Vula umlilo akudingekile
Izihlahla ze-chestnut ezinqabile zikhula emhlabeni wonke, ikakhulukazi enyakatho yezwe. Ngokudla ukudla okuyisisekelo kwamaMelika aseMelika kanye nomthombo wokhuni olunzima, ama-American Chestnut ahluma emahlathini asempumalanga ye-United States. Kodwa i-fungus yayiyisula ngokuyinhloko engxenyeni yokuqala yekhulu lama-20.
Iningi le-chestnuts oyitholayo ezitolo namuhla lithengiswa noma lihlonywe kusuka ezinhlotsheni ezifakiwe.
Ungavakashela ezinye zezithelo zemifino ze-chestnuts ukuvuna amantongomane akho ngokuqoqa ezivuthiwe phansi. Gqoka amagilavu, ngoba ama-chestnuts akhula azungeza ngegobolondo elincane, eliqala ukuvulwa njengoba izithelo zikhula. I-starchy isikhungo somswakama omnyama obomvu, obizwa ngokuthi i-endosperm, iyinxenye edlayo.
Ukuvunwa kwama-chestnut kwenzeka ngo-September no-Okthoba; amantongomane athengwa kakhulu ezitolo ngoNovemba noDisemba phakathi nenkathi yokubonga iNew Year's holiday. Ungazibona zisanda kutholakala ezigumbini zazo ze-spiny, noma sezivele zihlanjululwe phansi ungqimba womuncu onzima. Abathengisi bezitaladi eNew York nakwamanye amadolobha bathengisa izikhwama zesayizi ezinama-chestnuts ezigutshiwe, ezitshisiwe noma ezibilisiwe ukusuka emotokweni ezindaweni ezihambile.
I-Flavor ye-Chestnut ne-Texture
Ukunambitheka okuncane kwe-chestnuts kwenza kube okungafaniyo kokubili izitsha ezinomsoco nezithakazelisayo. Ukuthungwa kwe-chestnut kufana neyamazambane: okuncane kakhulu futhi okubabayo uma ama-chestnut aphekiwe aphenduka ubhethri futhi amnandi.
Iphunga likhumbuza amazambane amazambane. Zingafakwa ezitsheni nezitshalo, izimpahla ezibhaka, nezitsha kusuka ekugxilweni kube pasta.
Ama-Chestnuts amasha
Ama-chestnuts avame ukudayiswa ahlanzekile phakathi nezinyanga zasebusika, okwenza kube nokuphathwa kweholidi. Ama-chestnuts amasha angatshawa, agwetshiwe, abilisiwe, afakwe ejulile, noma abuye aphuzile.
Gcina njalo isikhumba se-chestnuts esisha ngaphambi kokupheka ukuze uvumele u-steam ukubaleka futhi uvimbele ukuqhuma.
Ngenxa yokuthi ama-chestnuts amasha aqukethe amaphesenti aphezulu wamanzi, ayingozi kakhulu kunamantongomane amaningi. Gcina iziqandisini esikhwameni esingenalutho kuze kube yilapho usulungele ukuyisebenzisa. Uma uzithenga ngokuqondile kumkhiqizi ngokushesha emva kokuvuna, kuzohlala izinyanga ezimbalwa ngezimo ezifanele zokugcina. Ama-chestnuts avela esitolo sangaphambili mhlawumbe achitha isikhathi esithile emoyeni futhi aqala "ukuphulukisa," noma alahlekelwe umswakama. Ngenkathi lokhu empeleni kwenza kube ngcono ukudla, amantongomane abe esonakala kakhulu uma esomile. Ama-chestnuts athengwa ngesitolo sefriji ngokushesha bese uwasebenzisa ngaphakathi kwamasonto ambalwa. Ama-chestnuts amasha nawo angaqhwaza izinyanga eziyisithupha.
I-Chestnuts eyomile
I-chestnuts eyomile ihlala ezinyangeni eziningi lapho igcinwe ekamelweni lokushisa ngaphandle kwelanga. Zigcine esitsheni esingenalutho ukuze kugcinwe izinambuzane nomswakama. I-chestnuts eyomile ingavuselelwa emanzini abilayo noma emhlabathini ibe ufulawa futhi isetshenziswe kwizimpahla ezibhaka.
I-Chestnuts ekheniwe
Ungase uthole ama-chestnuts ezimbizeni noma amathini emgodleni wakho we-gourmet, kodwa ungadideli amathumba e-chestnuts asemanzini atholakalayo esigabeni sokudla sase- Asia esitolo.
Akuzona into efanayo. I-chestnuts ekheniwe isebenza kahle ekuphekeni okuningi, kufaka phakathi isobho, ukugcoba, kanye nezinsika. Kungenzeka futhi ukuthenga i-chestnut puree, noma ifakwe noma ifakwe unsweetened, ukuze isetshenziswe kakhulu kwizimpahla ezibhakiwe.
I-Chestnut Flour
Ufulawa we-chestnut usetshenziselwa izimpahla eziningi eziphekwe kulo lonke elaseYurophu. Ngenxa yokuthi ama-chestnuts aphezulu kuma-carbohydrate futhi aphansi kwamanoni, ufulawa ufana nezinye izinhlobo zokudla okusanhlamvu, njengokolweni. Ufulawa we-chestnut usetshenziselwa ukwenza ama-fritters, amaqebelengwane, i-pasta, ngisho ne-polenta.
Ama-Chestnuts namanye amaNtshonalanga
Ngokungafani namanye amantongomane, ama-chestnuts aphansi kakhulu kunamafutha anezinga eliphezulu lokuswakama. Ziqukethe ama-carbohydrate amaningi, okwenza kube nokudla okunomsoco ngokunye okusanhlamvu kunomuthi. Ama-chestnuts nawo aphezulu e-fibre, aphansi kwamakholori, futhi acebile ama-carbohydrate anamathambo nevithamini C.