UMary Allen
Iikalika ziphakathi kweziqhamo zesitrasi. Ngokuxhomekeke kuhlobo, iziqhamo ziluhlaza ukuya kumthubi kwaye zinobubanzi obungangeesentimitha ezintandathu. Ikalika incasa imuncu, kodwa ayimuncu njengeelamuni. Iintlobo esizazi kakhulu apha yile nto inzululwazi ibiza ngayo ikalika eqhelekileyo. Ngolwimi oluthethwayo, zikwabizwa ngokuba yikalika yesiTahiti okanye ikalika yasePersi, kuba kulapho zisuka khona. KumaXesha Aphakathi, oomatiloshe bazisa ezi ziqhamo eYurophu.
Iikalika ozifumana kwivenkile enkulu zazingeniswa kakhulu zisuka eLatin America okanye kwezinye iindawo ezishushu. Kuyabanda kakhulu apha kubo, ubafumana kuphela kwiigreenhouses apha. Iikalika zikhula kumatyholo afana nemithi anokukhula abe ziimitha ezintandathu ubude. Zityale emhlabeni okanye kwi-emele. I-lime bush ayifuni ukuthunyelwa kwe-pollination zizinambuzane ukuvelisa iziqhamo. Ke ngoko kubhekiselwa kuso “njengesiqhamo esinyulu”. Kwimeko ye-limequat, umnqamlezo phakathi kwe-kumquat kunye ne-lime, amahlathi anameva afana ne-rose.
Iikalika zisetyenziswa ikakhulu ukutsala ijusi yekalika. Uyayidinga, umzekelo, ukuxuba i-cocktails ezinxilisayo ezifana neCaipirinha okanye iMojito. Iikalika ezomisiweyo zisetyenziswa njengezinongo zetart. Oku kwenziwa ikakhulu kuMbindi Mpuma. Ukusuka eFlorida, kwilizwe lase-USA, into ebizwa ngokuba yi-key pie ye-lime iyaziwa. Yikeyiki ethandwayo enekrimu etyumkileyo kunye nejusi yekalika apho.