John Myers
Introduction: Mea ʻai Mekiko kiʻekiʻe
Ke ulu nei ka meaʻai Mekiko no nā kenekulia, a i nā makahiki i hala iho nei, ua loaʻa ka ʻike no kāna ʻano kiʻekiʻe. ʻO ka mōʻaukala waiwai, nā mea ʻokoʻa like ʻole, a me nā ʻono ʻono o ka meaʻai Mekiko ka mea hoʻoikaika i nā chef a puni ka honua, e alakaʻi ana i ka puka ʻana mai o nā hale ʻaina Mekiko maikaʻi e hoʻolako ana i kahi palate paʻakikī. ʻAʻole e pili ana i ka tacos a me ka guacamole ka meaʻai Mekiko kiʻekiʻe, akā he hoʻolauleʻa i ka hoʻoilina moʻomeheu a me nā kuʻuna meaʻai o Mexico.
Nā Moʻa o ka Meaʻai Mekiko: He Moʻolelo Pōkole
Loaʻa nā aʻa o ka meaʻai Mekiko i ka wā ma mua o Columbian i ka wā i hoʻohana ai ka poʻe ʻōiwi i nā ʻano mea like ʻole e like me ke kulina, ka pī, nā chili, a me nā mea kanu e hana ai i nā kīʻaha ʻono. Me ka hōʻea ʻana mai o nā naʻi aupuni Sepania i ke kenekulia 16, ua hoʻokomo ʻia nā mea hou e like me ka pipi, ka puaʻa, ka cheese, a me ka palaoa, e alakaʻi ana i ka hui ʻana o nā meaʻai ʻōiwi a me ʻEulopa. I ka hala ʻana o ka manawa, ua hoʻomau ʻia ka ulu ʻana o ka meaʻai Mekiko, me ka hoʻohui ʻana i nā mana mai nā moʻomeheu ʻApelika, Karipiano, a me ʻAsia, e lilo ana ia i hoʻokahi o nā meaʻai ʻokoʻa loa o ka honua.
Mai ke alanui meaʻai a hiki i ka ʻaina maikaʻi: ka ulu ʻana o ka meaʻai Mekiko
Ua hele lōʻihi ka meaʻai Mekiko mai kona kumu haʻahaʻa e like me ka meaʻai alanui. I kēia lā, hoʻolauleʻa ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko no kona ʻano maʻalahi, ka hana ʻana, a me ka hana hou, a ke lawelawe nei nā hale ʻaina Mekiko kiʻekiʻe i nā kīʻaha e hoʻokūkū nei i ka meaʻai Farani a i ʻole Italia. Hōʻike ʻia ka hoʻololi ʻana o ka meaʻai Mekiko i ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā ʻenehana hou e like me ka molecular gastronomy, sous-vide cooking, a me ka hui ʻana me nā meaʻai ʻē aʻe. Hāʻawi nā hale ʻaina Mekiko kiʻekiʻe i kahi ʻike ʻaina kūʻokoʻa e hoʻohui i nā ʻano kuʻuna me nā wili o kēia manawa a me nā hōʻikeʻike kiʻi.
Nā Mea Pono i loko o ka meaʻai Mekiko kiʻekiʻe
Aia ke kī o ka kūleʻa o ka meaʻai Mekiko i kāna mau meaʻai koʻikoʻi, e hāʻawi ana i kāna mau kīʻaha i ko lākou ʻono kūʻokoʻa. ʻO kekahi o nā meaʻai mua i ka meaʻai Mekiko kiʻekiʻe e pili ana i ka kulina, ka pī, nā chilies, lime, avocado, nā ʻōmato, cilantro, a me ka oregano Mekiko. ʻO nā mea pono ʻē aʻe he ʻiʻo e like me ka pipi, ka puaʻa, ka moa, a me ka iʻa iʻa, me nā kīʻaha e like me queso fresco a me cotija. Hiki i nā hale ʻaina Mekiko kiʻekiʻe ke loaʻa nā meaʻai kiʻekiʻe e like me ka truffle ʻeleʻele, foie gras, a me nā huaʻai ʻē aʻe e hoʻohui i kahi pā nani i kā lākou mau kīʻaha.
Nā Meaʻai Kaulima o nā hale ʻaina Mekiko kiʻekiʻe
Hāʻawi nā hale ʻaina Mekiko kiʻekiʻe i kahi ʻano kīʻaha pūlima e hōʻike ana i ka noʻonoʻo a me ka hana hou o kā lākou chef. ʻO kekahi o nā kīʻaha kaulana loa he ceviche, guacamole, mole, tacos, enchiladas, chiles en nogada, a me pozole. Hāʻawi pū nā hale ʻaina Mekiko kiʻekiʻe i nā kīʻaha fusion e hoʻohui i nā ʻono Mekiko me nā mea ʻai ʻē aʻe, e like me nā sushi rolls me chipotle mayo a i ʻole duck confit tamales me ka mole sauce.
Hoʻohui i ka meaʻai Mekiko me ka waina a me ke Tequila
Hoʻohui maikaʻi ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko me nā ʻano mea inu, e like me ka waina, ka pia, a me ka tequila. ʻIke ʻia ʻo Mexico no kāna tequila, i hana ʻia mai ka mea kanu agave uliuli a he ʻono ʻokoʻa ka honua. Hāʻawi nā hale ʻaina Mekiko kiʻekiʻe i nā ʻano tequilas, mai ka blanco a hiki i ka añejo keu, a me ka hana ʻana i nā cocktails kūikawā e hōʻike ana i ka tequila ma ke ʻano he kumu mua. ʻO ka waina kekahi koho kaulana no ka hui pū ʻana me ka meaʻai Mekiko, me nā waina ʻulaʻula e like me Cabernet Sauvignon a me Malbec e hoʻopiha ana i nā kīʻaha momona, ʻoiai nā waina keʻokeʻo e like me Sauvignon Blanc a me Chardonnay e hui pū me ka iʻa a me nā kīʻaha māmā.
Ma waho aʻe o Tacos a me Guacamole: Ke ʻimi ʻana i ka meaʻai ʻāpana o Mexico
He ʻokoʻa ka meaʻai a Mekiko e like me kona ʻāina, me kēlā me kēia ʻāina i kāna mau kuʻuna kuʻuna a me nā mea kūikawā. ʻO kekahi o nā meaʻai kūloko kaulana loa ʻo Oaxacan, Veracruz, Yucatán, a me Puebla. ʻIke ʻia ʻo Oaxaca no kāna mole, tlayudas, a me ka mezcal, ʻoiai ʻo Veracruz e kaena nei i nā kīʻaha iʻa, e like me ka huachinango a la Veracruzana (ka ʻulaʻula ʻulaʻula i ka ʻuala tōmato). He hui kū hoʻokahi ʻo Yucatán o nā mana Mayan a me Sepania, me nā kīʻaha e like me ka cochinita pibil (ka puaʻa lohi lohi) a me ka sopa de lima (ka lime soup). Kaulana ʻo Puebla no kāna chiles en nogada (nā chiles i hoʻopaʻa ʻia i ka ʻuala wōnati) a me ka mole poblano.
Nā Kuki Nui o ka Mea ʻai Mekiko kiʻekiʻe
ʻO ka piʻi ʻana o ka meaʻai Mekiko kiʻekiʻe i lawe mai i ka manaʻo i nā haku chef e lawe nei i ka meaʻai i kahi kiʻekiʻe. Ke alakaʻi nei nā mea kuke e like me Enrique Olvera, Pujol, a me Cosme, me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā ʻenehana hou a me nā mea ʻai maoli e hana ai i nā kīʻaha kupanaha e hoʻokūkū i nā ʻike kuʻuna o ka meaʻai Mekiko. ʻO nā chef kaulana ʻē aʻe ʻo Martha Ortiz, ʻo Eduardo García, a me Guillermo González Beristáin, ka mea e wehewehe hou nei i ka meaʻai Mekiko me kā lākou ʻike kuʻina kūʻokoʻa.
Hele ka ʻai Mekiko i ke ao holoʻokoʻa: Ke ala ʻana o nā hale ʻai Fusion
ʻO ka kaulana o ka meaʻai Mekiko i alakaʻi i ka puka ʻana o nā hale ʻaina fusion e hoʻohui i nā ʻono Mekiko me nā meaʻai ʻē aʻe. He mea kaulana loa ka hui ʻana o ʻAsia-Mexican, me nā kīʻaha e like me Korean tacos, sushi rolls me chipotle mayo, a me Thai-style ceviche. ʻO nā meaʻai fusion ʻē aʻe e pili ana i ka Italian-Mexican, French-Mexican, a me India-Mexican. ʻO ka hui ʻana o nā kīʻaha like ʻole e hiki ai ke hoʻonui hou aku i ka noʻonoʻo a me ka hana hou, e alakaʻi ana i kahi hanauna hou o nā kīʻaha Mexican.
Ka hopena: ʻO ka wā e hiki mai ana o ka meaʻai Mekiko kiʻekiʻe
ʻO ka meaʻai Mexican kiʻekiʻe kahi hōʻike i ka hoʻoilina moʻomeheu waiwai a me nā kuʻuna culinary o Mexico. Ke hoʻomau nei ka ulu ʻana a me ka ʻano hou o ka meaʻai, ua mākaukau ia e lilo i hoʻokahi o nā meaʻai i ʻimi nui ʻia ma ka honua. ʻO ka wā e hiki mai ana o nā meaʻai Mexican kiʻekiʻe e waiho nei i nā lima o nā haku chef e hoʻokau nei i nā palena o ka mea hiki, e hana ana i nā kīʻaha i noʻonoʻo, ʻono, a nani hoʻi. Ke ʻike hou aku nei ka poʻe i nā mea kupanaha o ka meaʻai Mekiko kiʻekiʻe, ʻoiaʻiʻo e lawe i kona wahi kūpono i waena o nā meaʻai maikaʻi loa o ka honua.
