John Myers
Introduction: Gabon Cuisine and its Predominance of Seafood
Kaulana ʻia ka meaʻai Gabonese no kāna mau kīʻaha iʻa like ʻole, e hōʻike ana i ke kahakai o ka ʻāina a me nā kumu waiwai moana. ʻO ka meaʻai a Gabon, e like me nā ʻāina ʻApelika he nui, ua hoʻoikaika nui ʻia e nā meaʻai Farani a hoʻokomo i nā ʻano mea like ʻole. ʻO ka iʻa, e like me ka iʻa, ka pāpaʻi, ka ʻōpae, a me ka ula, he mea nui ia i ka meaʻai Gabonese, a ua hoʻomākaukau pinepine ʻia ma nā ʻano e hōʻike ana i nā kuʻuna moʻomeheu a me ka mōʻaukala o Gabon.
ʻO ke koʻikoʻi o ka mōʻaukala a me ka moʻomeheu o ka iʻa i Gabon
He kuleana koʻikoʻi ka iʻa i ka moʻomeheu Gabonese a me ka mōʻaukala no nā kenekulia. He poʻe lawaiʻa paha ka poʻe kamaʻāina mua loa o Gabon, a ʻo ke kahakai o ka ʻāina i lilo ia i kikowaena nui no ke kālepa a me ke kālepa. Ua hoʻoulu ka poʻe Gabonese i ka mahalo nui i ka iʻa iʻa, i ʻike ʻia i kā lākou meaʻai. Manaʻo pinepine ʻia ka iʻa iʻa he mea ʻono a he hōʻailona o ka pōmaikaʻi ma ka moʻomeheu Gabonese, a lawelawe pinepine ʻia i nā manawa kūikawā e like me ka male ʻana a me nā ʻahaʻaina.
ʻO ka iʻa iʻa ma ke ʻano he Staple i nā meaʻai Gabonese a me ke ola o kēlā me kēia lā
He mea nui ka iʻa i nā meaʻai Gabonese, ʻoi aku hoʻi ma nā kaiāulu kahakai. ʻAi pinepine ʻia ka iʻa a me nā iʻa ʻē aʻe i kēlā me kēia lā a he kumu nui ia o ka protein a me nā meaʻai pono ʻē aʻe. Ma waho aʻe o ka lilo ʻana i kumu kumu nui o ka meaʻai, ʻo ka iʻa iʻa kekahi kumu waiwai moʻomeheu a waiwai. Nui ka poʻe Gabonese i ka ʻoihana lawaiʻa, a ʻo ka lawe ʻana aku i ka iʻa iʻa he mea nui ia o ka hoʻokele waiwai o ka ʻāina.
Nā ʻano hana hoʻomākaukau ʻana i ka iʻa kai ma ka ʻai Gabonese
Hōʻike ka meaʻai Gabonese i nā ʻano hana hoʻomākaukau iʻa, ʻo ia hoʻi ka ʻai, ka palai, ka paila, a me ka mahu. Hoʻomaʻamaʻa pinepine ʻia ka iʻa iʻa me nā ʻano mea kanu like ʻole a me nā mea ʻala, e like me ke kālika, ka ʻala, a me ka coriander, a hāʻawi pinepine ʻia me ka laiki a i ʻole ka cassava. Ua kapa ʻia kekahi ʻano hoʻomākaukau kuʻuna ʻo “Mbolo,” ʻo ia hoʻi ka ʻōwili ʻana i ka iʻa i loko o ka lau maiʻa a laila e kālua ʻia i ke ahi. 'Ōleloʻia kēiaʻano e hoʻokomo i ka iʻa me kahiʻala puhi a hana i kahiʻanoʻoluʻolu a maʻemaʻe.
ʻO nā meaʻai iʻa Gabonese kaulana a me nā meaʻai
ʻO kekahi o nā kīʻaha iʻa iʻa kaulana loa i ka meaʻai Gabonese ʻo "Poulet Nyembwe," kahi kīʻaha i hana ʻia me ka ʻaila pāma a me nā iʻa puhi; ʻO "Maboké," he kīʻaha i hana ʻia me ka iʻa puhi ʻia a i ʻole ka iʻa i wahī ʻia i ka lau maiʻa a me ka mahu; a me ka "Rougaille," he ʻuala i hana ʻia me ka iʻa a i ʻole ka ʻōpae. ʻO nā mea kaulana ʻē aʻe i loko o nā kīʻaha kai iʻa Gabonese ʻo ia ka cassava, plantains, a me nā pī.
Ka Hopena: ʻO ka waiwai o nā kuʻuna kai kai o Gabonese
ʻO ka manaʻo nui o ka meaʻai Gabonese i ka iʻa iʻa e hōʻike ana i ka mōʻaukala waiwai o ka ʻāina a me nā moʻomeheu moʻomeheu. He mea koʻikoʻi ka iʻa i nā meaʻai Gabonese a me ke ola o kēlā me kēia lā, a ua hoʻomākaukau pinepine ʻia i nā ala e hōʻike ana i nā kuʻuna kuʻuna kūʻokoʻa o ka ʻāina. ʻAi ʻia ma ka home a i ʻole i kahi hale ʻaina kūloko, ʻo nā kīʻaha kai iʻa Gabonese e ʻoliʻoli i ka palale a hāʻawi i ka ʻono o ka hoʻoilina moʻomeheu waiwai o ka ʻāina.
