John Myers
Introduction: He Manaʻo o Lao Street Food
ʻIke ʻia ka meaʻai Lao no kāna ʻono wiwo ʻole a ʻono, i hoʻohuli ʻia e kona mau ʻāina e pili ana i Thailand a me Vietnam. ʻO ka meaʻai alanui he ʻāpana koʻikoʻi o ka moʻomeheu Lao, me nā mea kūʻai aku e kūʻai aku i nā kīʻaha like ʻole ma nā ala ala, nā mākeke, a me nā mākeke pō. ʻO ka meaʻai alanui Lao he mea kūʻai aku, hoʻopiha, a aloha ʻia e nā kamaʻāina a me nā mākaʻikaʻi.
Hana ʻia nā kīʻaha alanui Lao me nā mea kanu hou, nā mea kanu, a me ka ʻiʻo, a hāʻawi pinepine ʻia me ka laiki lāʻau. Nui nā mea kūʻai meaʻai ma ke alanui ma Laos i hoʻokahi a ʻelua paha kīʻaha, e lilo lākou i poʻe loea i kā lākou hana. Inā e hoʻolālā ana ʻoe i kahi huakaʻi i Laos, e ʻoluʻolu e ʻimi i ke kahua meaʻai alanui a ʻike i kekahi o kēia mau kīʻaha kaulana a ʻono.
Nā Mea ʻono: Nā Meaʻai Alanui Lao e hoʻāʻo ai
ʻO kekahi o nā meaʻai alanui Lao kaulana loa ʻo Khao Jee, kahi sandwich baguette i piha i nā ʻano mea like ʻole e like me ka ham, pate, pickled vegetables, herbs, and chili sauce. ʻO kekahi mea pono e hoʻāʻo ʻia ʻo Tam Mak Hoong, kahi salakeke ʻōmaʻomaʻo ʻōmaʻomaʻo i hana ʻia me ka ʻuala iʻa, ka wai lime, ke kāleka, ka chili, a me nā pī. Hāʻawi pinepine ʻia me ka laiki paʻa a me ka ʻiʻo i kālua ʻia.
ʻO ka ʻiʻo i kālua ʻia ke ʻano Lao kahi meaʻai nui o ke alanui. Hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻimi i nā mea kūʻai aku e kuke ana i ka moa moa, ka puaʻa, ka iʻa, a i ʻole nā skewer pipi ma luna o ka lanahu. Hoʻopili pinepine ʻia kēia mau skewers i kahi hui ʻono o ka soy sauce, ke kāleka, a me ka ginger. Inā makemake ʻoe i ka hoʻokalakupua, e hoʻāʻo i kekahi mau iniseti i hoʻomoʻa ʻia e like me ka ʻokiki a me nā ilo silika, he ʻuʻuku a paʻa i ka protein.
ʻO nā meaʻono: nā meaʻai a me nā meaʻai ma ka ʻai Lao
Hāʻawi pū ka meaʻai Lao i nā ʻano mea ʻono like ʻole, nā mea ʻono, a me nā meaʻai. ʻO kekahi meaʻai kaulana ʻo Khao Piak Sen, he sopa noodle i hana ʻia me nā noodles palaoa raiki, ka moa moa, a me ka ʻiʻo. ʻO kekahi mea punahele ʻo ia ka keke laiki ʻono a paʻa i kapa ʻia ʻo Khao Nom Kok, i hana ʻia me ka waiu niu a me ke kō pāma.
No kahi mea ʻono, e hoʻāʻo iā Khanom Tuay, kahi wai niu custard i hoʻopaʻa ʻia me kahi papa o ka syrup momona. A i ʻole e hoʻāʻo i kekahi pancakes crispy momona i kapa ʻia ʻo Khanom Ping, i hana ʻia me ka palaoa laiki, ka wai niu, a me ke kō. No ka hoʻopau ʻana i kou make wai, e hoʻāʻo i ka wai niu hōʻoluʻolu a i ʻole ka wai Tamarind momona a ʻawaʻawa.
I ka hopena, hāʻawi ka meaʻai alanui Lao i kahi ʻike kūʻai kūʻokoʻa a ʻono. Mai nā ʻiʻo ʻala ʻono a hiki i nā salakeke papaya ʻono a me nā mea ʻono niu ʻono, aia kahi mea e leʻaleʻa ai nā mea a pau. No laila, e makaʻala i ke ʻano meaʻai alanui ke kipa aku ʻoe iā Laos a ʻono i nā ʻono maoli o ka meaʻai Lao.
