John Myers
Introduction: Singaporean Cuisine and its Traditional Cooking Techniques
ʻO ka meaʻai Singaporean he ipu hoʻoheheʻe ia o nā moʻomeheu like ʻole, e like me nā mana Kina, India, Malay, a me ʻEulopa. ʻO ka meaʻai ka hōʻike o ka moʻolelo like ʻole o ka ʻāina a me ka hui ʻana o nā meaʻai like ʻole. ʻO nā ʻenehana kuke kuʻuna i hoʻohana ʻia no ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana i nā kīʻaha Singaporean he mea hōʻoia i ka hoʻoilina moʻomeheu waiwai o ka ʻāina. Ua hoʻoili ʻia kēia mau ʻenehana mai kēlā hanauna a i kēia hanauna a hoʻohana mau ʻia i nā hale ʻaina a me nā hale i kēia mau lā.
ʻO ka paila, ka mahu a me ka hoʻoulu ʻana: nā ʻenehana koʻikoʻi no nā kīʻaha Singaporean
ʻO ka paila, ka mahu a me ka hoʻoulu ʻana i kekahi o nā ʻenehana kuke pono i hoʻohana ʻia i ka meaʻai Singaporean. Hoʻohana ʻia kēia mau ʻano no ka kuke ʻana a me ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana i nā ʻano kīʻaha like ʻole, me ka soup, noodles, a me nā kīʻaha mea kanu. Hoʻohana pinepine ʻia ka paila no ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana i nā sopa a me nā broths, e like me ke kīʻaha Singaporean kaulana, ʻo Bak Kut Teh. Hoʻohana ʻia ka mahu no ka kuke ʻana i ka laiki a me ka iʻa iʻa, ʻoiai ʻo ka hoʻoulu ʻana he ala wikiwiki a maikaʻi hoʻi e hoʻomākaukau ai i nā kīʻaha ʻiʻo a me nā mea kanu.
ʻO ka ʻai ʻana, ka paʻi ʻana a me ka hoʻomoʻa ʻana: nā ʻano hana kuke kaulana ʻē aʻe ma Singapore
ʻO ka grilling, braising, a me ka hoʻomoʻi hohonu ʻana kekahi mau hana kuke kaulana i hoʻohana ʻia i ka meaʻai Singaporean. Hoʻohana pinepine ʻia ka grilling no ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana i ka iʻa, e like me ka sambal stingray a i ʻole ka otah-otah, kahi keke iʻa ʻala i ʻōwili ʻia i ka lau maiʻa. ʻO Braising kahi ʻano kuke lohi i hoʻohana pinepine ʻia e hoʻomākaukau i nā kīʻaha ʻiʻo, e like me ka rendang pipi, kahi kīʻaha ʻono a ʻono i hana ʻia me ka waiu niu a me ka hui ʻana o nā mea ʻala. Hoʻohana ʻia ka palai hohonu no ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana i nā ʻano kīʻaha like ʻole, e like me nā ʻōwili puna, nā ʻēheu moa, a me nā ʻuala.
I ka hopena, ʻo nā ʻenehana kuke kuʻuna i hoʻohana ʻia i ka meaʻai Singaporean he ʻāpana koʻikoʻi o ka hoʻoilina culinary o ka ʻāina. Ua hoʻoili ʻia kēia mau ʻenehana mai kēlā hanauna a i kēia hanauna a hoʻohana mau ʻia i nā hale a me nā hale ʻaina i kēia mau lā. Inā ʻo ka paila, ka mahu, ka hoʻoulu ʻana, ka ʻai, ka braising, a i ʻole ka palai hohonu, lawe mai kēlā me kēia ʻenehana i kahi ʻono kūʻokoʻa a me ke ʻano o ke kīʻaha. ʻO ka hui ʻana o kēia mau ʻenehana, me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea ʻala like ʻole a me nā mea kanu, e hoʻolilo ʻia ka meaʻai Singaporean i hōʻike maoli i ka moʻomeheu like ʻole a me ka mōʻaukala o ka ʻāina.
