John Myers
Introduction: Mekiko Meaʻai Overview
ʻO ka meaʻai Mekiko kahi hui ikaika a ʻano like ʻole o nā mana Mesoamerican a me Sepania. Kaulana ia no kona mau ʻono wiwo ʻole a paʻakikī, hōʻikeʻike waihoʻoluʻu, a me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea hou e like me nā chili, nā tōmato, nā avocados, a me ke kulina. Ua ʻike ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko no kāna mau ʻokoʻa kūloko, kēlā me kēia me nā mea ʻono a me nā mea ʻokoʻa.
Ua ʻike ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa i nā makahiki i hala iho nei, me ka nui o nā kīʻaha Mekiko i kaulana i nā ʻāina a puni ka honua. ʻAʻole pili wale ka meaʻai Mekiko i ka tacos a me ka guacamole; he kuʻuna ʻai nui a ʻano like ʻole me ka mōʻaukala waiwai a me ka moʻomeheu.
Tacos al Pastor: He Taco Pono e ho'āʻo
ʻO Tacos al Pastor kahi taco pono e hoʻāʻo i ka wā ma Mexico. He meaʻai alanui Mekiko maikaʻi loa ia i puka mai ma Central Mexico a kaulana i kēia manawa a puni ka ʻāina. Hana ʻia ia me nā ʻāpana lahilahi o ka puaʻa i hoʻomoʻa ʻia i hoʻomoʻa ʻia ma ka kuha kū pololei, e like me ka shawarma. A laila ʻoki ʻoki ʻia ka ʻiʻo a lawelawe ʻia ma luna o kahi tortilla me nā aniani ʻokiʻoki, cilantro, a me ka pineapple.
ʻO ka marinade no Tacos al Pastor kahi hui o nā mea ʻala, chilies, a me ka achiote paste, e hāʻawi ana i ka puaʻa i kona hōʻailona ʻulaʻula ʻulaʻula. ʻO ka hoʻohui ʻana i ka pineapple e hoʻohui i kahi ʻono a me ka ʻono e kaulike ana i ka ʻono o ka ʻiʻo. ʻO Tacos al Pastor kahi pahū o nā mea ʻono a me nā mea leʻaleʻa e waiho ai iā ʻoe e makemake hou aku.
ʻO Chiles en Nogada: National Dish of Mexico
ʻO Chiles en Nogada ka kīʻaha aupuni o Mekiko, a ke lawelawe mau ʻia nei i ka wā hoʻolauleʻa o ka lā Independence Day. He meaʻai ia he moʻolelo lōʻihi a moʻolelo, a hui pū ʻia nā mea ʻono, ʻono, a me nā mea ʻono.
Hana ʻia ʻo Chiles en Nogada me nā chilies poblano i hoʻopiha ʻia me ka hui ʻana o ka pipi lepo, nā huaʻai, a me nā mea ʻala. A laila uhi ʻia nā chili i loko o ka ʻuala wōnati a hoʻopaʻa ʻia me nā hua pomegerane, e hōʻike ana i nā kala o ka hae Mekiko. He ʻahaʻaina ka ʻai no nā maka a me ka ʻāʻī, a he mea pono ia e hoʻāʻo i ka wā ma Mexico.
Mole: He Miki Paʻakikī me nā Aʻa Hohonu
ʻO ka Mole kahi kīʻaha paʻakikī i loaʻa nā aʻa hohonu i ka meaʻai Mekiko. He ʻuala ia i hana ʻia me ka hui ʻana o nā mea ʻala, chili, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe, e like me nā nati, nā hua, a me ke kokoleka. Nui nā ʻano mole, ʻo kēlā me kēia me ka ʻono a me ka mōʻaukala.
ʻO ka Mole kahi mea hoʻomaʻamaʻa hana nui e hiki ke hoʻomākaukau i nā hola, akā ʻo ka hopena he mea momona momona a maikaʻi loa no nā kīʻaha ʻiʻo. Hoʻohana ʻia ka mole i nā kīʻaha Mekiko kuʻuna, e like me ka mole moa, ka mole enchiladas, a me ka mole tamales. Inā makemake ʻoe e ʻike i ka hohonu a me ka paʻakikī o ka meaʻai Mekiko, a laila ʻo ka mole kahi meaʻai pono e hoʻāʻo.
ʻO Tamales: He meaʻai nui a ʻono
ʻO Tamales kahi meaʻai nui a ʻono i kaulana ma Mexico a puni. Hana ʻia lākou me ka masa, kahi ʻano palaoa i hana ʻia mai ke kulina, a hoʻopiha ʻia me nā ʻano mea like ʻole, e like me ka ʻiʻo, nā mea kanu, ka paʻakai, a me nā chili. Hoʻopili ʻia nā keiki liʻiliʻi i ka ʻili kulina a hoʻomoʻa ʻia a moʻa.
ʻO Tamales kahi mea nui o ka meaʻai Mekiko a lawelawe pinepine ʻia i nā manawa kūikawā, e like me ka male ʻana, ka lā hānau, a me nā lā hoʻomaha. He meaʻono aʻoluʻolu lākou, aʻo nā mea hiki ke hoʻopiha i nā huiʻana he pauʻole. Inā makemake ʻoe e ʻike i ka puʻuwai a me ka ʻuhane o ka meaʻai Mekiko, a laila ʻo nā tamales kahi meaʻai pono e hoʻāʻo.
Pozole: He Sopa Puʻuwai a ʻono
ʻO Pozole kahi meaʻono a me ka ʻono i mea nui i ka meaʻai Mekiko. Hana ʻia me ka hominy, he ʻano kulina maloʻo, a me ka ʻiʻo, ka puaʻa maʻamau, a hoʻomoʻi ʻia me nā chili, kālika, a me nā mea ʻala ʻē aʻe. Hāʻawi ʻia ka sopa me nā ʻano toppings like ʻole, e like me ke kāpeti i ʻoki ʻia, nā radishes, lime, a me ka avocado.
He moʻolelo lōʻihi ko Pozole i ka meaʻai Mekiko a lawelawe pinepine ʻia i nā manawa kūikawā, e like me ka Kalikimaka a me ka lā o ka poʻe make. He kīʻaha puʻuwai a māʻona e hoʻomaʻamaʻa iā ʻoe i kahi lā anu, a he mea pono ia e hoʻāʻo i ka wā ma Mexico.
ʻO Cochinita Pibil: Pono ka puaʻa i hoʻomoʻa mālie
ʻO Cochinita Pibil kahi kīʻaha puaʻa lohi i hoʻomoʻa ʻia mai ka ʻāina ʻo Yucatan o Mexico. Hana ʻia ia ma ka ʻai ʻana i ka puaʻa i loko o ka hui ʻana o ka wai citrus, ka paʻi achiote, a me nā mea ʻala ʻē aʻe, a laila e ʻōwili ʻia i ka lau maiʻa a hoʻomoʻa lohi a palupalu a ʻono.
ʻO Cochinita Pibil kahi kīʻaha i piha i ka ʻono a me ke ʻano, a hāʻawi pinepine ʻia me nā tortillas, pickled onions, a me habanero salsa. He kīʻaha kūpono ia no ka launa pū ʻana me nā hoaaloha a me ka ʻohana, a he mea pono ia e hoʻāʻo i ka wā ma Mexico.
ʻO Sopes: He meaʻai maʻamau a me ka ʻono o ke alanui
ʻO ka Sopes kahi meaʻai ʻono a kaulana i nā alanui a puni ʻo Mexico. Hana ʻia lākou me kahi diski mānoanoa o ka masa kulina i ʻai ʻia a hiki i ka crispy a laila hoʻopiha ʻia me nā ʻano mea like ʻole, e like me ka pī, ka ʻiʻo, ka paʻakai, a me ka salsa.
ʻO ka Sopes kahi kīʻaha maʻamau a ʻono hiki ke ʻai ʻia ma ke ʻano he meaʻai a ʻai paha. He kūpono lākou no ka kaʻana like ʻana me nā hoaaloha a me ka ʻohana a he mea pono e hoʻāʻo i ka wā ma Mexico.
Enchiladas: He meaʻai hōʻoluʻolu maʻamau
ʻO Enchiladas kahi meaʻai hōʻoluʻolu maʻamau i ka meaʻai Mekiko. Hanaʻia lākou ma ka hoʻopihaʻana i nā tortillas me nā meaʻokoʻa likeʻole, e like me kaʻiʻo, ka paʻakai, a me nā pīni, a laila e'ōwili iā lākou a hoʻopaʻa iā lākou me ka lole a me ka paʻakai.
ʻO Enchiladas kahi kīʻaha piha i ka ʻono a me ke ʻano, a lawelawe pinepine ʻia me ka laiki, ka pīni, a me ka guacamole. He meaʻai maikaʻi lākou no kēlā me kēia manawa, a he mea pono lākou e hoʻāʻo i Mexico.
Flan: He hopena ʻono i kēlā me kēia ʻai Mekiko
ʻO Flan kahi meaʻai momona a ʻono hoʻi kahi mea nui o ka meaʻai Mekiko. Hana ʻia me ka hui ʻana o nā hua, ka waiū, a me ke kō, a ua hoʻonani ʻia me ka vanilla a i ʻole nā mea ʻē aʻe, e like me ke kinamona a i ʻole ke kope.
He mea ʻai maikaʻi ʻo Flan no kēlā me kēia manawa, a hoʻohana pinepine ʻia ʻo ia ma ke ʻano he hopena ʻono i kahi pāʻina Mekiko. He meaʻai pono ia e hoʻāʻo iā ʻoe e māʻona a makemake ʻoe i nā mea hou aʻe.
