Jabulela Okumnandi, Okuqabulayo Okunambitheka Kwe-Mint
Igama elithi 'mint' lisho izincazelo eziningi futhi uma kuziwa ekubheni, sisho ngokuqondile ngomuthi ovuthayo. Isetshenziswe ezinhlobonhlobo zokupheka okumnandi okubhaka futhi isakazeka ngezinkwa zakho eziyizintandokazi futhi kunezinye eziningi ezisebenzisayo ezungeze indlu.
Isitshalo se-mint sivame kakhulu futhi siyintandokazi yabalimi abaningi, ngakho kulula kakhulu ukukhula ngokwakho.
Kuyini iMint?
I-Mint ithola igama layo ku-nymph okuthiwa i-Minthe (Mintho).
UMinthe wenza uthando kuPluto, unkulunkulu wezwe elingaphansi komhlaba, futhi waphenduka waba yisitshalo esiphansi sesitshalo nguMsunguli womhawu. Ngokufanele, i-mint nayo yaziwa nangokuthi mentha.
Kunezinhlobonhlobo eziningi ze-mint, njenge-peppermint, i-apple minti, ne-mint curly. Kuye kwasetshenziselwa izinhlobo eziningi zeminithi yokuphulukisa izifo eziningi, kusukela kwesisu esisathukuthele kuya ekubeni nokwesaba.
Izitshalo ze-Mint ngokuvamile zilula kakhulu ukukhula. Izitshalo zijabulela umhlaba onomhlabathi futhi zibekezelela kakhulu umthunzi. Gcina amakhambi ahlwanyela ukhula futhi ahlukaniswe nezinye izinhlobo zezimayini ukugwema ukuvota impova.
Amaminithi amaningi ayiminyaka eminingi. Uma utshalwe endaweni enhle, imifino izobuya ngonyaka ngonyaka. Eqinisweni, abalimi abaningi bathola ukuthi i-mint ilula kakhulu kangangokuthi ayikwazi ukuyilahleka uma ifuna. Kuyathanda ukusakazeka lapho ithola indawo enhle, ngakho-ke cwangcisa ngokufanele.
I-Mint ingavunwa futhi yomiswe ekupheleni kwenkathi ekhulayo. Vele usika izihlahla ezincane zeminwe, uzibophe izinqwaba, bese uwagxila phansi.
Uma usomile, susa amaqabunga bese uwagcina egqokeni lesilazi noma esikhwameni seplastiki esikhishwe. Lokhu kukuvumela ukuba ujabulele unyaka wakho we-mint.
Ekhaya, i-mint isikhathi eside isetshenziswe njengephunga. Kungasetshenziswa njengento eyaziwa ngokuthi i-strewing herb. Esikhathini esedlule, abantu babezohlakaza izitshalo ezimnandi ezizungezile endlini ukuze zilungise futhi i-mint yayivame ukufakwa.
Namuhla isetshenziselwa ukujwayela ama-sachets kanye ne-potpourris. Abanye abenzi be-sophon bangezela isamba esincane seminwe eyomile emasakeni abo ukuze benze isobho lokuhlanza esikhumbeni samafutha.
Ama-Recipes amasha ama-Fresh
Ama-edibles amnandi nawo ahlotshiswe nge-mint. Izinto eziyizintandokazi zifaka itiye le-mint, i-mint sauce, ne-jint mint. Amaqabunga ama-Mint asetshenziselwa ukunambitheka ama-cheeses, isinkwa, nama-saladi.
- I-Fresh Mint Truffles - Khohlwa ama-extracts e-mint, lezi zinto eziningi zithembele emaqabungeni amhlophe.
- Izindwangu ze-Mint Sticky ne-Lemon Glaze - Kuyinto iresiphi elula futhi elula ukuthi noma yimuphi umbheki angakwazi ukuxuba.
- I-Chocolate Mint Isiraphu - I-Top yezimpahla zakho eziphekwe nalesi isiraphu esenziwe kalula esingaba mnandi kakhulu.
- I-Butter Mint - Spread this on toast noma usebentise ukuze wengeze ama-flavour amahle ukudoba noma amazambane ahlambulukile.
- I-Minted Pea Puree - Ukulungiswa kusuka engadini yakho, lokhu kusakazeka okumnandi kuyinhle ku-toast noma njengehlangothini lokudla kwezinhlanzi.
Asikwazi ukwabelana izindlela zokupheka ngaphandle kokukhomba lezi ziphuzo eziyizintandokazi nesidlo esikhulu esithakazelisayo.
- I-Fresh Mint Tea - Asikho isidingo sokuba nezikhwama zetiyi nxazonke lapho ungakujabulela ukuncibilikisa umuthi kusuka ensimini.
- I-Mint Julep - I-bourbon cocktail yezithombe ezibonakalayo idinga i-mint entsha futhi ngeke yamukele okunye.
- Abagadli beWundlu abagcobile nge-Mint - I-twist eshaqisayo emgqonyeni wesilinganiso, ama-mint amabili anezimvu ngokugcwele.