John Myers
Introduction: The Rich Flavors of Traditional Mexican Cuisine
ʻIke ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko no kāna mau ʻono momona, wiwo ʻole a me nā waihoʻoluʻu. Mai nā salsas ʻono a hiki i nā mea ʻono, aia kahi mea e leʻaleʻa ai nā mea a pau. Hoʻokumu ʻia ka meaʻai i nā mea ʻai a me nā ʻenehana, i hoʻoili ʻia i nā hanauna. ʻO ka meaʻai Mekiko kahi hoʻolauleʻa i ka moʻomeheu, ka mōʻaukala, a me nā kuʻuna.
He ʻokoʻa ka meaʻai Mekiko, me nā ʻano like ʻole o ka ʻāina. Hoʻopili ʻia ia e ka Spanish a me nā meaʻai ʻEulopa, a me nā mea ʻono a me nā meaʻai o ka Caribbean, ʻAmelika Hema, a me Asia. He mea maʻalahi a paʻakikī hoʻi ka kuke Mekiko, me nā kīʻaha mai ke alanui a hiki i ka ʻaina maikaʻi. ʻO ka holoʻokoʻa, ʻo ka meaʻai Mekiko kahi hōʻike o ka ʻokoʻa moʻomeheu a me ka hoʻoilina waiwai o Mexico.
Nā Kuleana: Nā Mea Koʻikoʻi i ka Mea Kuke Mekiko
Kūkulu ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko ma ke kumu o nā meaʻai hou a maikaʻi. ʻO nā mea koʻikoʻi e like me ke kulina, ka pī, a me nā chili ka mea nui i ka kuke ʻana i ka Mexican. ʻO nā mea pono ʻē aʻe e pili ana i nā tōmato, nā aniani, ke kāleka, ka cilantro, a me nā limes. Hoʻohana mau ʻia nā ʻiʻo e like me ka pipi, ka moa, ka puaʻa, a me ka iʻa iʻa i ka meaʻai Mekiko.
Hoʻokomo pū ka meaʻai Mekiko i nā ʻano mea ʻala like ʻole, mai ka kumini a me ka coriander i ke kinamona a me ka koko. Hoʻohana ʻia kēia mau mea ʻala no ka hana ʻana i nā mea ʻala paʻakikī a me nā ʻano ʻano o ka kuke ʻana o Mekiko. ʻO nā mea nui ʻē aʻe e pili ana i ka avocado, cheese, tortillas, a me masa (palapala kulina), i hoʻohana ʻia e hana i nā kīʻaha e like me tacos, tamales, a me quesadillas.
Mai ke alanui ʻai a i ka ʻaina maikaʻi: nā meaʻai Mekiko kaulana
ʻIke ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko no kāna ʻano kīʻaha ākea, hiki ke loaʻa ma nā hale kūʻai alanui ʻole a me nā hale ʻaina kiʻekiʻe. ʻO kekahi mau meaʻai kaulana ʻo enchiladas, tacos, tamales, chiles rellenos, a me pozole. Kaulana nō hoʻi ka meaʻai Mekiko no kāna mau sopa a me nā stews, e like me ka menudo a me ka birria.
Kaulana ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko no kāna mau kīʻaha kakahiaka, e like me huevos rancheros a me chilaquiles. He ʻano mea ʻono like ʻole ka meaʻai Mekiko, e like me ka churros, flan, a me ka keke tres leches. Ma ke ʻano holoʻokoʻa, hāʻawi ka meaʻai Mekiko i nā ʻano kīʻaha like ʻole, mai ka meaʻai alanui maʻalahi a hiki i ka paʻakikī, nā ʻono ʻāpana he nui i nā ʻike ʻai maikaʻi.
ʻO Tacos, Tamales, a me Quesadillas: He alakaʻi i nā meaʻai Mekiko
Kaulana ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko no kāna mau meaʻai ʻai, i paʻa pinepine ʻia a paʻa. ʻO Tacos kahi mea nui o ka meaʻai Mekiko a hele mai i nā ʻano kīʻaha like ʻole, mai nā ʻiʻo i kālua ʻia i ka iʻa a me nā mea kanu. ʻO Tamales kekahi meaʻai kaulana ʻē aʻe, i hana ʻia me ka palaoa masa i hoʻopiha ʻia me nā ʻiʻo a i ʻole nā mea hoʻopiha ʻē aʻe a laila hoʻomoʻi ʻia i ka ʻili kulina.
ʻO Quesadillas kekahi meaʻai kaulana ʻē aʻe, i hana ʻia ma ka pelu ʻana i ka tortilla a puni ka paʻakai a me nā mea hoʻopiha ʻē aʻe a laila e ʻā a hiki i ka hoʻoheheʻe ʻana o ka cheese. ʻO nā kīʻaha kaulana ʻē aʻe he tostadas, empanadas, a me gorditas. Hāʻawi pinepine ʻia nā kīʻaha Mekiko me nā ʻano salsas a me nā ʻuala, e hoʻohui i ka hohonu a me ka ʻono i kēlā me kēia nahu.
Mea ʻono a me ka ʻono: nā meaʻai Mekiko a me nā mea ʻono e makemake ai ʻoe
Kaulana ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko no kāna mau mea ʻono a me nā salsas. ʻO kēia mau mea mai ka ʻoluʻolu a i ka wela wela, a hiki ke hana ʻia mai nā ʻano mea like ʻole, e like me nā tōmato, chili, a me nā tomatillos. ʻO kekahi mau meaʻai kaulana ʻo salsa verde, mole, a me guacamole.
He mea kaulana hoʻi ka meaʻai Mekiko no kāna mau meaʻono, kahi e hoʻokomo pinepine ai i nā mea kahiko e like me ke kinamona, vanilla, a me ke kokoleka. ʻO Churros kahi mea ʻono Mekiko i aloha ʻia, e like me ka flan a me tres leches keke. ʻO nā mea ʻono kaulana ʻē aʻe he arroz con leche (pudding laiki), buñuelos (palapala palai ʻia), a me ka pan dulce (berena momona).
Nā Kūlana Kūikawā: Ke ʻimi ʻana i nā Kuʻuna Kuʻuna o Mekiko
He ʻokoʻa loa ka meaʻai Mekiko, me nā mea kūikawā kūloko. Uaʻikeʻia ka Yucatan Peninsula no kona hui likeʻole o nā mana Mayan a me Sepania, hiki ke ho'āʻoʻia i nā kīʻaha e like me ka cochinita pibil a me ka panuchos. Kaulana ʻo Oaxaca no kāna mau mole a me nā chapulines.
ʻIke ʻia ʻo Northern Mexico no kāna mau ʻiʻo i hoʻomoʻa ʻia a me nā stews puʻuwai, e like me ka carne asada a me ka menudo. Kaulana ʻo Veracruz no kāna mau kīʻaha iʻa, e like me ka huachinango a la Veracruzana (ka ʻulaʻula ʻulaʻula i loko o kahi kīʻaha ʻōmato). Loaʻa i kēlā me kēia wahi o Mekiko kāna mau kuʻuna kuʻuna a me nā mea ʻono, e hana ana i ka meaʻai Mekiko i mea momona a me nā ʻano like ʻole o nā mea ʻono.
Nā Koho Vegetarian a me Vegan: Meaʻai Mekiko ʻole i ka ʻiʻo
Hāʻawi ka meaʻai Mekiko i nā ʻano meaʻai meaʻai a me nā koho vegan, e maʻalahi i ka poʻe ʻai mea kanu ke ʻoliʻoli i nā ʻono Mekiko kuʻuna. ʻO kekahi mau meaʻai meaʻai kaulana loa, ʻo ia ka chiles rellenos de queso (nā pepa i hoʻopiha ʻia me ka paʻakai) a me nā nopales (cactus pads) i kuke ʻia ma nā ʻano like ʻole.
Loaʻa nā koho meaʻai a me nā vegan no nā kīʻaha Mexican kaulana e like me tacos, tamales, a me quesadillas. ʻO nā pīni hoʻomaʻemaʻe, guacamole, a me salsas nā meaʻai a me nā vegan-friendly. ʻO ka meaʻai Mekiko kahi koho maikaʻi loa no nā mea ʻai meaʻai a me nā vegans e makemake e leʻaleʻa i nā kīʻaha wiwo ʻole a ʻono.
Ke kuke ʻana i ka Mekiko ma ka home: nā meaʻai maʻalahi e hoʻāʻo i kēia lā
He mea maʻalahi ke kuke ʻana i ka meaʻai Mekiko ma ka home, me ka nui o nā ʻano meaʻai maʻalahi a ʻono. No ka laʻana, hiki i kekahi ke hana i kahi pico de gallo salsa maʻalahi ma ka hoʻohui ʻana i nā tōmato diced, aniani, cilantro, a me ka wai lime. ʻO Guacamole kekahi meaʻai maʻalahi e hiki ke hana ʻia ma ka hui ʻana i ka avocado mashed, ʻokiʻoki ʻoki, ʻōmato, a me ka wai lime.
ʻO Tacos kekahi meaʻai maʻalahi e hiki ke hoʻopili ʻia me nā ʻano hoʻopiha like ʻole, e like me ka moa i hoʻomoʻa ʻia, ka puaʻa, a me nā mea kanu. He mea maʻalahi hoʻi ka Enchiladas e hana ma ka home, me ka hoʻopiha maʻalahi o ka cheese, ka ʻiʻo, a i ʻole nā huaʻai i ʻōwili ʻia i loko o kahi tortilla a hoʻopiha ʻia me ka ʻuala a me ka paʻakai. Ma ke ʻano holoʻokoʻa, maʻalahi ka hana ʻana i ka meaʻai Mekiko a hiki ke hoʻololi ʻia e kūpono i nā ʻono a i ʻole nā meaʻai.
Hoʻopili i ka ʻai Mekiko me Tequila a me Mezcal: He alakaʻi
ʻO Tequila a me mezcal nā ʻuhane Mekiko kuʻuna i hui maikaʻi me ka meaʻai Mekiko. Hana ʻia ʻo Tequila mai ka mea kanu agave uliuli a hauʻoli pinepine ʻia i nā margaritas a i ʻole nā kiʻi pololei. ʻO Mezcal, ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻē aʻe, ua hana ʻia mai nā ʻano mea kanu agave a hauʻoli pinepine ʻia i ka cocktails a i ʻole neat.
Hoʻohui maikaʻi nā tequila a me ka mezcal me nā kīʻaha Mekiko ʻono a ʻono, e like me nā tacos a me nā enchiladas. Hoʻopili pū lākou i nā mea ʻono e like me churros a me flan. I ka hoʻohui ʻana i ka tequila a i ʻole mezcal me ka meaʻai, pono e noʻonoʻo i ke ʻano ʻono o kēlā me kēia ʻuhane a koho i nā kīʻaha e hoʻopiha a hoʻomaikaʻi i kā lākou ʻono kūʻokoʻa.
I ka hopena: E apo i ka honua ʻono a me ka ʻono o ka ʻai Mekiko
ʻO ka meaʻai Mekiko kahi hoʻolauleʻa i ka moʻomeheu, ka mōʻaukala, a me nā kuʻuna. ʻO kāna mau ʻono wiwo ʻole a me ka ʻono o ka hoʻoilina o Mexico. Inā ʻoe e ʻimi nei i nā meaʻai alanui a i ʻole ʻaina maikaʻi, nā mea ʻono a i ʻole nā mea ʻai meaʻai, nā meaʻai Mekiko kahi mea e hāʻawi aku ai i nā mea āpau.
Ma ka ʻimi ʻana i ka honua o nā meaʻai Mekiko, e ʻike ʻoe i nā mea ʻono hou, nā mea ʻai, a me nā ʻenehana e hoʻonui ai i kāu ʻano meaʻai. E aʻo ana ʻoe e pili ana i nā mea kūikawā kūloko a me nā kuʻuna moʻomeheu e hana ʻokoʻa ai ka meaʻai Mekiko. ʻO ka mea nui loa, e leʻaleʻa ʻoe i ka leʻaleʻa ʻana i nā kīʻaha ʻono a ʻono e leʻaleʻa i kou ʻono a waiho ʻoe i ka makemake hou aku.
