Uwadla kanjani?
Uma uhlala noma uke wavakashela isifunda esakhulayo se-citrus efana neCalifornia noma eFlorida, kungenzeka ukuthi uhlangabezane nomuthi omkhulu futhi okubukeka sengathi kunezinkulungwane ze-oranges ezincane ezinama-oval. Kodwa-ke, kungenzeka ukuthi kwakungeyona i-orange, kepha ama-kumquats: ilunga elinciphisa kakhulu lomndeni wase-citrus.
Manje, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bahlukaniswa ngokwesayensi njengohlobo lwe- Citrus noma cha for debate. Ezinye izitshalo zezinto eziphilayo zitshela ukuthi kufanele zihlukaniswe ngokweqile njenge- Fortunella njengoba zikhona umehluko omncane phakathi kwama-kumquats nezinye izithelo ze-citrus.
Kodwa-ke, kusukela ama-kumquats namanye ama-citrus abelana nabo okhokho abanjalo futhi abangakwazi ukuwahlukanisa lezi zigaba ezimbili zivame ukusetshenziswa ngokungafani.
Ama-komquats angase abe amaqabunga kakhulu ezithelo ze-citrus, hhayi kuphela ngobukhulu bawo, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi uyadla kanjani. Ama-Kumquats alungele ukuhamba uma umane uwaxoshe esihlahleni bese udla. Isikhumba esinomuthi lapho ushukela khona khona, futhi cishe akukho nhlobo ebabayo. Inyama iyingozi kakhulu, umlomo-puckeringly, omuncu. Imbewu, ngenkathi ngezinye izikhathi i-crunchy, iyingcosana futhi iyadla.
Ngakho yiziphi amququats esetshenziselwa? Iningi labantu liwasebenzisela ukukhishwa kwe- marmalade ukuze lisetshenziswe njengesasakazeka, noma ngokubhaka nokupheka. Abanye bamane bawashiye bese uwafaka kuma saladi. Abapheki abaningi baphinde bakhuphe futhi bawagcine ushukela, usawoti, noma uviniga bese uwasebenzisa njengama-condiments for nezinye izitsha. ( Thola okunye ukusetshenziswa lapha !)
Ezokudla zesiShayina nezamaVietnam, ama-kumquats avame ukushaywa uju, i-ginger, noma ngisho nosawoti futhi akhiphe isisane ukuze aphulukise amakhaza nomkhuhlane.
Kunezinhlobonhlobo ze-kumquats, nezinhlobo ezimbalwa eziyingqayizivele ze-citrus ezigqwetshiwe kusukela ku-kumquat:
I-Round noma i-Meiwa Kumquat: Lezi zithelo ezincane ziyindilinga, njengama-marbles amakhulu, futhi ziba nebala elibomvu legolide uma livuthiwe. Ukunambitheka kwenyama kuyamnandi kakhulu kunezingqimba eziningi.
I-Oval noma i-Nagami Kumquat: Okuhlukahlukene okujwayelekile kwe-kumquat.
Lezi zithelo ezine-oblong zinezibani ezikhanyayo, ezicishe zibe neon orange uma sezivuthiwe. Bawubaluleka nge-sweet tart flavour yabo.
I-Jiangsu Kumquat: I- bell engaphezu kwe-Nagami, ukunambitheka kubhekwa njengokuziqhenya okuncane kunezinye izinhlobo.
I-Centennial Variegated Kumquat: Le nxazonke, i-squat kumquat yisimila se-Nagami. Izithelo zizungezile futhi zichazwe imivimbo yabo eluhlaza nephuzi egijima kusukela endle kuya kwesisekelo sezithelo. Iphunga lifana ne-nagami.
I-Mandarinquat: I-Mandarinquat iyisiphambano phakathi kwe-kumquat ne-mandarin. Izithelo zibukeka njenge-oblong, tangelos encane. Njenga-kumquat, zingadliwa ngokuphelele. Kodwa-ke, i-rind yinto encane futhi imbewu iyinkulu.
I-Limequat: Isiphambano phakathi kwekhadi eliyisisekelo ne-kumquat. Kakhulu kakhulu omuncu nge-tang emanzini. Lezi zingadliwa ziphelele. Isikhumba siphunga kakhulu, sinenyama enomsoco futhi enomuncu efana neyensimu. Bazalwa nguWalter Tennyson Swingle ngo-1909.