NgoFebhuwari yinyanga ye-plums. EJapane, izitaladi zihlala ziqhakaza, kuyilapho abaseMelika begubha usuku lukazwelonke lwePlum Pudding ngoFebruwari 12. Kulungile, kuyiqiniso ukuthi ama-puddings we-plum yesimanje kungenzeka ukuthi aqukethe ukuhlanganiswa kwama-sultana nama-currants kune-plums, kodwa uthola umbono. Ukuqala kwenkathi yasentwasahlobo yisikhathi esiphelele sokuhlola indima yeplamu ekudleni nasekwenzeni isiShayina.
Mayelana ne-Old Chinese Plum
Ngokusho kwemithombo eminingi emlandweni, amaShayina cishe ayengokuqala ukuqala ukuhlakulela amapulazi. Yiqiniso, lawa kwakungewona ama- Prunus domestica , ama-plums aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngokuvamile atholakala ezinqolobaneni zasentshonalanga namuhla. Esikhundleni salokho, kwakuyizinhlobo ze- Prunus salicina , ezaziwa nangokuthi ama-plums aseJapane. Okukhulu kakhulu, okunomsoco, nokuhle, ama-plums aseJapane akhonjiswe kakhulu ekupheleni, futhi abe nombala "wombala obomvu" obomvu. Zitholakale e-United States kusukela ngasekupheleni kwekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalolunye. Elinye ipulazi elidala elidumile le-Old World liyi-Damson, i- Prunus institia, ecabanga ukuthi ivela eDamaseku.
Amapulazi kanye namasiko aseShayina
Kunezinhlobonhlobo eziningi ezibhekene namaplamu ngesiko lamaShayina. UConcucius ufanisa ubuhle babo nomuntu othandekayo evesini elilandelayo:
"Amagatsha we-aspen plum
Kusheshe bahambe
Angikwazi kanjani ukucabanga ngaye?
Kodwa ikhaya lide kakhulu, "
I-Lao-Tse, isazi sefilosofi esidumile saseShayina, kucatshangwa ukuthi sazalwa ngaphansi komuthi weplamu, kwenzeka inhlanhla kusukela amaShayina akholwa ukuthi ama-plums akhombise inhlanhla enhle.
Ngokuqondene nesithelo ngokwawo, sisho okushiwo kwi- Legend of Three Kingdoms , inoveli yomlando waseShayina. Kukhona inkulumo lapho umlindi odumile uCao Cao esho khona ngesikhathi eshukumisela amasosha akhe ukuba ahambe ngokushesha endaweni eyingozi ngokubatshela ukuthi isihlahla esithwalwe ngamapulazi amanzi sasiqonde ngqo.
Ama-Plums kumasiko anamuhla
Namuhla, ama-plums ayaziwa futhi athandwa emhlabeni wonke. Uzothola amapulazi asendle akhula eceleni komgwaqo eNyakatho Melika, kanti ama-cherry plums adumile eYurophu. Akumangalisi izithelo ezinjalo ezithandwayo, i-plum ivame ukudunyiswa ngokubhala. AmaKeats adumisa ubumnandi bawo , kuyilapho u-Little Jack Horner emdonsa enye ye-pie yakhe emculweni owaziwayo . Futhi ubani ongakhohlwa lezo zidansa ze-Sugar Plum Fairies "ku-Ballet Nutcracker?" I-plum iye yafaka indlela yayo yolimi lwansuku zonke: sisebenzisa inkulumo ethi "iplamu okuhle" ukuchaza into ephakeme kakhulu.
EHawaii ungakwazi ukudlala "ukuphahlazeka kwamapulangwe," okuyizinhlamvu ezilondoloziwe ezilondoloziwe nge-licorice, ushukela, nosawoti. Ngokusho kukaKathy Durham, owawungumhlahlandlela we-About About eHawaii, amaShayina athumela amaHawaii ukuba agcine imbewu lapho befudukela eHawaii eminyakeni engaphezu kwekhulu edlule. Uyanezela ukuthi ukukhwabanisa yisidlaliso sendawo esivela "ukulimaza imbewu" ukuze siyivule, sihlanganise ama-flavour yenzalo (ngokuvamile ebabayo) nge-flavour yezithelo nezinye izithako. "
Ungathola futhi imbewu egcinwe ezitolo zase-Asia.
I-Sauce ye-Plum Sauce
Ngenkathi iplamu isisithelo esibalulekile kumaShayina amakhulu eminyaka, i-plum sauce isibe isisindo samanje sokudla eChina ukudla emhlabeni jikelele.
I-plum sauce iwela esigabeni esiphundu nesiphundu se-condiments yase-Chinese, sinambitheka sayo esiphundu ne-tangy. Igujwa ngenxa yokuqina kwayo okunamandla futhi okunamandla njengoba izonamathela ekudleni ngaphandle kokugeleza ngokweqile, okukuvumela ukuba ujabulele zonke ukwehla kokugcina. I-Plum sauce ijwayele ukujatshulwa njenge-sauce yokudliwayo izitsha ezithosiwe njengama-spring rolls, amaqanda amaqanda, ama-noodle, ngisho nedada elidumile lase-Chinese elidliwayo (elichaza igama le-nick sawesterner "le-duck sauce" le-plum sauce). Njenganoma iyiphi i-condiment ethandekayo, izinhlelo ezintsha zenziwa cishe nsuku zonke ngama-plum abathandi be-sauce.
I-Chinese Plum Sauce Izithako nama-Recipes
I-plum sauce eyisisekelo yenziwe ngamapulasamu amnandi, avuthiwe nezikhumba zisusiwe kanye noshukela, uviniga omhlophe noma ulayisi, usawoti, i-ginger, kanye ne-pepper. Ezinye zokupheka nazo zibiza ezinye izithako ezifana negalikhi, iwayini elimhlophe, noma i-soy sauce.
I-plum sauce ingaqukatha nezinye izithelo ezinjenge-apricot, amaphisikezi noma ngisho ne-ananas. Ngokuhlanganiswa okungenakuphela kwala ma-flavour kanye nezithako, kunezindlela ezingenamkhawulo zokwenza ipulazi le-sauce elithandekayo noma ngaphezulu kwe-tangy ngokusho okuthandayo.
Ngenkathi i-plum sauce ye-bottled ingathengwa cishe noma yikuphi imakethe yase-Asia ngisho nezitolo ezinkulu zokudla, kanye nezithako ezifanele ezandleni, ipulazi entsha ye-plum ingadonselwa ndawonye ngokushesha. Futhi kuwufanele umzamo omncane owengeziwe. Nansi enye yezintandokazi zethu zokupheka ze-plum sauce .