John Myers
Introduction: ʻIke ʻana i nā ʻono o Kiribati
Ua ʻike ʻia ʻo Kiribati, he lāhui mokupuni ma ka Pākīpika Waena, no kona mau kahakai nani, ka moʻomeheu waiwai, a me ka meaʻai ʻono. ʻO ka meaʻai o ka ʻāina he hui ʻana o nā meaʻai Polenekia kuʻuna a me nā mana o kēia wā, ka hopena i kahi ʻike meaʻai kūʻokoʻa e hauʻoli ai nā kamaʻāina a me nā mākaʻikaʻi. Hōʻike ʻia ka meaʻai a Kiribati e ka iʻa hou, ka niu, ke kalo, a me ka ʻulu, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe.
Nā Meaʻai Kuʻuna: Mai Ika Mata a i Te Kai Kai
Hoʻokumu ʻia nā kīʻaha kuʻuna o Kiribati i ka hoʻoilina Polenekia o ka ʻāina. ʻO kekahi o nā meaʻai kaulana loa ʻo Ika Mata, he salakeke iʻa maka i hana ʻia me ka waiu niu, ka wai lemon, a me nā mea kanu. ʻO Te Bua kekahi meaʻai kuʻuna me nā lau kalo i kuke ʻia i ka waiu niu. ʻO Te Kai Kai ka meaʻai aupuni o Kiribati, he sopa waiu niu ʻono i hana ʻia me ka iʻa, moa, a puaʻa paha, i lawelawe ʻia me ka ʻulu a me ke kalo.
ʻO kekahi meaʻai kuʻuna ma Kiribati ʻo Palusami, he kīʻaha like me Te Bua akā me ka hoʻopiha ʻana i ka ʻaila niu, nā aniani, a me ka pipi koina, i ʻōwili ʻia i ka lau kalo. ʻO kekahi kīʻaha ʻē aʻe, ʻo Rukau, he lau kalo i hoʻopiha ʻia me ka iʻa a i ʻole ka moa a me ka waiu niu. ʻAi ʻia kēia mau kīʻaha i nā manawa kūikawā, e like me ka male ʻana a i ʻole ka hoʻolewa, a he ʻāpana nui ia o ka hoʻoilina moʻomeheu o Kiribati.
Nā Manaʻo Hou: Fusion Cuisine ma Kiribati
Me ka hoʻokomo ʻana o nā mana honua, ua ulu ka meaʻai a Kiribati e hoʻokomo i nā kīʻaha fusion. ʻO kekahi hiʻohiʻona kaulana ʻo ka Kiribati Fried Rice, ʻo ia ka hui ʻana o ka laiki paʻi, nā mea kanu, a me ka iʻa a i ʻole ka moa. ʻO kahi kīʻaha hui ʻē aʻe ʻo Kebab, i hana ʻia me ka ʻiʻo i hoʻopaʻa ʻia, nā aniani, a me nā pepa bele, i kālua ʻia ma nā skewers.
I nā makahiki i hala iho nei, ua ʻike pū ʻo Kiribati i ka piʻi ʻana o nā kaulahao meaʻai wikiwiki o ke Komohana, e like me McDonald's a me KFC. Eia nō naʻe, ke hoʻomau nei nā mea kūʻai kūloko i ke ʻano meaʻai, hāʻawi i kahi hui o nā meaʻai kuʻuna a me nā mea hou. Hiki i nā malihini ke hoʻāʻo i nā ʻano kīʻaha like ʻole mai nā mea kūʻai alanui, e like me nā iʻa i kālua ʻia, nā skewers moa, a me ka ʻulu palai.
I ka hopena, ʻo ka meaʻai a Kiribati kahi hōʻike o kāna moʻomeheu waiwai a me kāna hoʻoilina. Ua hoʻoili ʻia nā kīʻaha kuʻuna ma waena o nā hanauna, ʻoiai ʻo ka hopena o kēia wā i hopena i ka meaʻai fusion. Inā he mea ʻai ʻoe a i ʻole e ʻimi wale ana e ʻike i nā ʻono hou, ʻo ka meaʻai a Kiribati e waiho i kahi manaʻo mau loa.
