John Myers
Introduction to Mauritian Cuisine
ʻO ka meaʻai Mauritian kahi hui ʻana o nā moʻomeheu like ʻole a me nā kuʻuna mai ka honua holoʻokoʻa, me India, Kina, ʻApelika a me ʻEulopa. ʻIke ʻia ka meaʻai no kāna hui ʻana o nā mea ʻono, nā mea ʻala, a me nā mea ʻai, e hōʻike ana i ka mōʻaukala waiwai o ka mokupuni a me nā heluna lehulehu. ʻO kekahi o nā meaʻai maʻamau i hoʻohana ʻia i ka meaʻai Mauritian ʻo ia ka iʻa, ka laiki, ka lentils, nā mea kanu, a me nā huaʻai.
ʻO nā mea ʻala maʻamau i hoʻohana ʻia i ka ʻai Mauritian
ʻO kekahi o nā hiʻohiʻona koʻikoʻi o ka meaʻai Mauritian ʻo kona hoʻohana ʻana i nā ʻono wiwo ʻole a ikaika. ʻIke ʻia ka meaʻai no kāna mau kīʻaha ʻono a me nā mea ʻala, ʻo ia hoʻi ka hui ʻana o nā mea ʻono, ʻono, a me nā mea ʻono. ʻO kekahi o nā mea ʻono maʻamau i hoʻohana ʻia i ka meaʻai Mauritian, ʻo ia hoʻi ka ginger, ke kālika, ka ʻonika, coriander, turmeric, a me ka chili. Hoʻohanaʻia kēia mau meaʻono e hoʻonui i ka hohonu a me ka paʻakikī i nā kīʻaha, a me ka hoʻonuiʻana i nā meaʻono maoli o nā meaʻai.
ʻO nā meaʻala a me nā meaʻai e wehewehe i ka meaʻai Mauritian
ʻO ka meaʻai Mauritian kahi ipu hoʻoheheʻe o nā mea ʻala like ʻole a me nā mea ʻala like ʻole, kēlā me kēia me ko lākou ʻono a me ka ʻala. ʻO kekahi o nā mea ʻala maʻamau i hoʻohana ʻia i ka meaʻai Mauritian, ʻo ia ka cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, a me nā cloves, i hoʻohana pinepine ʻia e hoʻohui i ka mahana a me ka hohonu i nā kīʻaha. ʻO nā mea maʻamau ʻē aʻe i hoʻohana ʻia i ka meaʻai Mauritian ʻo ia ka waiu niu, tamarind, a me nā lau curry, i hoʻohana ʻia e hoʻohui i kahi ʻono a me ka ʻawaʻawa i nā kīʻaha.
ʻO kekahi o nā meaʻai nui loa i ka ʻai Mauritian ʻo ka biryani, kahi kīʻaha laiki ʻala i hana maʻamau me ka moa, hipa, a iʻa paha. Hoʻopiliʻia ka meaʻai me ka huiʻana o nā meaʻala, e like me ka kumini, ke kinamona, a me ke kāleka, a hoʻohana pinepineʻia me kahiʻaoʻao o ka'ōmato chutney a me nā mea kanu pickled. ʻO nā kīʻaha kaulana ʻē aʻe i ka papa ʻaina Mauritian, ʻo ia ka dholl puri, kahi pancake lentil i hoʻopiha ʻia me ka pī piʻi a lawelawe ʻia me ka ʻuala tōmato a me ka paʻi chili, a me ka vindaye iʻa kai, kahi kīʻaha ʻono a ʻono i hana ʻia me ka iʻa a me ka ʻoʻo, nā hua sinapi, a me ka tamarind.
Ma ke ʻano holoʻokoʻa, ʻo ka meaʻai Mauritian kahi meaʻai ʻono a ʻokoʻa e hōʻike ana i ka mōʻaukala waiwai a me ka moʻomeheu moʻomeheu. Inā makemake ʻoe i nā kīʻaha ʻono a ʻono a makemake paha ʻoe i nā ʻono ʻoluʻolu, aia kekahi mea no kēlā me kēia o ka honua o ka meaʻai Mauritian.
