I-Unagi yizwi lesiJapane elibhekwa ngamanzi ahlanzekile, ikakhulukazi i-eel yaseJapane, i-Anguilla japonica (akufanele idideke umzala wakhe wamanzi usawoti, okuthiwa i-anago ) . Okuhle kakhulu kubanjwe zasendle ngaphandle kokutshala emapulazini ase-eel, ngobukhulu obuhle phakathi kuka-30 no-50 amasentimitha. Izindawo zokudlela ezifingqiwe ze-unagi zigcina amathangi agcwele ama-eels aphilayo, futhi aqala ukulungiselela i-eel yakho kuze kube yilapho usuyalile.
Kuthiwa ukuthi i- unagi isidliwe eJapane izinkulungwane zeminyaka.
Ngenxa yokuthi icebile amaprotheni, amavithamini A no-E, njalonjalo, abanye abantu bakholelwa ukuthi i-unagi ibanika amandla. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, abantu baseJapane badla i-eel kaningi ngesikhathi sokushisa sonyaka eJapane.
Ngakho-ke, kungumkhuba waseJapane wokudla u-unagi ku-Doyo-no-ushinohi (usuku lwe-Ox ngesikhathi se-Doyo) ehlobo ngesikhathi esisodwa phakathi no-July nango-Agasti.
Ukupheka u-Unagi
Ifakwe futhi i-deboned, i-unagi ivame ukugcoba, inqubo eyenza isidlo esaziwa njenge-unagi-no- kabayaki . I-skewered futhi igwetshwe nge-sauce enomnandi futhi isetshenziswa ngaphezulu kwe-riam omhlophe. I-unagi-no-kabayaki evaliwe-ivaliwe ivame ukutholakala ezitolo ze-Asian grocery stores.
I-unagi elungiselelwe kahle ihlanganisa ukunambitheka okucebile, okufana ne-pate, ngokuthungwa okuthakazelisayo, okuphambene ngaphandle kodwa okunamnandi nokuthengisa ngaphakathi. Inqubo yokupheka yilokho okwenza i-eel ihlume futhi ithenda: I-Unagi-no- kabayaki iphekwe ngokuhlukile empumalanga nasentshonalanga yeJapane.
Ezingxenyeni ezisempumalanga yezwe, ngokuvamile kuqhutshulwa ngemuva kokugcoba ukukhipha amafutha okweqile, bese kuthiwa unomsoco onomnandi, bese uphinde uphonyiwe. Engxenyeni esentshonalanga yeJapane, endaweni yaseKansai (ezungeze i-Osaka) unagi akuvame ukugcoba ngaphambi kokugcoba kodwa igwetshiwe isikhathi eside, ivutha amanoni amaningi.
I-Unagi-no- kabayaki empumalanga yeJapane ithande kakhulu kunesidlo esifanayo entshonalanga yeJapane futhi inesikhumba esicwebezelayo.
Izithako ku-sauce esiphundu elimnandi zibalulekile ekunambeni kokugcina kwe-unagi, futhi izindawo zokudla ezihlukahlukene zigcina izindlela zokupheka eziyimfihlo. Ikhwalithi yamalahle asetshenzisiwe ibalulekile futhi: Amalahle angcono kakhulu akhiwa oki okhuni ukusuka eKayayama enkabeni yeJapane, futhi umusi ocolile uneza ukunambitheka okhethekile ku-eel njengoba kukhwaza.
I-Unagi ingasetshenziswa njengesithako kwezinye izitsha zaseJapan ezifana i-unagidon lapho i-eel inqanyuliwe futhi ikhonzwa embhedeni welayisi.
Unakyu
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