UMary Allen
I-Millet iwuhlamvu olunjengokolweni, ibhali, nokunye okuningi. Ngakho-ke, i-Millet iyingxenye yotshani obumnandi. Igama elithi millet lisho "ukusuthisa" noma "ukudla". Abantu bebesebenzisa i-millet e-Europe kusukela ngeNkathi Ye-Bronze. Kuze kube yiNkathi Ephakathi, kwakuyizinhlamvu zethu ezibaluleke kakhulu. Lokhu kusenjalo emazweni amaningi ase-Afrika.
Awukwazi ukubhaka nge-millet. Ngokuvamile zazibiliswa zibe iphalishi futhi zisasetshenziswa nanamuhla njengokudla kwezinkomo. Uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izinhlobo zokusanhlamvu, unyaluthi lunenzuzo enkulu: Ngisho noma isimo sezulu sisibi kakhulu, kusekhona okufanele kuvunwe. Lokhu akunjalo ngezinye izinhlobo eziningi zokusanhlamvu.
Ezikhathini zanamuhla, i-millet ibilokhu ithathelwa indawo ummbila namazambane. Lezi zitshalo ezimbili zinikeza isivuno esiningi endaweni eyodwa. Ngakho-ke bangakwazi ukudla abantu abaningi kunamabele esimweni sezulu esihle.
Ngendlela yayo yasekuqaleni, i-millet inothile ngamaminerali ahlukahlukene. Nokho, namuhla, ikakhulukazi “i-millet yegolide” ethengiswayo, engasenalo igobolondo ngakho-ke ayibalulekile kangako. Iyathandwa ngoba ingasetshenziswa ukwenza izinto ezibhakwa ezingenayo i-gluten. Abanye abantu abakwaliwa nalokhu.