John Myers
Introduction to Guyanese Cuisine
ʻO ka meaʻai Guyanese kahi hui o nā ʻōiwi, ʻApelika, India, a me ʻEulopa. ʻO ka meaʻai o Guyana kahi hōʻike o kona heluna lehulehu. Aia ka ʻāina ma ʻAmelika Hema a ua palena ʻia e Venezuela, Brazil, a me Suriname. Loaʻa i ka meaʻai Guyanese kahi hui like ʻole o nā mea ʻono e hōʻike ana i ka ʻokoʻa moʻomeheu o ka ʻāina.
ʻO nā mea hoʻohui kaulana i ka kuke ʻana o Guyanese
ʻO kekahi o nā mea hoʻohana maʻamau i ka kuke ʻana i Guyanese ʻo ia ka laiki, ka iʻa, ka ʻiʻo, nā mea kanu, a me nā mea ʻala. Hoʻohana ʻia nā hua i nā kīʻaha he nui. ʻO kekahi o nā huaʻai kaulana he mango, guava, a me ka paina. Nui ka iʻa ma Guiana, a he ʻāpana koʻikoʻi ka iʻa o ka ʻai. ʻO kekahi o nā iʻa maʻamau i hoʻohana ʻia i ka meaʻai Guyanese ʻo ka tilapia, ka iʻa a me ka salmon.
ʻO nā mea ʻala kekahi ʻāpana koʻikoʻi o ka kuke ʻana o Guyanese. ʻO nā mea ʻala i hoʻohana pinepine ʻia he kumini, coriander, turmeric, a me ke kinamona. He mea maʻamau ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā pepa wela, e hoʻohui i kahi kīʻaha wela i nā kīʻaha he nui. Uaʻikeʻia ka meaʻai Guyanese no kāna hui likeʻole o nā meaʻono, aʻo ka hui pūʻana o nā meaʻala ka mea eʻono ai nā meaʻai.
Nā Meaʻai Kuʻuna o ka ʻAina Guiana
ʻO kekahi o nā meaʻai kaulana loa ma Guyana ʻo ia ka laiki kuke. Hana ʻia ka laiki kuke me ka laiki, ka pī ʻeleʻele, a me ka waiu niu. Hāʻawi pinepine ʻia ka meaʻai me ka moa a iʻa paha. ʻO kekahi meaʻai kaulana ʻo pepperpot. ʻO ka Pepperpot he ʻiʻo ʻiʻo i hana ʻia me ka pipi, puaʻa, a i ʻole ʻiʻo a hoʻonani ʻia me ka cassareep, kahi syrup mānoanoa i hana ʻia mai ka ʻoki.
ʻO Roti kahi berena pālahalaha kahi mea nui i ka meaʻai Guyanese. Hana ʻia ka berena mai ka palaoa a me ka wai a hāʻawi pinepine ʻia me ka curry. He kīʻaha kaulana ʻo Curry ma Guiana a hana ʻia me ka moa, pipi, a hipa paha. ʻO Aloo pie kekahi meaʻai kaulana ma Guiana. ʻO ka pai aloo he pāʻai piha i ka ʻuala i palai ʻia a lawelawe ʻia i mea ʻai.
I ka hopena, ʻo ka meaʻai Guyanese kahi hui kūʻokoʻa o nā mea ʻono e hōʻike ana i ka ʻokoʻa moʻomeheu o ka ʻāina. ʻO ka meaʻai kahi hui o nā ʻōiwi, ʻApelika, India, a me ʻEulopa. ʻO ka laiki, ka iʻa, ka ʻiʻo, nā mea kanu, a me nā mea ʻala ka mea maʻamau i hoʻohana ʻia i ka kuke ʻana o Guyanese. ʻO nā kīʻaha kuʻuna e like me ka laiki kuke, ka ipu hao, ka roti, a me ka aloo pie kekahi mau hiʻohiʻona o ka meaʻai ʻono a Guiana e hāʻawi ai.
