South African Delicacies: Chii chinonzi Biltong?

Kana uri kuronga rwendo kuenda kuSouth Africa, tarisira kuona biltong kwese kwaunofamba. Biltong ndiyo inofarira South Africa inodyiwa uye chikamu chemukati chetsika yenyika. Inotengeswa mumagetsi ezvitoro, pamasitolo ezvitoro, pavanotakura hubs uye kunyange mumasitoro ekumusoro. Asi chii ichocho?

Chii chinonzi Biltong?

Chaizvoizvo, biltong nyama inenge ichirapa uye yakaoma. Inoshandiswa mune zvimedu kana zvidimbu zvehutundu hwakasiyana, uye zvinogona kuitwa kushandiswa kwezvimwe zvakasiyana-siyana zvezvokudya.

Kunyange zvazvo huku uye kunyange bhakoni biltong zviripo, nyama yenyuchi uye mhuka ndiyo inowanzove yakawanda yezvipenyu zvekudya. Mutambo (unozivikanwa semhuka yemhuka muSouth Africa) unoreva mhuka dzesango - kusanganisira impala, kudu, wildebeest nemhou. Vakawanda veAmerica vanoita chikanganiso chokufunga kuti biltong ndiyo mhinduro yekuSouth Africa kune yakasununguka-asi chaizvoizvo, ine zvayo zvakasiyana-siyana zvinoshandiswa, kusika kwekuita, tsika yemitambo uye nhoroondo.

The History of Biltong

Vanhu vekuSouth Africa vave vachichengetedza nyama nenzira imwe kana imwe kwezviuru zvemakore. Pasina fridges kana mahwisiro ekudzivirira nyama yavo kuti irege kuparadza, vavhimi vemazuva ose vaisashanda kupfeka zvimedu zve nyama nemunyu vasati vaturika kubva pamiti kuti vaome. Muzana remakore rechi17, vagari vemuEurope vakatora nzira iyi yekuchengetedza, asi vakawedzera vhiniga uye saltpetre (potassium nitrate) pakurapa. Chinangwa chekuita izvi chaiva chokuuraya mabhakitiriya munyama, saka kuderedza mikana yekurwara.

Muzana remakore rechi19, varimi veDutch vanozivikanwa seVoortrekkers vakasiya mapurazi avo muCape, kuitira kuti vatize kutonga kweBritish-kutonga Cape Colony. Vaida zvokudya zvisingabviri zvinoparadza kuti vadzivirire pakufamba kwavo kuchamhembe, izvo zvakazozivikanwa seGreat Trek. Nyama yakaporeswa ndiyo yakakosha yekugadzirisa, uye yakawanda inotora chikwereti icho Voortrekkers inogadzirisa unyanzvi hwekuita biltong-making, nokudaro nekugadzira dhaka sezvatinoziva nhasi.

Biltong Inogadzirwa sei

Nhasi, nzira yekugadzira biltong inoramba yakangofanana neyo inoshandiswa neVoortrekkers - kunyangwe nezvinoverengeka zvemazuva ano. Kusarudza imwe nhengo yakanaka yemhuka ndiyo danho rokutanga. Kazhinji, pakugadzira nyama yenyuchi biltong, sirivha kana kuputika kwepamusoro ndiyo yakanakisisa. Zvadaro, nyama yacho inofanira kutemwa, isati yanyungudutswa kana kunyorerwa muvhiniga. Zvadaro, mitsetse yacho inofananidzwa nemafuta anonhuwira, ayo anowanzobatanidza munyu, shuga, mbeu dzakasvibiswa necoriander uye peputi yakasviba.

Kazhinji, zvipfeko zvinosara kuti zviputire kusanganiswa kwezvinonhuwira usiku humwe, tisati tanyungirwa kuti tiome pane imwe nzvimbo ine utsi hwemhepo. Mazuva ano, zvakanyatsogadzirirwa kuomeswa makabati zvinoita kuti danho iri rekushanda rive nyore, zvichiita kuti muiti webiltong ave nesimba guru pamusoro pekushisa nekunyorova. Mutsika, nzvimbo yekuomesa inotora mazuva mana; kunyange zvazvo magetsi anovhenekesa ovens anogona kushandiswa kukurumidzira kushanda zvakanyanya. Pamusoro pezvinokonzera biltong, zvisinei, nzira dzekare dzakagara dzakanakisisa.

Nheutano Inobatsira Biltong

Uyewo sezvo iri chikamu chinokosha chekuSouth Africa tsika, biltong ndiyo nzira yakanakisisa kune dzimwe nzira dzekudya zvekudya zvinowanzoita sezviputi uye kunyorera. Icho chinhu chakanakisisa chinobva puroteni, ine inenge 57.2 gramu pa100 gram inoshumira.

Nzira yekuoma panzvimbo yekubika inoreva kuti nyama ine zvigadzirwa zvayo zvakawanda, kusanganisira maminera anokosha sesimbi, zinc uye magnesium. Kune avo vanoverenga makorikori, mutambo webiltong unowanzotenderera kupfuura wenzombe biltong, uye naizvozvo chisarudzo chakanaka.

Ndeipi Kuedza Biltong?

MuSouth Africa uye nemiganhu yenyika yakadai seNamibia, sampling biltong yakaoma seyokutora putikisi-yakaiswa chisimbiso kubva kune imwe nzvimbo yekutengesa. Kana iwe uri mhiri kwemakungwa, zvisinei, kuwana biltong yako yekugadzirisa kunogona kunge kuri nyore. Mamwe maguta makuru muUnited States uye neUnited States ane mabhizimusi eSouth Africa, saJonty Jacobs muNew York neSan Diego; kana Jumbo South African Shop muLondon. Pakupedzisira, uchawana biltong pamwe nemamwe mazvokudya zvekuSouth Africa kusanganisira Rooibos tea, Mai Ball's chutney uye Wilsons toffee.

Zvimwe, kune mawebsite akawanda anotumira biltong uye zvimwe zvinhu zveSouth Africa, kusanganisira South African Food Shop muU.S., uye Barefoot Biltong muUnited States. Kana iwe unonzwa uchida chaizvo, iwe unogona kuedza kuita iwe pachako biltong kumba. Pane zvakawanda zvewebsite dzinopa mapepa uye mazano ekugadzira bheji yakakwana - kunyange chiri chinhu cheunyanzvi, uye iwe unofanirwa kutarisira kuipa maitiro anoverengeka asati awana migumisiro yakanaka. Kuita kuti zvinhu zvive nyore, funga kuronga biltong zvinonhuwira uye imba inoomesa hutori kubva kuIngland UK site.

Nyaya iyi yakarongedzwa uye yakanyorwa zvakare muchikamu chaJessica Macdonald musi waOctober 26, 2016.