UMary Allen
Izitshalo ezithile zibizwa ngokuthi amakhabe. Banezithelo ezinkulu empeleni amajikijolo. Naphezu kwalokhu kufana, akuwona wonke amakhabe ahlobene ngokulinganayo. Kunezinhlobo ezimbili: ama-cantaloupe namakhabe. Kodwa futhi zihlobene namathanga nama-courgettes, abizwa ngokuthi ama-courgette eSwitzerland. Zonke zihlangene zakha umndeni wamathanga, ohlanganisa nezinye izitshalo.
Amakhabe ekuqaleni akhula ezindaweni ezishisayo, okungukuthi lapho kushisa khona. Kodwa kade zikhula lapha ngoba sezijwayele isimo sezulu ngokuzalanisa. Amakhabe adumile ngoba anambitheka kahle, aqeda ukoma, futhi ayasiqabula.
Yini ekhethekile ngekhabe?
Ikhabe isitshalo saminyaka yonke. Ngakho-ke kufanele uwafake kabusha njalo ngonyaka. Amaqabunga makhulu futhi ampunga-luhlaza. Izithelo zabo zingaba nesisindo esingamakhilogremu angu-50. Imvamisa iba ngamakhilogremu amabili noma isinda kancane. Inyama ebomvu inomswakama futhi imnandi. Ezinye izinhlobo zinembewu, kanti ezinye azinayo.
Amakhabe adinga amanzi amancane, yingakho etshalwa nasezindaweni ezomile. Izithelo ke uhlobo esikhundleni amanzi okuphuza. E-Afrika, isithelo asigcini nje ngokuba luhlaza kodwa futhi siyaphekwa. ESoviet Union, ijusi yayisetshenziselwa ukwenza utshwala. AmaNdiya agaya imbewu eyomisiwe futhi ayisebenzise ukwenza isinkwa. E-China, imbewu enkulu iye yakhuliswa futhi uwoyela ucindezelwa kuzo. Imbewu ingasetshenziswa nasekwelapheni.
Yini ekhethekile ngekhabe le-cantaloupe?
I-cantaloupe ihlobene kakhulu nekhukhamba kunekhabe. Isibonelo se-cantaloupe i-honeydew melon. Isithelo asiluhlaza ngaphandle, kodwa siphuzi. Ayikhuli njengekhabe, icishe ilingane nekhanda lomuntu. Inyama yabo imhlophe ngokusawolintshi. Imnandi kakhulu kunenyama yekhabe.
I-cantaloupe ayiyona nje into enhle yokuqeda ukoma. Futhi inamavithamini amaningi nezinye izinto ezidingwa umzimba wethu. Kungenzeka ukuthi abaseGibhithe lasendulo babengabokuqala ukutshala ama-cantaloupe.