Ukugcina Ukudla Kwebusika ngo-1600 - 1700 i-Acadia
Ngesisindo esiseduze-phezu kokudla ngokuphepha eMelika kulezi zinsuku, ngivame ukuzibuza ukuthi ukudla kwagcinwa kanjani ngaphambi kweqhwa. Ukhulukazi wami uRose wangitshela ukuthi ukusala (kubandakanya ubisi obengeziwe) epulazini lomndeni wethu kwakufakwa emgodini ovalwe ngokuqinile, oboshwe ngentambo, futhi wehla emanzini abandayo emthonjeni. Bekungokwanele ukuzondla unyaka wonke epulazini laseLouisana, kodwa ngangizibuza ukuthi abantu bagcina kanjani ukudla eminyakeni emakhulu edlule, ngokushisa okunzima kwama-Acadia endala (manje eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Nova Scotia).
Lokhu kwakuyingxenye ekhangayo yocwaningo lwencwadi yami, Ku-Cajun Kitchen (iSt Martin's Press, 2006). Kubalulekile ukuthi umama osungulwe futhi ngithemba ukuthi uzothola lezi zindlela zokulondoloza ukudla njengokuthakazelisayo njengami.
- Ukulondolozwa kokudla kanye nezindlela zokupheka ku-Acadia endala. Izindlela eziyinhloko zokulondolozwa kokudla zazingcolisa, ziqhwaza, zoma futhi zibhema. Umsunguli weCajun Boucherie kwakuwukuhlatshwa kwezingulube nezinkomo ngayinye ekwindla omakhelwane abazohlukanisa umsebenzi, bese behlanganyela ekuthokozisweni kwenyama ebusika. Ingxenye yenyama yayinomswakama eqhweni, ezinye zazo zasawoti futhi zomile, ezinye zafakwa emanzini anosawoti, kanti ezinye izicucu zazibhema ezindaweni zokubhema ezisekhaya. I-cod ne-herring yokusetshenziswa komndeni kwakunamafutha, ama-eels acwebekile, ne-herring abhema.
- Imifino yomsuka yayigcinwa ekugcineni okubandayo kumaseli; ngenkathi ummbila nobhontshisi bewomile, ukubuyiswa kabusha njengoba kudingeka. Ubhontshisi obuhlaza babethuliswa usawoti, njengoba kwakunjalo iklabishi nemifino. I-chives nezinsipho ze-anyanisi zasetshenziselwa amakhambi futhi kwakuyizona eziyisikhathi esiyinhloko ezitsha zokudla okunamnandi kakhulu - ngendlela efana no-anyanisi, isilimo esidliwayo esinamagatsha anamanzi kanye nebhele pepper yizona eziyinhloko zokupheka eCanjun. Amajikijolo ayenziwa ngejamu; ama-apula asetshenziselwa ukugcina okubandayo, njengama-apula namuhla; ama-cranberries agcinwe e-brine ekhanyayo; futhi ama-blueberries nama-apula tincetu zafakwa endaweni eyodwa futhi zomisiwe. Amaqanda ayegcoke ngobumnene ngama-oats bese efakwa ezinqolobaneni zokugcina isithakazelo, futhi ibhotela yenziwa ngamabhuloki futhi igcinwa emanzini amancane anamanzi (bheka isithombe ngenhla).
- Ukufisa nokubilisa kwakuyizindlela ezimbili ezivame kakhulu zokupheka ku-Acadia endala. Inkukhu ethosiwe yayiyintandokazi, inhlanzi yayithokozwa okuthosiwe noma yenza amaqebelengwane enhlanzi futhi idliwe ngenkathi isanda. I-ingulube yesikhumba, amafutha ebhere, noma ibhotela ngezikhathi ezithile kwakungama-frying agents. Ibhodlela elimnyama lensimbi lalisetshenziselwa ukupheka nsuku zonke, njengoba izitsha eziningi ziphekwa isikhathi eside ukuze ziphatheke noma ziletha ndawonye ama-flavour ngokusebenzisa ukupheka okude, okwesikhashana. Le ndlela yokupheka yayiyi-forerunner yombumbi owodwa, ama-gumbos aphekwe isikhathi eside, ama-étouffées, nama-fricassees ayingxenye yeCanjun cookery namuhla.
- Imifino imifino, amazambane, kanye neklabishi babilisiwe, njengoba kwakungumdlalo wesimo sasendle. Ngokuvamile, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi imifino noma inyama yayitholakale yayiphekwe isikhathi eside embizeni yensimbi eyenziwe isikhathi eside ukuze kwenziwe isobho esihle. Izitshalo zabo zazigcwele ukwedlula ama-Cajun stews of today; yilokho esingase sikubheke khona isiphambano phakathi kwesitshalo nesobho. Izinkwa nama-biscuits babhaka, njengama-pie, amaqebelengwane, nama-tarts. Isinkwa sasiyingxenye ebalulekile yokudla futhi senziwa kusuka ku-buckwheat, ufulawa ogcwele ukolweni, noma okusanhlamvu okuxubile, futhi ujabulela ngesiraphu noma ama-molasses.
- Uma ngabe singeniswa emuva ezinsukwini zakudala ze-Acadia, singathola ukuthi ukudla akukona okuhlukile kulokho esikudla manje. Phela, emva kokufika kwabo e-Acadia, nakuzo zonke izakhiwo nokugcinwa kwalo mphakathi omusha, abantu base-Acadian babambelele ngokuqinile ekulimeni kwabo, izindlela zokupheka, umculo, izindaba, kanye namasiko amasiko nezenkolo abazenze nabo eFrance .
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