono a me nā ʻano like ʻole e hana i kahi meaʻai ʻoluʻolu a ʻoluʻolu. ʻO nā meaʻai kuʻuna Kina he laiki a i ʻole nā noodles, i hui pū ʻia me nā kīʻaha like ʻole, me ka ʻiʻo, nā mea kanu, a me ka sopa. Ua koho pono ʻia kēlā me kēia kīʻaha e kaulike i nā ʻono a me nā ʻano, me ka pahuhopu o ka hana ʻana i kahi meaʻai ʻono a olakino.
Nā Mea Koʻikoʻi o nā Pākē Kuʻuna
ʻIke ʻia ka meaʻai Kina no kona hoʻohana ʻana i nā meaʻai hou a me ka wā, me nā mea kanu, nā ʻiʻo, a me nā iʻa iʻa nui i loko o nā kīʻaha. ʻO nā mea nui e pili ana i ka soy sauce, ʻoyster sauce, hoisin sauce, garlic, ginger, chilies, a me Sichuan peppercorns. ʻO ka laiki, nā noodles, a me nā dumplings kekahi mea nui i ka meaʻai Kina.
ʻO nā ʻano ʻokoʻa o ka ʻaina Pākē
He ʻokoʻa ka meaʻai Kina, me kēlā me kēia ʻāina i kāna mau kuʻuna kuʻuna kūʻokoʻa. ʻO kekahi o nā meaʻai kūloko kaulana loa ʻo Cantonese, Sichuanese, a me Hunanese. Hōʻike ʻia ka meaʻai Cantonese e kona manaʻo nui i ka ʻono hou a me ka māmā, ʻoiai ʻo ka meaʻai Sichuanese i ʻike ʻia no kāna ʻono wiwo ʻole a ʻono. ʻIke pū ʻia ka meaʻai Hunanese no kāna mau kīʻaha ʻono, me nā ʻono ʻawaʻawa a me nā mea ʻono e hōʻike nui ʻia ana.
Nā Pākē Kaulana Pono ʻoe e hoʻāʻo
ʻO kekahi o nā kīʻaha Kina kaulana loa, ʻo ia ka moa Kung Pao, ka sopa wela a me ka ʻawaʻawa, nā dumplings, ka laiki palai, a me ka ʻiole Peking. Ua hauʻoli ʻia kēia mau kīʻaha ma Kina a puni ka honua a hāʻawi i kahi ʻono ʻono o ka meaʻai kuʻuna Kina.
ʻO ke kuleana o ke kī i ka ʻai kuʻuna Kina
He ʻāpana koʻikoʻi ke kī o ka ʻaina Kina kuʻuna a lawelawe pinepine ʻia me ka ʻai. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ke kī e kōkua i ka ʻeli ʻana a me ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i ka palale, e lilo ia i mea hoʻohui maikaʻi i nā kīʻaha momona a ʻono. ʻO kekahi o nā kī Kina kaulana loa he kī ʻōmaʻomaʻo, kī ʻeleʻele, a me ke kī oolong.
Pehea e kauoha ai a nanea i ka meaʻai Pākē
Ke kauoha ʻana i ka meaʻai Kina, he mea nui e noʻonoʻo i ke koena o nā mea ʻono a me nā mea leʻaleʻa i kāu ʻai. E hoʻomaka me kekahi mau kīʻaha liʻiliʻi e kaʻana like, e koho i nā ʻano ʻono a me nā ʻano like ʻole. E hāhai me ka papa nui, e like me ka mea ʻala a i ʻole ke kīʻaha noodle, a hoʻopau me kahi mea ʻai māmā. Hāʻawi pinepine ʻia ke kī me nā meaʻai a hiki ke leʻaleʻa i ka wā ʻai.
Manaʻo kōkua no ka kuke ʻana i nā kīʻaha Kuʻuna Pākē ma ka home
Ke kuke ʻana i nā kīʻaha Kina kuʻuna ma ka home, pono e hoʻohana i nā mea hou a me nā mea kiʻekiʻe a e nānā pono i ke koena o nā mea ʻono a me nā ʻano. E hoʻokomo i loko o kahi wok maikaʻi a hoʻomaʻamaʻa iā ʻoe iho me nā ʻenehana kuke kuʻuna e like me ka hoʻoulu ʻana a me ka mahu. E hoʻāʻo me nā mea ʻala like ʻole a me nā mea ʻala like ʻole e hana i kāu hana kūʻokoʻa i ka meaʻai kuʻuna Kina.
