UMary Allen
Ukhukhunathi yisithelo sesundu sikakhukhunathi. Ukhukhunathi awulona ngempela inadi, kodwa isithelo samatshe njenge-cherry noma ipentshisi. Isundu sikakhukhunathi esisha singakhula kuso uma nati iwela emhlabathini ofanelekayo. Ingakhukhuleka futhi ulwandle futhi imile ogwini oluseduze.
Siyawazi ukhukhunathi esuphamakethe ngegobolondo eliqinile. Ungqimba oluwugqinsi lwemicu kakhukhunathi ezungezile lusuke selususiwe kakade. Ngayo, ungenza izinto eziwusizo ezifana nokhaphethi, omata, nezinye izinto eziningi.
Sithanda kakhulu inyama yesithelo. Imhlophe futhi iqinile. Ingadliwa njengoba injalo noma isetshenziselwe ukubhaka. Amafutha kakhukhunathi nawo atholakala enyameni yesithelo. Lokhu kulungele ikakhulukazi ukuthosa inyama nokunye ukudla.
Iningi likakhukhunathi livela e-Asia, ikakhulukazi e-Indonesia, ePhilippines naseNdiya. Kodwa zitshalwa naseBrazil naseMexico. Cishe ingxenye yeshumi yamafutha akhishwa ezitshalweni emhlabeni wonke avela kukhukhunathi.
Sidlani futhi siphuzeni kukhukhunathi?
Okubaluleke kakhulu yinyama emhlophe. Cishe ingxenye yawo ingamanzi, enye ngokuyinhloko amafutha kanye namaprotheni athile noshukela. Uma omisiwe, i-pulp ibizwa ngokuthi "copra". Ungawudla kanjalo nje. Ezitolo, sivame ukuyithola igayiwe ezikhwameni. Ungayisebenzisa ukubhaka izinto ezimnandi, isibonelo, amabhisikidi amancane.
Amafutha kakhukhunathi noma amafutha kakhukhunathi angenziwa kusuka ku-pulp. Ezingeni lokushisa lasekamelweni, lamafutha amhlophe, mhlawumbe aphuzi kancane. Uyidinga ngokuyinhloko ukuze uyigazise futhi uyithose ngokujulile, kodwa futhi nangokubhaka. Ingabuye icutshungulwe ibe yimikhiqizo enhlobonhlobo futhi isetshenziswe njengophethiloli ezimotweni.
Kunamanzi amaningi kakhukhunathi kumakhukhunathi amancane, aluhlaza, afinyelela ilitha enatini ngalinye. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu emazweni angenawo amanzi okuphuza ahlanzekile. Esikhundleni sokuvula ibhodlela lamanzi amaminerali njengoba senza lapha, abantu bamazwe anjalo bavula ukhukhunathi osemusha. Amabili noma amathathu ngosuku anele ukuphuza.
Ubisi lukakhukhunathi alukho emvelweni. Yenziwe efektri nge-pulp namanzi. Iyogathi kakhukhunathi yenziwa ngendlela efanayo. Zombili zithandwa kakhulu ngabantu abangakwazi ukubekezelela ubisi lwenkomo.
Zikhula kanjani izintende zikakhukhunathi?
Izihlahla zikakhukhunathi ziyizinhlobo zezitshalo. Bangabomndeni wesundu. Zikhula emhlabeni wonke ezindaweni ezishisayo. Ngakho kufanele kushisa. Zidinga amanzi anele futhi zingamelana nezikhathi ezimfushane ezomile kuphela. Bathanda nenhlabathi enomsoco omningi.
Izihlahla zikakhukhunathi zakha iziqu ezingenamagatsha. Zikhula zibe ngamamitha angu-30 ukuphakama. Iziqu zincane kakhulu kulobu bude. Kuthiwa amasundu kakhukhunathi aneziqu ezenziwe ngokhuni. Endabeni yezinye izihlahla zesundu, kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi iziqu zingamaqabunga agobile.
Izihlahla zikakhukhunathi zinezimpande ezincane, kodwa zingakhula zibe amamitha ayisikhombisa ubude. Isundu likakhukhunathi lizibamba kahle kakhulu emhlabathini futhi lingakwazi ngisho nokusinda kuma-tsunami. Ngenxa yokuthi izimpande zikhula zijule kakhulu emhlabathini, ngokuvamile zifinyelela emanzini angaphansi komhlaba.
Kunamaqabunga kuphela kumamitha aphezulu. Le ngxenye ibizwa ngokuthi "Schopf" noma "Krone". Cishe amaqabunga ayi-15 akhula ngonyaka. Zime ziqonde onyakeni wokuqala zivundlile kowesibili. Ngonyaka wesithathu, ziyawa futhi ekugcineni ziwe phansi.
Kusukela cishe onyakeni wesithupha wokuphila kwesundu likakhukhunathi, izimbali ziyakhula. Ziningi izimbali zesilisa kunezabesifazane. Izinambuzane ezihlukahlukene nomoya kuthulisa izimbali.
Igciwane lihlala ku-pulp. Ungayibona ngeso eliqeqeshiwe. Ufana naleyo nto encane enamantongomane. Kumila impande kuwo. Igobolondo eliqinile lingena empandeni kwelinye lamaphuzu amathathu abonwa ngaphandle. Abizwa ngokuthi "izimbobo zamagciwane".
Njengoba zingekho izinkathi zonyaka ezindaweni ezishisayo, amasundu kakhukhunathi ahlala eqhakaza okuphuma kuzo izithelo. Kukhona cishe amashumi amathathu kuya ku-150 ngonyaka. Kuncike kakhulu ezinhlobonhlobo, ezweni, nasenhlabathini lapho isundu likakhukhunathi limila khona.
Yini eyenziwe nge-coconut fiber?
I-fiber ingatholakala oqwembeni lwangaphandle lukakhukhunathi. Ungazisebenzisa ngezindlela ezahlukene. Kuya ngokuthi ukhukhunathi wawuseluhlaza yini ngesikhathi uvunwa noma usuvuthiwe.
Imicu ingatholakala ongqimbeni olunemicu yesithelo esiluhlaza, esingavuthiwe. Ziphothwa zibe izintambo njengoboya. Ngayo, ungenza izintambo, amacansi, okhaphethi, nezinye izinto. Isibonelo, ngaphambi kwepulasitiki, wonke amacansi ethu aphansi ayenziwe nge-coconut fiber. Iningi le-coconut fiber likhiqizwa eSri Lanka.
Ungqimba olunemicu yesithelo esivuthiwe luqukethe izinto eziningi ezifana nokhuni. Awukwazi ukuguqula imicu kuyo. Kodwa ugcwalisa omatilasi kanye ne-upholstery ngayo noma ubacindezela emashidini. Uwadinga ukuze uhlukanise ukushisa ezindlini.
Yini enye umuntu ayisebenzisayo ezintendeni zesundu zikakhukhunathi?
Selokhu kwathi nhlo abantu bakha amaqhugwane ngezinkuni zeziqu. Uma kungenjalo, ukusebenza ngaleli zinkuni kunzima ngoba line-fibrous kakhulu. Kuphela selokhu kwenziwa amasaha amahle lapho ukhuni lukakhukhunathi lusetshenziselwe ukwakha imikhumbi, ifenisha, izitsha, nezinye izinto zasendlini ezifanayo.
Amaqabunga angaboshwa abe izixha futhi asetshenziselwa ukumboza uphahla. Sasivame ukwenza okufanayo lapha eYurophu ngotshani noma ngomhlanga. Amaqabunga angasetshenziswa futhi ukwaluka izindonga zendlu noma obhasikidi.
Ubisi olumnandi lungatholakala ezihlotsheni zezihlahla eziningi zesundu, kuhlanganise nesundu likakhukhunathi. Ingabiliswa kuze kube uhlobo olukhethekile lukashukela, ushukela wesundu. Ungayiyeka ivubele njengamagilebhisi ethu, bese iba isiphuzo esinotshwala, iwayini lesundu.