John Myers
Introduction to Grenadian Seafood Cuisine
ʻO Grenada, ka mokupuni ʻawaʻawa, he ʻāina mokupuni liʻiliʻi ma ka Caribbean i kaulana no kāna meaʻai iʻa momona a ʻano like ʻole. ʻO ka meaʻai Grenadian kahi hui o ʻApelika, ʻEulopa, a me Inia Hikina, me ka iʻa iʻa e pāʻani nui ana i kāna meaʻai. Hāʻawi ka ʻāina i ka nui o nā meaʻai iʻa hou, me ka ula, ka pāpaʻi, ka ʻōpae, ka iʻa, a me ka conch. Hōʻike ʻia ka meaʻai a Grenada e kona ʻono wiwo ʻole a ʻono, a me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea hou a kūloko.
Nā Hana Kuʻuna Kuʻuna no ka iʻa Grenadia
ʻO nā ʻano kuke kuʻuna no ka iʻa i loko o ka meaʻai Grenadian he maʻalahi akā ʻono. ʻO ka grilling a me ka palai ka mea kaulana loa i hoʻohana ʻia i ka meaʻai Grenadian. He hana maʻamau ka hoʻomoʻa ʻana i ka iʻa iʻa ma Grenada, no ka mea, ʻae ʻia ka ʻono ʻāhuhi a me ke ʻano crispy. Hoʻomoʻa ʻia ka iʻa iʻa me nā mea ʻala e like me koume, kālika, a me ka paprika e hoʻonui ai i kona ʻono. ʻO ka palai kekahi ʻano hana kaulana o ka kuke ʻana i ka iʻa i ka meaʻai Grenadian. ʻO ka iʻa palai, ka ʻōpae, a me ka conch he mau meaʻai kaulana e ʻoliʻoli ʻia e nā kamaʻāina a me nā mākaʻikaʻi.
ʻO kekahi ʻano hana kuʻuna o ka kuke ʻana i ka iʻa ma ka meaʻai Grenadian he "ʻaila i lalo," he kīʻaha i hana ʻia me ka ʻiʻo paʻakai, ka ʻulu, ka wai niu, a me nā ʻano mea kanu like ʻole. Hoʻohui ʻia ka iʻa iʻa i ka ipuhao a hiki i ka hopena o ke kaʻina kuke e hoʻohui i kahi ʻono kūʻokoʻa i ka pā. Hoʻomoʻa lohi ka meaʻai, hiki i nā meaʻono ke ulu a hoʻoikaika i ka manawa.
ʻO nā meaʻai iʻa kaulana i ka meaʻai Grenadia
ʻO kekahi o nā kīʻaha iʻa iʻa kaulana loa i ka meaʻai Grenadian ʻo "ʻaila i lalo." He mea nui kēia kīʻaha i nā hale Grenadian a lawelawe pinepine ʻia i nā hanana kūikawā a me nā hui. E like me ka mea i ʻōlelo ʻia ma luna, ua hana ʻia me ka ʻiʻo paʻakai, ka ʻulu, ka waiu niu, a me nā ʻano mea kanu like ʻole, me ka hoʻohui ʻia ʻana o ka iʻa i ka pau ʻana o ke kaʻina kuke.
ʻO kekahi meaʻai iʻa kaulana ʻē aʻe ma Grenada ʻo "ka iʻa broth." Hana ʻia kēia sopa me nā ʻano iʻa like ʻole, ʻo ia hoʻi ka ʻulaʻula, ka iʻa aliʻi, a me ka tuna, a ua hoʻonani ʻia me nā mea ʻala e like me nā cloves, nā lau bay, a me koume. Hāʻawi pinepine ʻia ke kīʻaha me ka dumplings a i ʻole ka berena.
ʻO ka mea hope loa, ʻo ka "lobster salad" kahi punahele ma waena o nā mea aloha iʻa ma Grenada. Hana ʻia kēia kīʻaha me ka ula hou, ka letus, nā ʻōmato, nā kukama, a me nā ʻano mea kanu ʻē aʻe, me kahi lole i hana ʻia mai ka hui ʻana o ka ʻaila ʻoliva, ka vīneka, a me ka wai lemon.
I ka hopena, ʻo ka meaʻai iʻa Grenadian kahi hui maikaʻi o nā mea ʻala, nā mea hou, a me nā ʻano kuke kuʻuna e hōʻoiaʻiʻo e hoʻomāʻona i kou ʻono. Mai ka iʻa iʻa ʻia a hiki i nā stews i hoʻomoʻa lohi, loaʻa i ka meaʻai Grenadia kekahi mea e hāʻawi ai no kēlā me kēia mea aloha iʻa. No laila, i ka manawa aʻe e kipa aku ai ʻoe i Grenada, e ʻoluʻolu e hoʻāʻo i kekahi o kēia mau meaʻai kai ʻono.
