Introduction
He ʻāina ʻo Gabon ma ʻApelika Waena a ʻike ʻia no kāna mau meaʻai like ʻole. ʻO ka meaʻai alanui Gabonese kahi hōʻike o ka moʻomeheu waiwai a me ka mōʻaukala o ka ʻāina. He mea maʻamau ka ʻano meaʻai alanui o ka ʻāina no ka poʻe puni meaʻai ʻoiai hāʻawi ia i nā ʻano kīʻaha like ʻole mai ka iʻa kalua a hiki i ka palai palai. Ma kēia ʻatikala, e ʻimi mākou i kekahi o nā meaʻai alanui kaulana loa ma Gabon.
1. I'a i'a
ʻO ka iʻa ʻala kekahi o nā meaʻai alanui kaulana loa ma Gabon, a he maʻalahi ke ʻike i ke kumu. He ʻāina kahakai ʻo Gabon, a ua waiwai kona mau wai i ka iʻa iʻa, e hoʻolilo ana i ka iʻa i mea nui o ka ʻai ʻana o Gabonese. Hāʻawi mau ʻia ka iʻa i kālua ʻia me ka ʻaoʻao o ka cassava, plantains a i ʻole raiki. Hoʻopili ʻia ka iʻa i loko o nā mea ʻala, e like me ke kāleka, ginger, a me ka lemongrass, ma mua o ka hoʻomoʻa ʻia ʻana. Hāʻawi ʻia ia me kahi wai lemon a me kahi ʻaoʻao o ka ʻuala chili.
2. Kuʻi ʻia ʻo Cassava & Okra Soup
ʻO ka ʻuala kuʻi a me ka soup okra, ʻike ʻia ʻo ebat, kahi meaʻai alanui kaulana ma Gabon. He meaʻai koʻikoʻi ka Cassava ma Gabon, a ʻo ia ka mea maʻamau i hoʻolapalapa ʻia a kuʻi ʻia i loko o kahi ʻano palaoa like. Hāʻawi ʻia ka cassava i kuʻi ʻia me ka sopa i hana ʻia me ka okra, ka iʻa puhi, a me nā mea ʻala. ʻO ka Ebat kahi meaʻai hoʻopiha a momona i ʻai pinepine ʻia no ka ʻaina awakea a i ʻole ka ʻaina ahiahi.
3. Nā Skewer Pipi
ʻO nā skewers pipi, i kapa ʻia ʻo brochettes, he meaʻai alanui kaulana ma Gabon. Hana ʻia nā skewers me nā ʻāpana liʻiliʻi o ka pipi i hoʻopaʻa ʻia i loko o ka hui ʻana o nā mea ʻala, e like me ka kumini, paprika, a me ka ginger. Hoʻomoʻa ʻia ka pipi a kālua ʻia ma luna o nā lanahu wela a moʻa loa. Hāʻawi pinepine ʻia nā skewers pipi me kahi ʻaoʻao o nā plantains a i ʻole cassava.
4. Palai palai
ʻO nā pālani palai, i kapa ʻia ʻo alloco, kahi meaʻai alanui kaulana ma Gabon. ʻO ka Plantains kahi meaʻai nui ma Gabon a hoʻohana pinepine ʻia ma ke ʻano he kīʻaha ʻaoʻao. Hana ʻia ʻo Alloco ma ka ʻokiʻoki ʻana i nā plantain oo i ʻāpana a palai a hiki i ka ʻeleʻele gula. Hoʻomoʻi ʻia nā mea kanu me nā mea ʻala, e like me ka paʻakai a me ka pauka chili, a lawelawe ʻia me kahi ʻaoʻao o ka ʻuala pīkī.
5. ʻAi ʻAi Pākīpika
He mea ʻono kaulana i Gabon ka ʻalani pīkī pīkī, a lawelawe pinepine ʻia me nā ʻiʻo i hoʻomoʻa ʻia a me nā plantain palai. Hana ʻia ka ʻuala ma ka hui ʻana i ka pīni, ke kāleka, ka ʻala, a me nā pepa chili a hiki i ka hana ʻana i kahi paʻi maʻemaʻe. Hoʻomoʻa ʻia ka pāpaʻi me ka ʻaila a me nā mea ʻala, e like me ka paprika a me ka kumini, a hiki i ka hana ʻana i kahi manoanoa a me ka momona.
Panina
I ka hopena, ʻo ka meaʻai alanui Gabonese kahi hōʻike o ka moʻomeheu waiwai a me ka mōʻaukala o ka ʻāina. Mai nā iʻa i hoʻomoʻa ʻia a hiki i nā pālaʻi palai, hāʻawi ʻo Gabon i nā ʻano ʻano meaʻai ʻono alanui e hōʻoiaʻiʻo e hoʻomāʻona i ka makemake o nā meaʻai. Inā makemake ʻoe i ka iʻa a i ʻole ka ʻiʻo, loaʻa i ka meaʻai alanui Gabonese kekahi mea no kēlā me kēia.