John Myers
Introduction: The Flavors of Mexico
ʻIke ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko no kāna mau ʻono wiwo ʻole, nā kala ʻoniʻoni, a me nā mea ʻokoʻa like ʻole. Mai nā salsas ʻono a i nā tacos alanui ʻono, aia kahi mea e leʻaleʻa ai nā mea a pau. ʻO ka meaʻai Mekiko kahi hōʻike o ka hoʻoilina moʻomeheu waiwai o ka ʻāina, me nā mana mai nā meaʻai ʻōiwi, Sepania, a me ʻApelika. Inā makemake ʻoe i nā kīʻaha kuʻuna a i ʻole ka wehewehe ʻana i kēia manawa, ʻo ka meaʻai Mekiko ka mea e hoʻonani i kou ʻono.
ʻO ka ʻai Mekiko ʻoiaʻiʻo a Hidalgo: He Moʻolelo Pōkole
He hale ʻaina ʻohana ʻo Hidalgo's Authentic Mexican Cuisine e lawelawe ana i ka ʻai ʻono Mekiko no nā makahiki he 20. Aia ma ka puʻu o ke kaona, ʻo Hidalgo's kahi punahele i waena o nā kamaʻāina a me nā mākaʻikaʻi like. No ka mokuʻāina ʻo Hidalgo ka inoa o ka hale ʻaina, aia ma waena o Mexico, kahi i hele mai ai ka ʻohana o ka mea nona. Hoʻoulu ʻia ka papa kuhikuhi ma Hidalgo's e nā ʻano ʻano kuʻuna Mekiko i hoʻoili ʻia i nā hanauna.
ʻO nā mea huna o ka kuke Mekiko
Ua ʻike ʻia ka meaʻai Mekiko no ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea hou e like me nā ʻōmato, pepa, aniani, a me ka cilantro. Eia nō naʻe, aia kekahi mau mea huna e pono ai i ka kuke ʻana me Mexico. ʻO kēia ka epazote, kahi lau nahele me kahi ʻono ʻono i hoʻohana ʻia i nā kīʻaha pī, a me ka paʻi achiote, kahi mea ʻulaʻula i hana ʻia mai nā hua annatto i hoʻohana ʻia i loko o nā marinades a me nā ʻuala. ʻO ka oregano Mexican, ʻoi aku ka ikaika ma mua o ka oregano Mediterranean, he mea nui hoʻi i nā kīʻaha Mekiko.
ʻO ke akamai o ka hana ʻana i nā Salsas a me Guacamole
ʻO Salsas a me guacamole kahi mea nui o ka meaʻai Mexican. ʻO ke kī i ka hana ʻana i kahi salsa nui a i ʻole guacamole ke hoʻohana nei i nā mea hou a me ke kaupaona ʻana i nā ʻono. Hiki ke hana ʻia nā salsas me nā ʻano mea like ʻole, e like me nā tōmato, tomatillos, chilies, a me nā hua. Hana ʻia ʻo Guacamole ma ke kāwili ʻana i nā avocados pala me nā aniani, nā tōmato, cilantro, wai lime, a me ka paʻakai. Ma Hidalgo's, hana hou ʻia kā lākou salsas a me ka guacamole i kēlā me kēia lā me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā loina kuʻuna.
Mai Tacos a Tamales: He huakaʻi o nā mea ʻai ʻai Mekiko
ʻO ka meaʻai Mekiko ka nui o nā meaʻai, e like me nā tacos, tamales, enchiladas, a me burritos. He meaʻai alanui kaulana ʻo Tacos ma Mexico, me nā ʻano hoʻopiha like ʻole e like me carne asada, al pastor, a me carnitas. ʻO Tamales kahi kīʻaha kuʻuna i hana ʻia me ka masa (palapala kulina) i hoʻopiha ʻia me nā ʻiʻo, nā mea kanu, a i ʻole ka paʻakai, a laila ʻōwili ʻia i ka ʻili kulina a puhi ʻia. Hoʻopiha ʻia ʻo Enchiladas i ka ʻiʻo, ka paʻakai, a i ʻole nā pīni, a laila uhi ʻia i ka ʻuala chili a kālua ʻia. Hana ʻia nā Burritos ma ka hoʻopiha ʻana i ka tortilla palaoa me ka laiki, ka pī, ka ʻiʻo, a i ʻole nā mea kanu, a laila ʻōwili ʻia a hoʻomoʻa ʻia.
ʻO ka mea maikaʻi loa o Hidalgo: Pono e hoʻāʻo i nā kīʻaha
Ma Hidalgo's, nui nā kīʻaha pono e hoʻāʻo ma ka papa kuhikuhi. ʻO ka moa mole, kahi kīʻaha Mekiko kuʻuna i hana ʻia me kahi kīʻaha momona a paʻakikī i hana ʻia mai ka ʻoi aku o 20 mau meaʻai, he mea punahele i nā mea kūʻai aku. ʻO ka chile rellenos, kahi kīʻaha i hana ʻia me nā pepa poblano i kālua ʻia i hoʻopiha ʻia me ka paʻakai a i hoʻopaʻa ʻia me ka ʻuala tōmato. No ka poʻe iʻa iʻa, he mea hōʻoluʻolu a ʻono ka shrimp ceviche.
Hoʻopili i ka meaʻai Mekiko me Tequila a me Mezcal
ʻO Tequila a me mezcal nā ʻuhane ʻelua i pili pinepine me ka meaʻai Mekiko. Hana ʻia ʻo Tequila mai ka mea kanu agave uliuli a ʻo ia ka mea nui i ka margaritas. Hana ʻia ʻo Mezcal mai ka mea kanu agave, akā hiki ke hana ʻia mai nā ʻano ʻano like ʻole ma mua o ka tequila, e hāʻawi ana i kahi ʻono ʻoi. Hoʻohui maikaʻi nā ʻuhane ʻelua me ka meaʻai Mekiko, ʻoi aku ka nui o nā kīʻaha ʻono.
ʻO nā mea ʻono Mekiko: ʻO nā meaʻono me kahi wili
He ʻano ʻono ʻokoʻa ka meaʻai Mekiko, e like me ka churros, flan, a me ka keke tres leches. ʻO Churros nā pāla palaoa palai ʻia i ʻōwili ʻia i loko o ke kinamona a me ke kō, a lawelawe pinepine ʻia me ka wai kokoleka. ʻO Flan kahi mea ʻai ʻai custard i hana ʻia me nā hua manu, ka waiū, a me ke kō, i hoʻopaʻa ʻia me ka ʻuala caramel. ʻO ka keke Tres leches he keke puna i hoʻomoʻu ʻia i ʻekolu ʻano waiu (waiu i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia, waiu condensed, a me ka ʻaila kaumaha), a laila hoʻopiha ʻia me ka ʻaila huikau.
ʻO Hidalgo: He ʻike moʻomeheu ma waho o ka pā
Ma Hidalgo's, hele ka ʻike ma mua o ka pā. Hoʻonani ʻia ka hale ʻaina me nā kala ʻoniʻoni a me nā kiʻi kuʻuna Mekiko, e hana ana i kahi lewa hauʻoli. Hoʻokipa pū ʻo Hidalgo i nā mele ola a me nā hanana, e hōʻike ana i ka hoʻoilina moʻomeheu waiwai o Mexico.
Kahi e loaʻa ai ka ʻai Mekiko ʻoiaʻiʻo a Hidalgo
Inā ʻoe e ʻimi nei e hoʻāʻo i kekahi meaʻai Mekiko maoli, aia ʻo Hidalgo ma 123 Main Street ma ka puʻu o ke kaona. Wehe ʻia ka hale ʻaina no ka ʻaina awakea a me ka ʻaina ahiahi, a hāʻawi pū kekahi i nā lawelawe lawe ʻai a me nā lawelawe ʻai. No laila e iho mai a ʻike i nā ʻono o Mekiko ma Hidalgo's Authentic Mexican Cuisine.
