Imbewu ye-Chia yaziwa yiningi ye-United States njengengxenye yesipho esidumile se-gag, i-Chia Pet. Imbewu ye-Chia ibe yisisekelo esibalulekile emazweni aso aseMexico naseGuatamala kusukela ezikhathini zangaphambi kweColombia, kanti abanye bacabanga ukuthi kubaluleke kakhulu isitshalo njengommbila kuma-Aztec. Igama elithi "chia" livela ngegama lesiNahuatl elithi "chian", elisho "oily". Kodwa, lapho abathengi bezempilo behola izinzuzo zezempilo kanye nokusetshenziswa kwamacin, kwalahlekelwa idumela elingenalutho kanti imbewu ye-chia manje isuke isetshenziswe njenge "superfood".
Kutholakale okuphelele noma emhlabathini, imbewu ye-chia iyinhlanganisela emangalisayo ekudleni kwe-vegan, isebenze kahle njenge-thickener, iqanda esikhundleni seqanda, futhi kuvele kube nokudla okunamandla okudla okuningi, njenge-soy noma i-yogurt yogurt.
Imbewu ye-Chia incane, i-oval, ne-mottled, ngokuvamile ihamba ngamhlophe, emnyama, futhi emhlophe. Ngezinye izikhathi imbewu izobe ibhalwe ngokusho kombala wayo, njengoba kuboniswe emasakeni ebizwa ngokuthi "imbewu ye-chia emhlophe", nakuba noma imuphi umbala ungasetshenziswa ngokuphambene ekubheni noma ngokumane uphuze. Izitshalo ze-Chia zivame ukutholakala esitolo sakho sokudla sezempilo, zitholakala endaweni yokudla yemvelo yokudla kwemvelo, etholakala esigabeni esikhulu noma eduze kwezinye izinhlamvu, ezifana ne-flaxseed.
Ukuze wenze i-egg elula ye-vegan enobungane yokusebenzisa ukubopha izimpahla eziphekwe ndawonye, njengama-pie, amakhukhi, amaqebelengwane kanye nokunye, sebenzisa nje ngamayunikidi ayi-½ omhlabathi we-chia ahlanganiswe namapuni amabili wezipuni amanzi ukuze enze "iqanda" elilodwa. I-chia yomhlabathi ibumnyama futhi ingafaka umbala omnyama okhanyayo ekupheleni komkhiqizo wezimpahla ezibhaka, kodwa ivalwe kalula ku-dessert eyenziwe nge-chocolate.
Okunye ukusebenzisa okukhulu imbewu ye-chia ukuwasebenzisa ukubopha ama-patties "ama-burger" kanye nama-meatballs we-vegan ndawonye, kunokuba kube nokudla okunomsoco, okunikeza amandla okudla okunomsoco kanye namandla amakhulu okubopha.
Imbewu ye-chia emhlabathini omusha ingcono kakhulu ukuyisebenzisa, uma ikhona. Ungakwazi kalula ukugaya imbewu yonke ye-chia usebenzisa i-spice grinder noma i-coffee grinder ehlanzekile, noma ungafuna imbewu ye-chia yangaphambili, noma ukudla kwe-chia, etholakalayo kusuka kumikhiqizo ekhethiwe.
Nokho, qaphela ukuthi i-chia yangaphambi komhlabathi ine-shelf emfushane-ukuphila kunayo yonke imbewu, futhi kufanele igcinwe kwisitsha esingaphansi kwamanzi-mhlawumbe esiqandisini.
Imbewu ye-Chia nayo isebenza kahle njenge-thickener, engeza inqwaba ye-smoothies, ukugqoka isaladi, nama-stews uma kuhlanganiswa izidakamizwa. Engeza imbewu ye-chia kuma-salads akho, i-oatmeal, noma isitsha se-cereal for extra crunch. Lezi zincane ezincane zihlanganisa ukondla ekudleni kwakho, uziqhenya kakhulu nge-fiber, amaprotheni, i-omega-3 s, kanye ne-calcium.