UMary Allen
Ama-Chestnuts yizihlahla ezivuthulukayo. Kunamaqembu amabili angahlobene ngokwemvelo namanye: ama-chestnuts amnandi nama-chestnuts amahhashi. Siphinde sibize ama-chestnuts ngama-chestnuts adliwayo ngoba ayagayeka kubantu.
Ama-chestnuts amahhashi asebenza njengokudla kwezilwane ezihlukahlukene, isibonelo, amahhashi. Ihhashi lisabizwa ngokuthi "ihhashi" ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene zezilimi, isibonelo eSwitzerland. Ngakho-ke igama elithi "chestnut yamahhashi".
Akhula kanjani ama-chestnuts?
I-chestnut enoshukela yayivele isabalele eMedithera ezikhathini zasendulo. Idinga ukufudumala okukhulu, ngakho enyakatho ye-Alps, ingakhula kuphela ezindaweni ezinesimo sezulu esikahle. Idinga amanzi amaningi impela kodwa ayikubekezeleli imvula ngesikhathi sokuqhakaza.
Ama-chestnuts amaningi amnandi akhula aze afike kumamitha angama-25 ukuphakama. Kuye ngokuthi zikuphi, zingaphila noma kuphi kusukela eminyakeni engu-200 kuya kweyikhulu. Lapho ineminyaka engu-1000 ubudala, iqala ukuqhakaza. Isihlahla ngasinye sithela izimbali zesilisa nezinsikazi. Zinde futhi ziphuzi, njenge-hazel.
Izithelo zingezamantongomane. Basendishini ensundu. Ngaphandle kukhona enye, "igobolondo" elibukhali, elibizwa ngokufanele ngokuthi "inkomishi yezithelo". Imigogodla iqala iluhlaza, kamuva ibe nsundu futhi inkomishi yezithelo iyavuleka.
Amantongomane anempilo kakhulu. Aqukethe noshukela omningi, ngakho wonakala ngokushesha. Esikhathini esidlule, abantu abaningi babedla kakhulu ama-chestnuts. Babhema amantongomane amasha ukuze bawalondoloze. Namuhla imboni yenza lokhu ngezindlela zesimanje.
Abantu bazalanisa amakhulu amaningana ezinhlobonhlobo zama-chestnuts amnandi. Futhi banamagama ahlukene: ama-chestnuts noma ama-chestnuts avame ukubizwa ngokuthi izithelo ezinhle kakhulu. Zibonakala kangcono endaweni yokuma lapho zithengiswa zisanda kushisa futhi zishisa. Kodwa abuye acutshungulwe abe yi-puree futhi asetshenziswe ekhishini noma ebhikawozi. Ama-dessert ahlukahlukene aqukethe nama-chestnuts amnandi, njenge-vermicelli noma i-coupe Nesselrode.
Kodwa futhi udinga ukhuni lwe-chestnut olumnandi lwefenisha, amafasitela neminyango, imishayo yophahla, uthango lwasengadini, imiphongolo, imikhumbi, nezinye izinto eziningi. Ikakhulukazi ngaphandle kubalulekile ukuthi izinkuni zingaboli ngokushesha. Esikhathini esidlule, amalahle amaningi ayenziwa ngawo, okuyilokho esikudingayo ku-grill namuhla.
I-chestnut emnandi iwuhlobo lwesitshalo. Ingowohlobo lwe-chestnut, emndenini we-beech, ku-oda elifana ne-beech, kanye nesigaba sezitshalo eziqhakazayo.
Akhula kanjani ama-chestnuts amahhashi?
Ama-chestnuts amahhashi akhula ngokwemvelo eYurophu, e-Asia naseNyakatho Melika. Uhlobo olukhethekile “i-chestnut yamahhashi evamile” evela emazweni aseBalkan, okungukuthi avela eGreece, e-Albania naseNyakatho Macedonia. Ivame ukutshalwa emapaki nasezindleleni eziseduze nemigwaqo.
I-chestnut yehhashi ikhula cishe ngamamitha angamashumi amathathu ukuphakama futhi ineminyaka engama-300 ubudala. Abonakala kalula ngamaqabunga awo amade, avame ukukhula abe yisihlanu esiqwini, njengeminwe yesandla.
Ngo-April no-May, ama-chestnuts akhiqiza izimbali ezincane ezihlanganiswe ndawonye ngama-panicle. Abanye abantu bakubiza ngokuthi “amakhandlela”. Izimbali eziningi zimhlophe, kodwa futhi zingaba bomvu kakhulu. Ehlobo izithelo zikhula ezimbalini, amabhola amancane aluhlaza anama-spikes.
NgoSepthemba, izithelo zivuthwa futhi ziwe phansi. Amabhola anama-spiked aqhume futhi adedele isithelo sangempela: amantongomane ansundu angamasentimitha amathathu kuya kwamahlanu ngosayizi anendawo ekhanyayo. Abizwa ngokuthi ama-chestnut. Izingane ziyakuthanda ukudlala nokwenza imisebenzi yezandla ngayo. Kodwa awukwazi ukuwadla, afaneleka kuphela njengokudla kwezilwane. Yilapho igama elithi chestnut yehhashi livela khona elithi "Ross" igama elidala lehhashi.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu ngama-chestnuts amahhashi ngumthunzi abawunikezayo, ikakhulukazi emapaki nasezingadini zikabhiya. Izinyosi ikakhulukazi zijabule ngezimbali eziningi. Izithelo zisebenza njengokudla okwamukelekayo kwezinyamazane ezibomvu nezinyamazane izinyamazane ebusika. Ukhuni lungasetshenziswa ukwenza ama-veneers efenisha, okuyizingqimba ezincane ezinamathiselwe kumapaneli.
I-chestnut yamahhashi iwuhlobo lwezitshalo. Ingowohlobo lwe-chestnut yamahhashi, emndenini we-soapberry, ngokulandelana kwe-soapberry, kanye nasekilasini lezitshalo eziqhakazayo.