U-Okra walethwa e-United States emakhulwini amathathu eminyaka adlule yizigqila zase-Afrika. Isitshalo kucatshangwa ukuthi singumvelaphi wase-Afrika. Igama elithi "okra" livela eNtshonalanga Afrika nkruma . I-Okra yayisetshenziswe ngasekupheleni kwe-1700s. Njengoba sikhula ezindaweni ezifudumele ezishisayo nezifudumayo, kuhlala isikhathi eside emkhayeni wesitshalo esifanayo njenge-hibiscus nekotini. Iyalinywa njengonyaka wendawo emazingeni aphansi.
I-Okra ivame ukutholakala unyaka wonke eNingizimu, futhi kusukela ngoMeyi kuya ku-Okthoba kwezinye izindawo eziningi.
Ungathola futhi i-okra efriziwe, eqoshiwe, futhi emathinini, futhi kwezinye izindawo ungathola i-okra enezinyosi ezibandayo ukuze uthole ukuthosa okujulile.
I-okra ingahle idliwe eluhlaza noma ephekwe, futhi iyisithako esivamile kuCreole cuisine.
Indlela yokukhetha i-Okra
- Bheka ama-pods anemibala ekhanyayo.
- Ama-pods akufanele abe ngaphezu kwamasentimitha amane ubude.
- Gwema amakhemikhali amancane, aphukile, alula, noma aphukile.
- Uma i-okra ivuthwe kakhulu, iyoba nokuthungwa okunamandla kakhulu.
Indlela Yokugcina i-Okra
- Faka i-okra enhle esikhwameni sephepha, noma ukumboze ithawula lephepha bese ubeka ithawula lephepha epulasitiki leplastiki.
- Gcina okra esiqandisini izinsuku ezingu-2 kuya kwezingu-3.
- Isitoreji eside, i-okra ingase ifakwe iqhwa. Gweba isitshalo siphelile (ungangeni emgqeni uma uqeda), bese u-blanch imizuzu engu-3 kuya kwemi-4, kuye ngokuthi ubukhulu be-pods. Landa ama-pod ngokushesha emanzini ase-ice. Hlanganisa wonke ama-pods noma ubeke ama-pods bese uyawahlela ebhodini lokubhaka elenziwe ngamaphepha ekhanda. Hlela futhi uthumele izingcezu ukuze uvale izikhwama zamafriji ze-zip-close. Faka uphawu lokususa uma kungenzeka, kodwa ungayisusi yonke umoya emasakeni noma i-okra ingase ichotshozwe.
Ukulungiselela
- I-Okra inhle kakhulu, i-sauteed, i-stir-fried, ne-fried ejulile. Yenza ama-pickle amahle kakhulu.
- I-Okra iyahamba kahle utamatisi, anyanisi, pepper, ummbila, namaqabunga.
- I-viscous liquid ekhiqiza okra iyakhipha isitshalo noma yikuphi uketshezi kuphekwe kuyo, okwenza kube yinto emangalisayo ezitsheni.
- I-Gumbo cishe ithole igama layo kusuka ku-okra pod. Nakuba i-gumbo ingase ifakwe ne-okra, i-powder yefayela noma i-roux, abaningi bazizwa i-okra kuyisithako esibalulekile kunoma iyiphi i-gumbo enhle.
- Ukubheja nokwakheka ama-okra kuqeda ukwehlisa ukubekezela kwabantu abaningi abathandi.
- Lapho ulungiselela izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene ze-okra, ngobumnene uphuthukise ubuso ngethawula lephepha.
- Ngaphambi kokupheka i-okra yonke, qeda izeluleko kanye nokuphela kwe-stem.
- Ezinye izithako ezihambisanayo kanye namasiki zifaka isisekelo se-basil, i-garlic, ibhotela, i-lemon, i-parsley, utamatisi, i-vinaigrette ne-hollandaise.