John Myers
Mea ʻai Kalikimaka Mekiko: He alakaʻi ʻoliʻoli
ʻO ka Kalikimaka ka manawa e ʻākoakoa ai me ka ʻohana a me nā hoaaloha e hoʻolauleʻa ai i ka hauʻoli o ke kau a kaʻana like i nā meaʻai ʻono. Ma Mekiko, piha ka wā hoʻomaha i nā meaʻai ʻoliʻoli a me nā loina e hōʻike ana i ka hoʻoilina moʻomeheu waiwai o ka ʻāina. Mai nā tamales a chiles en nogada, ʻo ka meaʻai Kalikimaka Mekiko he ʻahaʻaina no ka noʻonoʻo, a eia mākou e alakaʻi iā ʻoe i nā kīʻaha kaulana loa.
Tamales: The Corn Masa Delight
ʻO Tamales kahi meaʻai Mekiko a pono e loaʻa i ka wā Kalikimaka. Aia nā Tamales i ka palaoa kānana i hoʻopiha ʻia me nā mea like ʻole e like me ka ʻiʻo, ka paʻakai, nā mea kanu, a i ʻole nā chili. Hoʻopili ʻia ka palaoa i loko o ka ʻili kulina a hoʻomoʻa ʻia a moʻa. Hiki mai nā Tamales i nā ʻano like ʻole, akā i ka wā Kalikimaka, hoʻopiha ʻia lākou i ka puaʻa a lawelawe ʻia me kahi salsa ʻala. ʻAʻole ʻono wale ʻo Tamales akā leʻaleʻa nō hoʻi i ka hana ʻohana i ka wā hoʻomaha.
ʻO Bacalao: Mea Paʻakai Paʻakai Kuʻuna
ʻO Bacalao kahi kīʻaha Mekiko kuʻuna i hana ʻia mai ka cod paʻakai. Kaulana ʻia ka meaʻai i ka wā Kalikimaka a lawelawe pinepine ʻia i ka lā Kalikimaka. Hoʻomoʻu ʻia ke cod e wehe i kona paʻakai, a laila moʻa me nā ʻōmato, ʻoliva, ʻeke, a me nā aniani. Hoʻopili ʻia ke kīʻaha me nā ʻuala i ʻoki ʻia a lawelawe ʻia me kahi ʻaoʻao o ka laiki. ʻO Bacalao kahi kīʻaha ʻono a piha hoʻi e hoʻomāʻona i ka makemake o kēlā me kēia iʻa.
Ponche: He Puʻu Hua Pumehana no ka Kalikimaka
He punch hua pumehana ʻo Ponche i lawelawe ʻia i ka wā Kalikimaka ma Mekiko. Hana ʻia ka punch me ka hui ʻana o nā huaʻai e like me ka ʻāpala, ka guava, a me nā tejocotes (he hua liʻiliʻi maoli no Mexico), me ke kinamona, cloves, a me ke kō. Hoʻomoʻaʻia ka huiʻana a hiki i ka hoʻouluʻana o nā meaʻono, a palupalu nā hua. He mea inu ʻoluʻolu a ʻono ʻo Ponche i kūpono no ka hoʻomehana ʻana i ka wā hoʻomaha anu.
Polvorones: Nā Kuki Pōkole Mekiko
ʻO Polvorones kahi kuki palaoa pōkole Mekiko i kaulana i ka wā Kalikimaka. Hana ʻia nā kuki me ka palaoa, ke kō, ka pata, a me ke kinamona, a laila holoi ʻia me ka pauka kō. ʻO Polvorones kahi kuki ʻono a palupalu i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i loko o kou waha a kūpono no ka leʻaleʻa me ke kīʻaha koko wela i ka wā hoʻomaha.
Romeritos: He meaʻai Kalikimaka ʻono
ʻO Romeritos kahi kīʻaha Mekiko kuʻuna i hana ʻia mai kahi mea kanu hihiu e ulu ana ma waena o Mexico. Hāʻawi pinepine ʻia ke kīʻaha i ka wā Kalikimaka a loaʻa nā romeritos (ka mea kanu), ʻuala, ʻōpae maloʻo, a me ka mole sauce. ʻO ka meaʻai he meaʻono a me ka meaʻono, a hāʻawi nā romeritos i ka meaʻai i kahiʻono a me keʻano.
ʻO Buñuelos: ʻO nā mea ʻono a me ka Crispy Fritters
ʻO Buñuelos kahi meaʻai Mekiko kuʻuna i lawelawe pinepine ʻia i ka wā Kalikimaka. Aia ka mea ʻai i kahi palapala palaoa palai ʻia i hoʻopaʻa ʻia me ke kō kinamona. ʻO Buñuelos nā mea ʻono a ʻoluʻolu, a lawelawe pinepine ʻia me kahi ʻaoʻao o ka meli mahana a i ʻole ka syrup no ka ʻū ʻana.
ʻO Rosca de Reyes: Ka Kuke a ka Mōʻī
ʻO Rosca de Reyes kahi keke Mekiko kuʻuna i lawelawe ʻia ma Ianuali 6, ka lā i kipa aku ai nā mōʻī ʻekolu i ka pēpē ʻo Iesū. Ua like ke ʻano o ka keke e like me ka lei aliʻi a hana ʻia me ka palaoa ʻono, nā hua candied, a me nā nati. Aia nō ʻo Rosca de Reyes i kahi kiʻi kiʻi kiʻi kiʻi pēpē liʻiliʻi a Iesu i hūnā ʻia i loko. Ua ʻōlelo ʻia, ʻo ka mea i loaʻa ke pēpē ʻo Iesū i loko o kā lākou ʻāpana keke, ʻo ia ke kuleana no ka hoʻokipa ʻana i kahi pāʻina ma ka lā 2 Pepeluali, ʻo Dia de la Candelaria.
ʻO Atole: He mea inu mānoanoa a me ka ʻono
ʻO Atole kahi mea inu mānoanoa a momona i hana ʻia mai ka masa, ke kō, a me ke kinamona. Hāʻawi pinepine ʻia ka mea inu i ka wā Kalikimaka a kūpono no ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana i ka pō anuanu. Hiki ke ʻono ʻia ʻo Atole me ka vanilla, ke kokoleka, a i ʻole nā hua, a lawelawe pinepine ʻia me kahi ʻaoʻao o nā tamales a i ʻole nā mea ʻai ʻē aʻe.
ʻO Chiles en Nogada: The Patriotic Dish
ʻO Chiles en Nogada kahi kīʻaha i lawelawe maʻamau i ka hoʻolauleʻa ʻana i ka lā Kūʻokoʻa Mekiko i Kepakemapa akā kaulana nō hoʻi i ka wā Kalikimaka. Aia ke kīʻaha me kahi pepa poblano i hoʻopiha ʻia me ka hui ʻana o ka pipi lepo, nā hua, a me nā mea ʻala. Hoʻopili ʻia ka pepa me ka ʻuala wōnati a me nā hua pomegerane, e hāʻawi ana i ke kīʻaha i nā kala o ka hae Mekiko. ʻO Chiles en Nogada kahi kīʻaha ʻono a aloha ʻāina e hōʻoiaʻiʻo e hoʻohauʻoli i nā malihini i ka wā hoʻomaha.
