Yini i-Achiote (noma i-Annatto)?

I-Achiote iyi-spice esebenzisa izinhlobo eziningi zokudla kulo lonke izwe. Nakuba kuvame ukusetshenziswa ukunikeza isidlo umbala ophuzi, futhi sinomvutha omuhle we-peppery. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kunembewu ephelele noma isipuni esivumelwaneni, i- chicken noma i- achiote i-oil , uzothola lesi sithako ngokuvamile uma uhlola ukudla kwaseMexico noma eCaribbean.

Kuyini i-Achiote?

I-Achiote ne-annatto isetshenziselwa ngokungafani. Amagama ajwayelekile kunazo zonke zomkhiqizo okhishwe imbewu ye-evergreen Bixa orellana shrub.

Ngemuva kwe-macerating emanzini, i-pulp ezungeze imbewu iyenziwe amaqebelengwane okuqhutshwa phambili ekugayeni ama-dyes. Imbewu yomile futhi isetshenziswe ngokuphelele noma emhlabathini njengesipuni esilalayo.

Le spice ihamba ngamagama amaningi ezingxenyeni ezahlukene zomhlaba:

• I-Achiote isetshenziswa eMexico nase-Aztec ulimi lwesiNahuatl, kanye namazwe akhuluma iSpanishi aseCaribbean.
• I-Annato ivamile kwezinye iziqhingi zaseCaribbean nasezindaweni zaseNingizimu Melika.
• I-Roucou isetshenziswa kaningi eTrinidad naseTobago, eMartinique naseGuadalupe.
• I-Achuete isetshenziswa kakhulu ePhilippines.
• Urucul Igama le-spice phakathi kwamaNdiya aseTupi-Gurani ase-Amazon.

I-Achiote itholakala ezindaweni ezishisayo zaseMelika, kuhlanganise naseCaribbean naseMexico. AbaseSpain balethe umuthi omncane emazweni aseMelika ukuya eningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia ngawo-1600, lapho manje sekuyisidlo sokudla esivamile. Iphinde yenziwe eNdiya naseNtshonalanga Afrika.

Ukusetshenziswa Kwendabuko Ye-Achiote

I-Annatto yayisetshenziswa futhi isasebenza, isetshenziswa njenge-spice culinary, umbala wokudla, kanye nodayisi wezohwebo.

Ibuye ibe nemithi yokwelapha. Abomdabu baseCaribbean babenezela ekudleni kwabo ukudla okunambitheka nombala isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba abantu baseYurophu bafike. Basebenzisa futhi izimonyo, njengombala wendwangu, ukupenda komzimba, isikrini selanga, ukugaya izinambuzane, nemithi.

Ezinye izazi-mlando zibeka ukuthi igama elithi "izikhumba ezibomvu" livela ekusetshenzisweni kokugcoba njengopende lomzimba ngoba ngombala wemvelo oguqula isikhumba umbala obomvu.

Futhi, bakholelwa ukuthi ama-Aztec ayengeza imbewu kusiphuzo soshokoledi ukuthuthukisa umbala wayo.

Ukusetshenziswa kweCulinary

Ezohwebo, i-achiote isetshenziselwa ukwengeza umbala ophuzi ku- chorizo , ibhotela kanye negargarini, ushizi kanye nenhlanzi ebhemayo. Eziqhingini zaseCaribbean ezikhuluma iSpanishi, zisetshenziselwa ukwenza ilayisi eliphuzi futhi ngezinye izikhathi zengezwe ku- sofrito . E-French Caribbean, isetshenziselwa ukwenza inhlanzi noma ingulube yengulube ngamajikijolo kanye ne-lime eyaziwa ngokuthi blaff.

I-Achiote powder exutshwe nezinye izinongo kanye namakhambi angaguqulwa ukuba ahlaziye futhi anikeze iphunga elimnandi lokudla, izinhlanzi nezinkukhu. Umkhiqizo odumile owenziwe nge-ground ariote ngu-sázon, otholakala kumaphakethe amancane aphepheni futhi alungele ukusebenzisa iresiphi yakho. Iningi lama-sázon brand aqukethe i-MSG, kodwa iBadia ayikho.

Imbewu ye-Achiote igxile emafutheni okupheka ukuze enze i-achiote yamafutha noma isinqumelo sama- achiotina , ebafaka ngombala nangendlala. Ukungena noma ukupheka ngamafutha noma isinqumelo kunombala werayisi, i- paella , inyama, isobho, isobho, inhlanzi nezinye izitsha zika-yuca.

Ukudla kanye neRoma

Uma isetshenziselwa imali encane, ikakhulukazi njengombala wokudla, i-annatto ayikho ukunambitheka okuqondakalayo. Kodwa-ke, uma isetshenziselwa imali emikhulu yokwengeza ukunambitheka, inikeza i-flavor earthy, i-peppery flavour nge-hint of bitterness.

Imbewu ye-Achiote inika iphunga elimnandi noma le-peppermint.

Ukuthenga nokugcina

I-Annatto ithengiswa ngezindlela eziningana: umhlabathi, njengezimbewu, njenge-paste, noma ufakwe emafutheni okupheka noma ngesinqumelo. Funa it in spice noma zokudla ethandwa indawo yakho grocer. Ukufaka impahla kuhlanganisa amabhodlela, izikhwama, noma izitini ezivaliwe.

I-Ground noma i-echiote ephuphule ivame ukuxubana nezinye izitshalo, izinongo, ngisho ne-cornstarch. Qinisekisa ukuthi ufunda ilebula uma unomsoco wokudla.

Thenga imbewu enobomvu obomvu-orange futhi ugweme imbewu encane noma emnyama njengoba idlulile. Lezi zinde kakhulu futhi zilahlekelwe ukunambitheka kwazo.

Zombili imbewu kanye nomhlabathi i-achiote izohlala isikhathi eside. Ngesitoreji esifanele, ukuhlaziya kungaba kuhle kuze kube yiminyaka emithathu. Yilondoloze emgodini weglasi ongenazimpukane kanye nekhabhinethi elimnyama kude nokukhanya. I-Achiote yamafutha noma i-achiotina izogcina izinyanga ezimbalwa lapho igcinwe embizeni yengilazi esiqandisini.