UMary Allen
Ama-maple ayizihlahla ezivuthulukayo ezinamahlamvu acishe afane nesandla. Kukhona okungenani izinhlobo ze-maple eziyi-100 sezizonke. Bendawonye bakha uhlobo lwama-maple. Zitholakala enyakatho nenkabazwe yomhlaba. Zikhula kuphela lapho kungashisi kakhulu khona, okungukuthi kulo lonke elaseYurophu, e-USA naseCanada, kanye nezingxenye ze-Asia.
I-Norway maple ingenye yezihlahla ezivame kakhulu emadolobheni ethu. Entwasahlobo iqhakaza ngaphambi kwezinye izihlahla eziningi futhi inikeza ukusha, okuluhlaza okotshani. Ekwindla kuba okokugcina ukulahlekelwa amaqabunga awo.
Izinhlobo zama-maple ezivame kakhulu e-Central Europe yi-sycamore maple. Ingaphila iminyaka engaba ngu-500 futhi ikhule nasezintabeni ze-Alps endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-2000. Izibungu eziningi, amabhungane, izinyosi zasendle nezinye izinambuzane zihlala kuwo nasezingodweni zawo. I-maple yasensimini nayo yandile eYurophu.
Isici esikhethekile se-maple yizimbewu. Iphiko lilenga enzalweni ngayinye. Njengoba indizela phansi, izulazula njengezinhlamvu zendiza enophephela emhlane. Ngale ndlela andizela kude nesiqu futhi angasakaza isihlahla sizungeze.
Izinkuni ze-maple zisetshenziselwa ifenisha ikakhulukazi. Izinkuni nazo zifaneleka kakhulu ekwakheni izinsimbi zomculo noma amathoyizi. Isiraphu ye-maple isetshenziselwa ukushukela izitsha. Itholakala emanzini esihlahla se-sugar maple, esitholakala eNyakatho Melika, isibonelo eCanada. Ukuze uthole ubisi, usike amagxolo bese ulenga ibhakede esiqwini. Ubamba ubisi lwe-maple. Iba yi-viscous uma ibilisiwe futhi ingasetshenziswa ekhishini ngendlela efanayo noshukela. Abanye futhi bayathanda ukuyibeka emakhekheni abo. Isiraphu ibizwa nangokuthi isiraphu ye-maple. Ivamise ukuba nombala we-amber futhi inambitheka ukukhanya noma kunamandla, okuthi akufane ne-caramel.