John Myers
Introduction: 'Ike i ka waiwai o ka mea'ai Mekiko
ʻO ka meaʻai Mekiko kahi hōʻiliʻili ikaika a ʻano like ʻole o nā kīʻaha i lilo i mea kaulana a puni ka honua. ʻO ka meaʻai kahi hui ʻana o nā mea ʻōiwi kuʻuna a me nā ʻenehana kuke ʻana me ka Spanish a me nā mea ʻē aʻe o ʻEulopa. ʻIke ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko no kāna mau ʻono wiwo ʻole, hōʻike ʻoniʻoni, a me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea hou. ʻIke ʻia ka meaʻai e kona hoʻohana ʻana i nā pepa chili, kulina, a me nā ʻano mea ʻala like ʻole.
ʻO ka hopena o nā moʻomeheu mua o Hispanic a me Sepania i ka meaʻai Mekiko
ʻO ka meaʻai Mekiko kahi hōʻike o ka moʻolelo waiwai a me ka moʻomeheu o ka ʻāina. ʻO nā moʻomeheu pre-Hispanic a me nā meaʻai he mea nui ia o ka meaʻai Mekiko, e like me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ke kulina, ka pī, a me ka pepa chili. ʻO ka noho aupuni ʻana o Sepania i Mexico i ke kenekulia 16 i lawe mai i nā meaʻai hou a me nā ʻenehana kuke i ka ʻāina, e like me ka laiki, ka palaoa, a me nā huahana waiu. I kēia lā, ʻo ka meaʻai Mekiko ka hui ʻana o kēia mau kuʻuna ʻelua, ka hopena i kahi ʻano ʻano meaʻai like ʻole.
ʻO nā ʻano ʻokoʻa he nui o ka ʻai Mekiko
He ʻāina nui ʻo Mekiko me nā ʻano like ʻole o ka piʻi, topography, a me nā ʻano moʻomeheu. He ʻokoʻa ka meaʻai mai kēlā me kēia ʻāina, me kēlā me kēia wahi i kona mau kīʻaha a me nā mea ʻono. No ka laʻana, ʻike pinepine ʻia nā ʻāpana kai i nā kīʻaha iʻa, ʻoiai ʻo ka waena a me ka ʻaoʻao hema o Mekiko i ʻike ʻia no kā lākou mau ʻala mole ʻono a ʻono. Ua kaulana ka Yucatan Peninsula no kona hoʻohana ʻana i ka wai ʻalani ʻawaʻawa a me ka achiote, kahi mea ʻala i hana ʻia mai nā hua annatto.
ʻO nā mea koʻikoʻi i ka kuke ʻana me Mexico: ʻO Chili Peppers, Corn, a me nā mea hou aku
ʻIke ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko no kona hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea ʻono wiwo ʻole a me nā mea ʻono, me ka pepa chili kahi mea nui i nā kīʻaha he nui. ʻO nā ʻano maʻamau ka jalapeno, poblano, a me nā pepa habanero. ʻO ka palaoa kekahi mea nui i ka meaʻai Mekiko, i hoʻohana ʻia e hana i nā tortillas, tamales, a me nā kīʻaha ʻē aʻe. ʻO nā mea nui ʻē aʻe e pili ana i nā pīni, nā ʻōmato, nā aniani, ke kāleka, a me ka cilantro.
Ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i ke kuleana o nā mea ʻala a me nā mea kanu i nā kīʻaha Mekiko
Uaʻikeʻia ka meaʻai Mexican no ka hoʻohanaʻana i nā meaʻala likeʻole a me nā mea kanu e hoʻonui ai i nā meaʻono o nā kīʻaha. ʻO nā meaʻala maʻamau ka cumin, oregano, a me ke kinamona, aʻo nā mea kanu e like me ka epazote, Mexican mint marigold, a me ka cilantro e hoʻohanaʻia e hoʻonui i kaʻono a me ka hou i nā kīʻaha. Hoʻomoʻa pinepine ʻia nā mea ʻala ma mua o ka hoʻohui ʻia ʻana i nā kīʻaha, kahi e lawe mai ai i kā lākou ʻono paʻakikī.
ʻO ke koʻikoʻi o ka mea hou i ka kuke ʻana me Mexico
ʻO ka hou kahi mea koʻikoʻi o ka meaʻai Mekiko, me nā kīʻaha he nui e hōʻike ana i nā mea e like me nā mea kanu hou, nā huaʻai, a me nā mea kanu. No ka laʻana, hana ʻia ka pico de gallo, kahi salsa kaulana, me nā tōmato hou, nā aniani, a me ka cilantro. Nui nā kīʻaha kuʻuna, e like me ka pozole a me ka menudo, i hana ʻia me nā meaʻai hou. Eia kekahi, ʻike pinepine ka meaʻai Mekiko i nā kīʻaha i hana ʻia e kauoha, e hōʻoiaʻiʻo ana e lawelawe ʻia lākou ma ka piko o ka hou.
ʻO nā meaʻai Mekiko kaulana: Tacos, Enchiladas, Tamales, a me nā mea'ē aʻe
ʻIke ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko no kāna mau kīʻaha ʻono he nui, me nā tacos, enchiladas, tamales, a me nā mea hou aku. ʻO Tacos kahi mea nui o ka meaʻai Mekiko, me nā ʻano mea hoʻopiha like ʻole i loaʻa, mai carne asada a iʻa i nā koho meaʻai. ʻO Enchiladas kekahi meaʻai kaulana ʻē aʻe, ʻo ia hoʻi nā tortilla i ʻōwili ʻia i hoʻopiha ʻia me ka ʻiʻo, ka paʻakai, a i ʻole nā pīni, a hoʻopaʻa ʻia me ka ʻuala chili. ʻO Tamales kahi kīʻaha Mesoamerican kuʻuna i hana ʻia me ka palaoa kānana a me nā ʻano hoʻopiha like ʻole, e like me ka ʻiʻo a i ʻole nā mea kanu.
Hoʻohui i nā meaʻai Mekiko me Tequila, Mezcal, a me nā mea inu ʻē aʻe
Hoʻohui pinepine ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko me ka tequila, mezcal, a me nā mea inu ʻē aʻe. ʻO Tequila he ʻuhane hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i hana ʻia mai ka mea kanu agave polū, a leʻaleʻa pinepine ʻia e like me ka pana ʻana, me ka lime a me ka paʻakai, a i ʻole i loko o ka cocktails e like me margaritas. ʻO Mezcal kekahi ʻuhane e pili ana i ka agave, akā hana ʻia me ka hoʻohana ʻana i kahi kaʻina distillation ʻē aʻe ma mua o ke tequila. ʻO nā mea inu Mekiko kaulana ʻē aʻe, ʻo ia ka horchata, kahi inu laiki i ʻono ʻia me ke kinamona, a me ka agua fresca, kahi mea inu huaʻai.
ʻAi ʻAi a me nā loina i ka moʻomeheu Mekiko
He mea koʻikoʻi ka moʻomeheu Mekiko i ka ʻohana a me ke kaiāulu, a ua ʻike ʻia kēia i kā lākou mau ʻai. He mea maʻamau ka ʻai ʻana i ke ʻano ʻohana, me ka lawe ʻana o kēlā me kēia mea mai nā kīʻaha like. He mea maʻamau nō hoʻi ka hoʻomaka ʻana i ka ʻai me ka pule liʻiliʻi a i ʻole ka hōʻike ʻana i ka mahalo. Eia kekahi, mahalo nui ʻia ka punctuality i ka moʻomeheu Mekiko, no laila he mea nui e hōʻea i ka manawa i nā meaʻai a me nā hanana.
Kahi e loaʻa ai ka ʻai Mekiko ʻoiaʻiʻo ma kou kūlanakauhale a i ʻole ke kūlanakauhale
Hiki ke ʻike ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko maoli ma nā kūlanakauhale a me nā kaona a puni ka honua, me nā hale ʻaina kūikawā i nā kīʻaha kūloko a me nā ʻano hoʻomākaukau kuʻuna. E ʻimi i nā hale ʻaina e hoʻohana ana i nā meaʻai hou a me nā ʻenehana kuke kuʻuna. Hiki i nā mākeke Mekiko a me nā kaʻa meaʻai ke lilo i mau wahi maikaʻi loa e ʻimi ai i nā kīʻaha maoli. Eia kekahi, e noʻonoʻo e aʻo i ka kuke ʻana i ka meaʻai Mekiko iā ʻoe iho, ʻoiai he nui nā kīʻaha kuʻuna hiki ke hana ʻia ma ka home me nā mea pono a me nā ʻenehana.
