10 Ukudla kweMelika Kuye Ephasini

Azikho utamatisi e-Italy? Awekho i-vanilla eFrance? Awekho amazambane e-Ireland? Yebo, yonke indawo yokupheka yeplanethi yayiyohluka ngokuphelele uma kwakungeyona yalezi zokudla zasemakhaya. Ngendlela, ngenxa yalolu hlu, sisebenzisa igama elithi America emkhathini omkhulu wezwe, ukufaka eNyakatho, Ephakathi, naseNingizimu Melika.

• 01 kwezingu-10

  Ukwatapheya

  I-avocado yizithelo ezinemibala ephakathi kwesihlahla somdabu waseMexico naseMelika Ephakathi. Kunobufakazi obuye balinywa eMelika Ephakathi kusukela ngo-5 000 BC. AmaMeya akholelwa ukuthi i-avocado yayinamandla emilingo futhi yayiyi-aphrodisiac. Eqinisweni, leli gama livela egameni lama-Aztec ngalesi sithelo "ahuacat" okusho ukuthi "i-testicle."

  Ukuthungwa okumangalisayo kwe-avovoc kubangelwa ukucuketfwe kwamafutha aphezulu okungaphezu kuka-20%. Nakuba kunamafutha amaningi, kuyinhlobo ezuzisayo ye-mono-unsaturated. Abasolwandle babevame ukubiza ama-avocade "amapheya e-bhotela" futhi empeleni basebenzise inyama njengoba umuntu angasebenzisa ibhotela. I-California ngumkhiqizi omkhulu wama-avocada eMelika. Nakuba kunezinhlobonhlobo eziningi ezikhulile, ezithandwa kakhulu yizo zonke izinhlobo ze "Hass".

  Zama le-avocado nesaladi ye-grapefruit.

• 02 kwezingu-10

  Upelepele obabayo

  I-pepper ye-Chili, kokubili eshisayo futhi enomnandi, iyisithako esivamile cishe kuzo zonke izitshalo ezinkulu emhlabeni jikelele. Kunzima ukumbona isikhathi lapho kwakungenabo pepper e-Asia noma eYurophu, kodwa konke kwaqala eminyakeni engaphezu kuka-10 000 edlule emazweni aseMelika. I-pepper yayicacile enye yezitshalo zokuqala ezikhuliswe ngabakwaMelika baseMelika. Ukusuka ePeru, kuze kufike eNew Mexico, laba bantu bezandulela phambili bakhula isilimi pepper kokubili izinzuzo zabo zokupheka kanye nokwelapha.

  UChristopher Columbus uhlonishwa ngokuwabiza ngokuthi "pepper" ngoba wacabanga ukuthi banambitha njengeziphuzo zase-Asia (ezihlukahlukene ze-peppercorn). Ngemva kokubuyiselwa eYurophu basheshe basakaze emhlabeni jikelele, ikakhulukazi bekhula ezindaweni ezishisayo.
  
  Ngaphandle kwepelepele, bekungeke kube khona ukupheka kwe-chili!

• 03 ka-10

  Chocolate

  Ungacabanga umhlaba ongenawo ushokoledi? Kuyinto ecasulayo. Ikhiqizwa kusukela emthini we-coacao tree, ozalwa eNingizimu Melika. Ukhokho ukhule iminyaka engaphezu kuka-3 000 eCentral America naseMexico. Amasiko amaMaya nama-Aztecs asetshenziselwa ubhontshisi be-cocao, kodwa akusiyo impatho enhle esicabanga ngayo namhlanje. Kwakuvutshelwa futhi kwenziwa isiphuzo esasivame ukunambitheka nge-pepper. Ushokoledi wethu wanamuhla wenziwa nge-cocoa, okwakhiqizwa kusuka kubhontshisi obusikiwe, kanye nomhlaba.
  
  Iyiphi indlela engcono yokuthola ushokoledi, kunokuthola iresiphi yesithathu yekhekhe yekhekhe ?

• 04 kwezingu-10

  Ukolweni

  AmaMelika aseMelika ayehlakulela "ummbila" kulokho okwamanje iMexico eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-5 000 edlule. Igama elithi "ummbila" empeleni laliyizwi lesiNgisi elivamile kunoma yiluphi uhlobo lwezinhlayiya ezincane, okuvame ukusetshenziselwa lapho kubhekisela kwezinye izithelo zommbila. Abahlali bokuqala baseNgilani babiza isivuno esincane sabantu besizwe sakwaMhlanga, "okusanhlamvu okungamaNdiya," bese kuthiwa "ummbila waseNdiya" owawufinyeleleka "nje". Ummbila wawubalulekile ekusindeni kwalabahlali bokuqala baseYurophu, njengoba kuveza okusanhlamvu okunye okusuka ku-acre yomhlaba kunezinye izitshalo, futhi kungadliwa futhi kugcinwe isikhathi eside.
  
  Le chowder yesikhumbi ibilokhu iyintandokazi kusukela ezikhathini zobukoloni.

• 05 ka-10

  I-papaya

  Ngicabanga ukuthi bangaki abantu eThailand abaqaphela ukuthi ukudla kwabo ezweni "Som Tam," okuyinto isaladi elimnandi nelisiphuzo elivela kumapayipi angavuthi, oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, isekelwe esithelweni esasungulwa ekuqaleni eMelika ezinkulungwane zeminyaka eyedlule. Uthi awukaze ube ne-papaya? Kungenzeka ukuthi unayo, ngoba i-enzyme ebizwa ngokuthi i-papain, ekhishwa ku-papaya, iyisithako esivame kakhulu kuwo wonke lawo nyama ethandekayo oye waba sezinkathi usuT-bone!

• 06 kwangu-10

  I-Peanut

  Kukhona ubufakazi bokuthi ama-peanuts asekhaya eNingizimu Melika eminyakeni engaphezu kwe-7,00 edlule. Kumpheki, i-peanut iyinamba, kepha kumuntu we-botanist, ngokuyisisekelo "i-legume, i-indebecent legume". Kulungile ngempela ibhontshisi. Ngandlela-thile "i-butterfly ne-jelly sandwich" ayinayo indandatho efanayo.

  Namuhla, i-China ngumkhiqizi omkhulu emhlabeni wonke wezinkukhu. Yilethwa eChina ngamaPutukezi ngawo-1600 futhi yaba yindoda ethandwa kakhulu izitsha eziningi, njengoba noma ubani ohambisa indawo yokudlela yase-Chinese uyazi.

• 07 kwangu-10

  Uphayinaphu

  Igama elithi "chinanapple" ekuqaleni kwakuyisikhathi esidala saseYurophu salokho okubizwa ngokuthi i-pinecones manje. Lapho abahloli bezithola lesi sithelo emaqeleni aseMelika, bawabiza ngokuthi "amaphayinaphu" ngoba bacabanga ukuthi babonakala befana kakhulu. Njenge-papaya, i-phaphayinaphu iphinde iqukethe i-enzyme ephula amaprotheni, asetshenziswa amaMelika aseMelika ukuba athengise inyama.

• 08 kwezingu-10

  Izambane

  Imvelaphi yale stery stery ilandelwa emuva ezintabeni zasendulo zase-Argentina. Ekugcineni yahamba yonke indawo yaseMelika futhi ekugcineni yabuyiselwa eYurophu lapho ithola khona imizi eminingi, i-Ireland iyaziwa kakhulu. Ngenkathi kwasekuyizinhlobo ezimbalwa zezitshalo ezilinywa, namuhla kunezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-5,000. Ngokuthakazelisayo, izinhlobo zezentengiselwano abantu baseMelika abakuthandayo njengamanje empeleni zathuthukiswa eYurophu.
  
  Hlola lezi zokupheka zokupheka amazambane ama- "gourmet" amakhulu.

• 09 kwezingu-10

  Utamatisi

  Izinsuku eziqondile kanye nendawo ye-utamatisi bokuqala ziphikisana, kodwa imithombo eminingi iyavuma ukuthi iyisizwe eNingizimu Melika. AmaMeya kwakungabantu bokuqala esazi ukuthi basebenzisa utamatisi ukupheka nabo. Kwasakazeka kulo lonke elaseYurophu nakwezinye izindawo ngezingcweti zaseSpain.

  Kwasithatha isikhashana ukuba utamatisi wamukeleke njengokudla e-colonial America, lapho abaningi babambelela khona ekukholweni okudala ukuthi lesi sitshalo sasinobuthi. Iyingxenye yomndeni wesifo se-nightshade obulalayo. Babevame ukukhula njengezitshalo zokuhlobisa izithelo zabo ezikhanyayo namahlamvu aluhlaza okomnyama. Ungacabanga ukuphila ngaphandle kwe pizza ?!

• 10 kwangu-10

  I-vanilla

  I-vanilla, evela eMexico, ikhiqizwa emakhadini amade, amancane omuthi we-orchid. Igama lisuselwa egameni lesiSpanishi elithi "i-pod encane." AmaFrench ayethanda ubhontshisi we-vanilla futhi ayihlwanyela emakoloni awo ashisayo, njengeMadagascar, lapho iningi lamabhontshisi e-vanilla emhlabeni asekhulile. Ama-Aztec ayecabanga ukuthi i-vanilla i-aphrodisiac, futhi lelo dumela liye laqhubeka nanamuhla.