John Myers
Introduction: The Origins and Significance of Zigni in Eritrea
ʻO Zigni kahi kīʻaha Eritrean kuʻuna i mea nui i ka meaʻai o ka ʻāina. He kīʻaha ʻono ia i hana ʻia me nā ʻano ʻiʻo like ʻole, e like me ka pipi, ka moa, a i ʻole ke keiki hipa, a hoʻomoʻi ʻia me ka hui ʻana o nā mea ʻala ʻala, e like me ke kumino, fenugreek, a me ka coriander. ʻAi ʻia ʻo Zigni me ka injera, kahi berena paʻa paʻa i mea ʻai nui ma ʻEritrea a me ʻAitiopa.
He ʻāpana koʻikoʻi ʻo Zigni o ka moʻomeheu Eritrean a lawelawe pinepine ʻia i nā manawa kūikawā, e like me ka male, nā lā hoʻomaha, a me nā ʻahaʻaina hoʻomana. He meaʻai alanui kaulana nō hoʻi ia a loaʻa pinepine ʻia ma nā hale ʻaina liʻiliʻi a me nā hale ʻaina a puni ka ʻāina. ʻO Zigni kahi meaʻai e hui pū ai i nā kānaka a he hōʻailona o ka hoʻokipa a me ka mahanahana o Eritrean.
Nā mea hana a me ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana o Zigni: He alakaʻi i kēlā me kēia pae
No ka hana ʻana i ka zigni, pono ʻoe i kēia mau mea:
- ʻO ka ʻiʻo (pipi, moa, a hipa paha)
- Onion
- Kāleka
- Pākē
- ʻO Berbere (kahi hui o nā mea ʻala me ka kumini, fenugreek, coriander, a me ka pauka chili)
- Oil
- ka wai
- Salt
No ka hoʻomākaukauʻana i ka zigni, e hahai i kēia mau hana:
- E puhi i ka aila i loko o ka ipu hao nui ma luna o ka wela wela.
- E hoʻohui i nā aniani ʻokiʻoki a me ke kāleka a hoʻomoʻa a palupalu.
- E hoʻomoʻi i kaʻiʻo a me ka kuke no kekahi mau minuke a hiki i kaʻeleʻele ma nāʻaoʻao a pau.
- E hoʻohui i ka berbere a hui maikaʻi e uhi i ka ʻiʻo.
- E hoʻohui i nā tōmato ʻokiʻoki a me ka wai.
- E hoʻoulu maikaʻi, e uhi i ka ipuhao, a e hoʻomoʻa no hoʻokahi hola a hiki i ka palupalu o ka ʻiʻo a mānoanoa ka ʻai.
- E lawelawe wela me ka injera.
Ka lawelawe ʻana iā Zigni: Hoʻokani, Nā Kuʻuna Moʻomeheu, a me ka Etiquette
Hāʻawi mau ʻia ʻo Zigni ma kahi pā nui me ka injera, kahi i hoʻohana ʻia no ka ʻohi ʻana i ka stew. He mea maʻamau ka ʻai ʻana o nā kānaka me ko lākou mau lima, no ka mea, ua manaʻo ʻia e hoʻonui i ka ʻono o ka meaʻai. He mea maʻamau nō hoʻi ke kaʻana like ʻana o ka poʻe i ka pā like, e hōʻike ana i ka lokahi a me ka lokahi.
Ma ka moʻomeheu Eritrean, manaʻo ʻia ʻaʻole pono ka waiho ʻana i ka meaʻai ma kāu pā, no ka mea e hōʻike ana ʻaʻole ʻoe i ʻoliʻoli i ka ʻai. No laila, he mea nui e lawe wale i ka meaʻai e like me kāu e ʻai ai a hoʻopau i nā mea a pau ma kāu pā. He mea maʻamau nō hoʻi ka hoʻomaikaʻi ʻana i ka mea hoʻokipa no ka ʻai ʻana a me ka hoʻomaikaʻi ʻana i ka meaʻai.
I ka hopena, ʻo zigni kahi kīʻaha ʻono a ʻono kahi mea nui o ka meaʻai Eritrean. He hōʻailona ia o ka hoʻokipa a me ka lokomaikaʻi o Eritrean a lawelawe pinepine ʻia i nā manawa kūikawā a kaʻana like i waena o nā hoaaloha a me nā ʻohana. Ma ka hahai ʻana i kēia mau ʻanuʻu a me nā kuʻuna moʻomeheu, hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻike i ke ʻano maoli o ka meaʻai a me ka moʻomeheu Eritrean.
