Okuthakazelisayo nge-peppercorns ye-Sichuan (花椒) ukuthi akuyona ipulazi ngempela futhi abantu abaningi bayamangala ukuzwa lokhu. I-pepercorns ye-Sichuan iqukethe ama-husk angaphandle obomvu obomvu obomvu obumnyama obumnyama.
Ama-peppercorns ase-Sichuan anephunga elimnandi eliye lafaniswa ne-lavender. Kodwa-ke, isimangalo esiyinhloko sokuthi udumo luyisisindo esinamandla kakhulu sokubangela umlomo.
Uma ushadile ne-pepper (esinye isithako esiyinhloko eSichuan cuisine) abapheki bakholelwa ukuthi lo mphumela ophazamisayo uyanciphisa ukushisa kwe-chili pepper, okushiya ukukhululeka ukuqonda ukunambitheka okunamandla, okunamnandi kwe-capsicum.
I-pepercorns ye-Sichuan inikeze ukudla kwe-Sichuan ngokuzikhethela okuhlukile kwi-Chinese cuisine. Abantu abaningi bacabanga ukuthi ukudla kukaSichuan "kuyashisa futhi kuyiphunga" kepha indlela enembile kakhulu yokuchaza ukudla kwe-Sichuan kuyoba "ukuphazamisa" (麻).
Umkhulu wami wayevame ukungitshela abantu baseSichuan baqeqesha izingane zabo ukuba badle ukudla okushisayo nokuphazamisa ngokubeka i-Sichuan peppercorns ngobisi babo kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi umkhulu wayezama ukungikhohlisa ukuba adle zonke izidlo ezinomsoco nezomuncu ezenzile.
Nakuba umkhulu, owangikhulisa ngokuyinhloko, wayevela eSichuan I kuphela eya eSichuan izikhathi ezimbalwa lapho ngisemncane ukuvakashela umndeni wami. Bafaka i-pepercorns ye-Sichuan nezinye izinongo ngokuhle kakhulu ukudla konke.
Bade bangezelele ku-flavour enekhanda "Douhua" (njenge-tofu super soft). Enye yezintandokazi zami ezivela eSichuan yiSichuan Hot Pot (麻辣 火鍋), ungabona i-pepercorns ye-Sichuan, i-chili kanye nezinye izinongo ezizungeze ungqimba lwamafutha ashisayo noshukela. Kuzizwa sengathi uphuza i-lava ebilisayo uma uyidla kodwa inhle kakhulu.
Ngathatha umyeni wami eChengdu, inhloko-dolobha yaseSichuan, ngo-2007 ukubona i-Giant Panda Sanctuary futhi futhi ngizohlangana nomndeni wami owandisiwe kakhulu. Saya emotweni wokushisa ofanayo u-Anthony Bourdain wavakashela (wavakashela esikhathini esilandelayo) futhi ngenxa yokudla okumnandi uChry wadla ukuthi kufanele adle phansi ibhodlela elibandayo likabhiya. Kodwa okubaluleke nakakhulu ukuthi wathi kwakumnandi kakhulu.
Uma usuvele uzame ukudla okuphekwe ngama-peppercorns wangempela eSichuan kusuka eSichuan, uzozizwa noma yikuphi ama-peppercorns ase-Sichuan owuthenga kusuka esitolo sase-UK noma sase-US asinakwenzeka.
I-pepper ye-Sichuan iyingxenye yezidlo ezidumile ezifaka phakathi, i-Bang Bang Ji (i-Bang Bang Chicken), i-Dan Dan Noodles, i- Kung Pao Chicken ne- Mapo tofu . Ukupheka kuvamise ukubiza iSichuan
ama-peppercorns abe nomhlabathi futhi agwetshiwe. I-Ground, i-pepercorn eqoshiwe yase-Sichuan isetshenziselwa ukwenza amafutha afakwe futhi nawo ahlanganiswe nosawoti ukuze enze ukunambitheka okunomsoco. I-pepercorns ye-Sichuan ingenye yezithako ezinhlanu ezakha ama-spice ama-poda (ezinye ziyi-star anise, i-fennel clove ne-cinammon).
Ungagcina kanjani i-Sichuan i-peppercorn noma i-pepercorn esemhlabathini ye-Sichuan?
Qinisekisa ukugcina i-Sichuan peppercorn, amafutha e-Sichuan epilercorn noma ama-Sichuan opelepele embizeni ehlanzekile, eyomile, eyomile ngaphandle kokukhanya.
Futhi owaziwayo njenge: Szechuan (Sichuan) pepper, pepper flower, flower peppercorn, pepper eshisayo, umlotha prickly, hua jiao.
Ezinye izipelingi: i-Szechwan peppercorn, i-Szechuan peppercorn
Ngezansi kukhona ezinye zokupheka ezithandwa kakhulu kwe-Sichuan peppercorn:
Le recipe ithola igama layo emapuleni ehlombe ("dan dan") ukuthi abathengisi be-noodle basebenzise ukuphatha yonke impahla yabo, kubandakanya izitofu zabo, ama-noodle kanye ne-sauce eyimfihlo. Kunezindlela eziningi ezahlukene zokulungiselela uDan Dan Noodles: le recipe ine-sauce inyama enesithuko eyenziwe nge-Sichuan egcinwe imifino nemifino engaphansi komhlaba, futhi ishiya i- sesame paste etholakala ezinhumulweni eziningi.
I-Sichuan i-Peppercorn usawoti
Ukukhathala ngokusebenzisa usawoti othakazelayo ukuze uzinike ukudla kwakho? I-Sichuan usawoti we-peppercorn wenza okunye okuneziqholo. Zizwa ukhululekile ukuthuthukisa iresiphi eyisisekelo ngokungeza ezinye izinhlobo ze-peppercorns, njengama-peppercorns amnyama noma ama-pink, ku-mix.
Ukunambitheka kwalesi sondlo esithandwayo kuvela kumpelepele we-Sichuan enomsindo. Sebenzisa ukuze wengeze ezinye izingcingo ukuze uhambise izitsha zokudoba , ukufaka ama-sauces noma noma ngabe ukucabanga kwakho kuthatha wena!
Ukwengeza ukunambitheka okungaphezu kwalesi sitsha se-Sichuan, zizwe ukhululekile ukuhlobisa ngezinhlamvu ze-sesame ezigcobe ngaphambi kokukhonza.
I-Mapo tofu ingenye yezitsha zokusayina ze-Sichuan cuisine. Lokhu kumele uzame ukudla kwe-Sichuan cuisine!
Kule recipe yeSichuan inkabi yomile-eyomisiwe, okwenza ihlaziye futhi isheshe. Uma uthanda, ungashintsha enye yezinqathe nge-½ inkomishi yesilimo esidliwayo esinamagatsha anamanzi okhethiwe futhi usike isitayela se-julienne. Zizwe ukhululekile ukwenza isitsha se-dish ngokungeza ukunamathiswa kwesilidi noma i-sauce uma kufunwa.