John Myers
Introduction: ʻIke ʻana i nā ʻono o ka ʻai Mekiko
ʻO ka meaʻai Mekiko kekahi o nā kuʻuna meaʻai ikaika loa a like ʻole ma ka honua. Mai nā meaʻono a me nā meaʻono o ka meaʻai alanui a hiki i nā mole paʻakikī a waiwai o nā haleʻaina kiʻekiʻe, hāʻawi ka meaʻai Mekiko i ka kaleidoscope o nā meaʻono, nā meaʻala, a me nā meaʻala eʻoluʻolu i kēlā me kēia palale. Inā he mea makemake ʻoe i nā tacos, tamales, enchiladas, a i ʻole churros, ʻo ka ʻimi ʻana i ka meaʻai maikaʻi loa o Mekiko kahi huakaʻi e lawe iā ʻoe i loko o ka puʻuwai o ka moʻomeheu a me ka mōʻaukala o ka ʻāina.
Ka Moʻolelo a me ka Hoʻoikaika: Hoʻomaopopo i ke Aʻa o ka Meaʻai Mekiko
He moʻolelo waiwai a paʻakikī ka meaʻai Mekiko e hōʻike ana i ka hoʻoilina moʻomeheu like ʻole o ka ʻāina. ʻO nā moʻomeheu kahiko o Mekiko, e like me ka Maya, nā Aztecs, a me nā Toltec, ua hoʻomohala i nā hana mahiʻai maʻalahi a me nā kuʻuna meaʻai i hoʻopili nui ʻia me kā lākou mau kuʻuna, nā manaʻoʻiʻo, a me nā ʻano pilikanaka. Ma hope mai, ʻo ka hōʻea ʻana mai o ka poʻe naʻi aupuni Sepania i ke kenekulia 16 ua hoʻokomo i nā mea hou, nā ʻenehana kuke, a me nā ʻano moʻomeheu i hoʻololi i ka meaʻai Mekiko i kahi hui o nā ʻano ʻōiwi a me ʻEulopa. I kēia lā, hoʻomau ka ulu ʻana o ka meaʻai Mekiko a hoʻololi i nā ʻano a me nā mana hou, ʻoiai e mālama ana i kona ʻano kūʻokoʻa a me nā kuʻuna.
ʻO nā mea ʻala a me nā mea ʻala: nā mea pono o ka kuke ʻana me Mexico
Hōʻike ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko e ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā ʻano mea ʻala like ʻole a me nā mea e hāʻawi ai i kona ʻano ʻono ʻokoʻa. ʻO kekahi o nā mea ʻala koʻikoʻi i ka kuke ʻana Mekiko, ʻo ia ka pepa chili, cumin, oregano, cinnamon, a me nā cloves, e hoʻohui i ka wela, ka hohonu, a me ka paʻakikī i nā kīʻaha. ʻO nā mea waiwai ʻē aʻe e pili ana i ka kulina, nā pīni, nā tōmato, nā avocados, a me ka cilantro, i hoʻohana ʻia e hana i ke kumu o nā kīʻaha kuʻuna. ʻO ka meaʻai Mekiko pū kekahi i nā ʻano ʻiʻo a me nā iʻa iʻa, me ka pipi, ka puaʻa, ka moa, ka ʻōpae, a me nā iʻa, i hoʻomākaukau ʻia ma nā ʻano like ʻole a hui pū ʻia me nā mea ʻala like ʻole.
ʻO Tacos, Tamales, a me nā mea hou aʻe: Nā kīʻaha kiʻi e hoʻāʻo ai ma Mexico
I ka wā e pili ana i nā kīʻaha Mexican, nā tacos, nā tamales, a me nā enchiladas kekahi o nā mea kaulana loa a ʻike ʻia. ʻO Tacos nā tortilla liʻiliʻi i hoʻopiha ʻia me ka ʻiʻo, nā mea kanu, a me nā mea hoʻohui ʻē aʻe, e like me ka salsa, guacamole, a me ka paʻakai. ʻO Tamales nā ʻili kulina mahu i hoʻopiha ʻia me kahi hui ʻono a ʻono paha o ka ʻiʻo, ka pī, nā mea kanu, a me nā huaʻai. ʻO Enchiladas nā tortillas i hoʻopiha ʻia me ka ʻiʻo, ka paʻakai, a i ʻole ka pī, a uhi ʻia me ka ʻuala chili a i ʻole ka mole. ʻO nā kīʻaha Mexican ʻē aʻe he chiles rellenos, pozole, mole poblano, a me chilaquiles, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe.
Nā Kūlana Kūikawā: Ke ʻimi ʻana i ka ʻokoʻa o ka ʻai Mekiko
ʻO kekahi o nā hiʻohiʻona hoihoi loa o ka meaʻai Mekiko kona ʻano ʻokoʻa kūloko. Loaʻa i kēlā me kēia māhele o Mekiko kāna mau kuʻuna kuʻuna kūʻokoʻa, nā meaʻai, a me nā mea ʻono, e hōʻike ana i ka palapala honua, ka mōʻaukala, a me ka moʻomeheu. No ka laʻana, ʻike ʻia ka Yucatan Peninsula no kāna cochinita pibil spicy a citrusy, aʻo nā mokuʻāina ʻākau o Mekiko i kaulana no kā lākou ʻiʻo a me ka palaoa tortillas. ʻO nā mea kūikawā ʻē aʻe e pili ana i nā kīʻaha kai iʻa o Baja California, ka paʻakai a me ka waina o Oaxaca, a me nā huaʻai a me nā mea ʻala o Veracruz.
ʻAi ʻAi alanui a me nā meaʻai ma ke alanui: ke hoʻāʻo ʻana i nā mea leʻaleʻa kūloko
ʻO kekahi o nā ala maikaʻi loa e ʻike ai i nā ʻono ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka meaʻai Mekiko ma ka hoʻāʻo ʻana i nā meaʻai alanui a me nā meaʻai mākeke i kaulana i nā kūlanakauhale a me nā kaona o ka ʻāina. Loaʻa kēia mau mea leʻaleʻa kūloko mai nā meaʻai maʻalahi, e like me ka elote (ka palaoa i hoʻomoʻa ʻia), churros (palapala palapala ʻia me ke kō), a me nā quesadillas (tortillas i hoʻopiha ʻia me ka cheese), a i nā kīʻaha paʻakikī, e like me nā huaraches (nā tortilla mānoanoa i hoʻopiha ʻia me nā pī, ʻiʻo, a me ka paʻakai), tlayudas (nā tortillas nui i hoʻopiha ʻia me ka ʻiʻo, nā pīni, a me nā huaʻai), a me ka mole de olla (he kohu i hana ʻia me ka ʻiʻo, nā mea kanu, a me ka hupa ʻala).
Ma waho aʻe o nā Classics: Nā Kuki Hou e hoʻohuli nei i ka meaʻai Mekiko
ʻOiai ke hoʻomau nei ka ʻai Mekiko kuʻuna i ka iwi kuamoʻo o ka moʻomeheu meaʻai o ka ʻāina, ke hoʻokau nei kahi hanauna hou o nā chefs a me nā hale ʻaina i nā palena o ka mea hiki me nā meaʻai a me nā mea ʻono Mekiko. Mai ka meaʻai fusion e hoʻohui i nā meaʻai Mekiko a me ka honua a me nā ʻenehana i haute cuisine e hoʻokiʻekiʻe i nā kīʻaha kuʻuna i kahi pae hou o ka maʻalahi, ke hoʻololi nei kēia mau chef i ke ʻano o ka manaʻo o ka poʻe e pili ana i ka meaʻai Mekiko. ʻO kekahi o nā chef hou loa ma Mexico i kēia lā ʻo Enrique Olvera, Jorge Vallejo, Gabriela Camara, a me Edgar Nunez.
ʻO ka hoʻohui ʻana i ka meaʻai Mekiko: Manaʻo no nā waina, pia, a me nā mea hou aku
ʻO ka hoʻohui ʻana i ka meaʻai Mekiko me ka inu kūpono hiki ke hoʻonui i nā ʻono a me nā ʻano o nā kīʻaha a hana i kahi ʻano ʻaina ʻai. ʻO kekahi o nā mea inu kaulana loa e hui pū me ka meaʻai Mekiko, ʻo ia ka pia, tequila, mezcal, a me nā margaritas. He koho maikaʻi loa ka pia no nā kīʻaha ʻono a ʻono, no ka mea hiki ke kaulike i ka wela a hoʻomaha i ka pala. ʻO Tequila a me mezcal nā ʻuhane Mekiko kuʻuna e hiki ke hoʻonui i ka ʻono a me ka ʻono o ka ʻiʻo a me ka iʻa. ʻO Margaritas kahi cocktail Mexican maʻamau e hiki ke hoʻohui i ka ʻono a me ka acidity o nā huaʻala a me ka citrus.
Ke kuke ʻana i ka meaʻai Mekiko ma ka home: nā ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo a me nā hoʻopunipuni no nā ʻono ʻoiaʻiʻo
Inā makemake ʻoe e hana hou i nā ʻono o ka meaʻai Mekiko ma ka home, aia kekahi mau ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo a me nā hoʻopunipuni e hiki ke kōkua iā ʻoe e hoʻokō i ka ʻono maoli a me ke ʻano o nā kīʻaha. ʻO kekahi o nā mea koʻikoʻi e hoʻomanaʻo ai, ʻo ia ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea hou a maikaʻi loa, e like me nā tōmato pala, cilantro ʻala, a me nā mea ʻala. ʻO kekahi kumu koʻikoʻi ʻo ke kaulike ʻana i nā mea ʻono a me nā ʻano o nā kīʻaha, ma ka hoʻohui ʻana i nā mea ʻono, paʻakai, ʻala, a me nā mea ʻawaʻawa. ʻO ka hope, he mea nui e mahalo i nā ʻano kuke kuke a me nā kuʻuna o ka meaʻai Mekiko, e like me ka kuke lohi, ka ʻala ʻana, a me ka ʻai ʻana.
Ka hopena: ʻO ka ʻoliʻoli pau ʻole o ka ʻai Mekiko
ʻO ka meaʻai Mekiko kahi waihona waiwai o nā mea ʻono, nā mea ʻala, a me nā mea ʻala e hāʻawi i nā manawa pau ʻole no ka ʻimi ʻana a me ka ʻike. Inā ʻoe he mea ʻai meaʻai a i ʻole he mea hoʻomaka hoihoi, ʻo ka ʻimi ʻana i ka maikaʻi o ka meaʻai Mekiko hiki ke lawe iā ʻoe i kahi huakaʻi i ka mōʻaukala o ka ʻāina, ka moʻomeheu, a me ka ʻāina. Mai nā kīʻaha hōʻailona o nā mea kūʻai alanui a me nā hale kūʻai kūʻai a hiki i nā mea hana hou a nā mea kuke kiʻekiʻe, ʻo ka meaʻai Mekiko kahi kono e ʻono i ke ola a piha. No laila, e hopu i kāu sombrero, e hoʻokiʻekiʻe i kāu kīʻaha tequila, a e hoʻomaka i kahi huakaʻi kuʻina e leʻaleʻa i kou noʻonoʻo a hānai i kou ʻuhane.
