John Myers
Introduction to São Toméan and Príncipean Cuisine
ʻO São Tomé lāua ʻo Príncipe ʻelua mau mokupuni aia ma ke Kaiwaʻi o Guinea, ma waho o ke kahakai komohana o ʻApelika. He hoʻoilina moʻomeheu ko kēia mau mokupuni, a ʻo kā lākou meaʻai he hui kūʻokoʻa o nā manaʻo ʻApelika, Pukiki, a me ʻAmelika Hema. ʻO ka meaʻai o São Tomé a me Príncipe ke hilinaʻi nui nei i ka iʻa iʻa, kahi i loaʻa mai ka Moana ʻAkelanika a puni.
Hōʻike ʻia ka meaʻai o São Tomé a me Príncipe e kona hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea ʻala ʻala, nā mea kanu hou, a me nā huaʻala. ʻO kekahi o nā meaʻai kaulana loa ma nā mokupuni, ʻo ia ka calulu, he ʻuala i hana ʻia me nā iʻa a me nā mea kanu, a me ka moqueca, kahi iʻa iʻa i hana ʻia me ka waiu niu a me ka ʻaila pāma. ʻIke ʻia ka ʻai o São Tomé a me Príncipe no ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka cassava, kahi mea kanu aʻa starchy i hoʻohana ʻia no ka hana ʻana i ka berena, porridge, a me nā kīʻaha ʻē aʻe.
ʻAi kai ma São Toméan a me Príncipean Cuisine
He mea nui ka iʻa i ka meaʻai o São Tomé a me Príncipe. Hoʻopuni ʻia nā mokupuni e ka Moana ʻAkelanika, kahi e hoʻolako ai i kahi kumu waiwai o nā iʻa, nā iʻa, a me nā crustaceans. ʻO kekahi o nā meaʻai iʻa maʻamau i hoʻohana ʻia ma São Toméan a me Príncipean meaʻai ʻo ia ka tuna, barracuda, ʻōpae, ula, a me ka pāpaʻi.
ʻO ka iʻa iʻa ma São Toméan a me Príncipean ka meaʻai maʻamau e kuke ʻia i loko o ka ʻuala a i ʻaʻa ʻia ma luna o kahi lapalapa ākea. Hoʻohana pinepine ʻia nā stews me ka waiu niu, ka ʻaila pāma, a me nā ʻano mea ʻala like ʻole, e hāʻawi ana i ka meaʻai i kahi ʻono momona a paʻakikī. Hoʻomoʻa pinepine ʻia ka iʻa iʻa i hoʻomoʻa ʻia i loko o ka hui ʻana o ke kāleka, ka wai lemon, a me nā mea kanu, kahi e hāʻawi ai i kahi ʻono a ʻono.
Nā ʻenehana hoʻomākaukau ʻana i nā meaʻai kai ma São Toméan a me Príncipean Cuisine
Hoʻomākaukau ʻia ka meaʻai kai ma São Toméan a me Príncipean me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā ʻano hana like ʻole. ʻO kekahi o nā ʻano hana maʻamau, ʻo ia ke kuke ʻana i ka iʻa i loko o ka ipu lepo, e kōkua ana i ka mālama ʻana i ka maʻa a me ka ʻono. Hoʻokomo pinepine ʻia ka ipu lepo ma luna o kahi lapalapa ākea, kahi e hāʻawi ai i ke kīʻaha i kahi ʻala ʻala.
ʻO kekahi hana kuʻuna no ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana i ka iʻa ma São Toméan a me Príncipean meaʻai ʻo ia ka hoʻohana ʻana i kahi ʻenehana i kapa ʻia ʻo cataplana. ʻO Cataplana kahi ʻano kuke kuke Pukiki e pili ana i ka kuke ʻana i ka iʻa i loko o ka ipu keleawe ʻano clam. Hoʻohana pinepine ʻia kēia ʻenehana no ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana i nā kīʻaha e like me ka iʻa iʻa a i ʻole ka paella.
I ka hopena, hilinaʻi nui ka meaʻai São Toméan a me Príncipean i ka iʻa, i hoʻomākaukau ʻia me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā ʻano hana kuʻuna. ʻO ka meaʻai o kēia mau mokupuni he hui kūʻokoʻa ia o nā mana o ʻApelika, Pukiki, a me ʻAmelika Hema, kahi e hāʻawi ai i kahi ʻono momona a paʻakikī. Inā he iʻa iʻa a i ʻole he meaʻai iʻa ʻala, aia kekahi mea no kēlā me kēia mea ma São Toméan a me Príncipean meaʻai.
