John Myers
Introduction to Eritrean desserts
ʻO ka meaʻai Eritrean kahi hui ʻana o nā ʻano ʻono like ʻole o ʻApelika a me Middle East i hoʻohuli ʻia e ka mōʻaukala a me ka ʻāina. He ʻāpana koʻikoʻi nā mea ʻono o ka meaʻai Eritrean, a lawelawe pinepine ʻia i nā manawa kūikawā e like me ka male ʻana a i ʻole ka hoʻomana hoʻomana. Uaʻikeʻia nā meaʻono Eritrean no kā lākou hui likeʻole o nā meaʻono a me nā meaʻono, e hana ana i ka pahū o nā meaʻono i kēlā me kēiaʻai.
ʻO nā mea ʻono kaulana i ka meaʻai Eritrean
ʻO kekahi o nā mea ʻono Eritrean kaulana loa ʻo Zigni, kahi mea ʻono a me nā mea ʻala piha i nā lā, nā nati, a me nā mea ʻala. Hāʻawi pinepine ʻia me ka kofe a i ʻole ke kī a he mea nui ia i nā ʻohana he nui. ʻO kekahi mea ʻono Eritrean kaulana ʻo Kicha, ʻo ia ka palaoa pālahalaha i hoʻopili pinepine ʻia me ka meli a i ʻole nā lā. Hiki ke lawelawe ʻia ʻo Kicha ma ke ʻano he meaʻai a i ʻole kahi kīʻaha kakahiaka.
ʻO nā mea ʻono Eritrean kaulana ʻē aʻe ʻo Bishoftu, kahi ʻano o ka pudding berena i hana ʻia me ka waiū, ke kō, a me nā mea ʻala. Hāʻawi pinepine ʻia me ka syrup momona a he mea punahele i waena o nā Eritreans. ʻO kekahi mea ʻai kaulana ʻē aʻe ʻo Halva, ʻo ia ka mea ʻono a paʻakikī i hana ʻia me nā hua sesame, ke kō, a me nā nati. Hāʻawi pinepine ʻia me ke kī a i ʻole ke kofe, a he meaʻai kaulana ia i ka wā Ramadan.
ʻO nā meaʻai kuʻuna no nā mea ʻono Eritrean
No ka hana ʻana iā Zigni, pono ʻoe i ka palaoa, ke kō, ka hū, nā lā, ka walnuts, ke kinamona, ke kāleka, a me nā cloves. E hoʻohui i ka palaoa, ke kō, a me ka hū, a laila kāwili i ka palaoa. E hoʻohui i nā lā, nā walnuts, a me nā mea ʻala a hui pū a hui maikaʻi. E'ōwili i ka palaoa aʻokiʻoki i loko o nā pōʻai liʻiliʻi. E hoʻomoʻa i ka umu a hiki i ka ʻeleʻele gula.
No ka hana ʻana iā Kicha, pono ʻoe i ka palaoa, ka hū, ka wai, ka meli, a me nā lā. E hoʻohui i ka palaoa, ka hū, a me ka wai, a laila kāwili i ka palaoa. E'ōwili i ka palaoa a kau ma luna o kahi pepa bakena. E hohola i ka meli a me nā lā ma luna o ka palaoa a hoʻomoʻa i ka umu a hiki i ka ʻeleʻele gula.
No ka hana ʻana iā Bishoftu, pono ʻoe i ka berena, ka waiū, ke kō, ke kinamona, a me ka nutmeg. Eʻokiʻoki i ka palaoa i loko o nā'āpana liʻiliʻi a hoʻokomo i loko o kahi pā. E hoʻohui i ka waiū, ke kō, a me nā mea ʻala a ninini ma luna o ka berena. E hoʻomoʻa i ka umu a hiki i ka ʻeleʻele gula.
ʻO ka hopena, ʻo nā mea ʻono Eritrean kahi hui kūʻokoʻa o nā mea ʻono a me nā mea ʻono e hana ai i nā mea ʻono i kēlā me kēia nahu. Mai Zigni a hiki i Kicha a me Bishoftu, ʻo ka ʻono Eritrean kahi mea nui i nā hale he nui a lawelawe pinepine ʻia i nā manawa kūikawā. He mea maʻalahi naʻe nā ʻano mea ʻono Eritrean kuʻuna, e hoʻohui maikaʻi iā lākou i kēlā me kēia papa ʻaina.
