Lapho ngifika eCaribbean, ngangizungezwe umhlaba onemibala egqamile, amakha ahehayo, nomsindo wezigubhu zensimbi. Iziqhingi ngokwazo zabonakala sengathi zenza idili lezinzwa. Ukungena endaweni yokudlela kuwuhambo oluya enhliziyweni yalezi zindawo ezishisayo. I-Jerk Chicken enongwe ngendlela esabekayo, nokukhahlela kwayo okubabayo, kanye ne-Conch Fritters ecwebile, ngayinye ixoxa indaba eyingqayizivele yokupheka yephrofayela ye-Caribbean flavour. Ngijoyine njengoba sithola izitsha eziphezulu zasendaweni ezifanekisa indawo yokudla yase-Caribbean.
Izidlo zasendaweni zibonisa umlando we-Caribbean, isiko, nezisetshenziswa ezitholakalayo. Ngokwesibonelo, i-Jerk Chicken ingaphezu nje kwesidlo esibabayo; kuwumfanekiso wamagugu esiqhingi ase-Afrika kanye nendabuko ye-Taino, enenhlanganisela yezinongo ezifana ne-allspice nopelepele webhonethi we-Scotch owashintshwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. I-Conch Fritters imelela ukusetshenziswa okusunguliwe kokudla kwasolwandle kwasendaweni, ukushintsha inyama ye-conch eqinile ibe ukudla okwehla esiphundu ngokuyithosa ngokujulile ku-batter eyoliswe.
Ukungena ujule endaweni yokupheka, i-Caribbean inikeza ukunambitheka okuyingqayizivele. Izidlo ezifana ne-Cuban Ropa Vieja, isitshulu esimnandi senyama yenkomo egayiwe esisekelweni sososo katamatisi, kanye ne-Bajan Cou Cou, eyenziwe ngommbila ne-okra, ziyizibonelo eziyinhloko zekhono lesifunda lokuguqula izithako ezilula zibe okokuzithokozisa okumnandi. Lezi zidlo azikona nje ukudla kodwa ziyizimpawu zobunikazi beziqhingi nokuqina.
Njengoba siqhubeka sihlola, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi izwe lesiqhingi ngasinye esiyingqayizivele sikulolonge kanjani ukudla kwaso. Ngokwesibonelo, inhlabathi evundile yaseJamaica isekela ukukhula kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinongo nezithelo ezichaza izitsha zayo, kuyilapho amanzi azungezile aseBahamas enikeza insada yamakhonsathi ayo namasaladi.
Sengiphetha, ukudla kwasendaweni yaseCaribbean kuyifasitela lomphefumulo weziqhingi. Ukuluma ngakunye kuxoxa indaba yesikhathi esedlule, kunikeza ukunambitha okwamanje, futhi kunikeza ukuqonda ekuhlanganisweni kwamasiko okuchaza I-Caribbean. Ngokuhlola lezi zidlo, sixhuma ngokujule kakhulu nomoya ophilayo weziqhingi.
Inkukhu Yenkukhu
I-Jerk chicken igqama njengesidlo esithandwayo e-Caribbean cuisine, eyaziwa ngokushisa kwayo okunamandla kanye nokunambitheka okuqinile. Lesi sidlo sicwile ezinhlobonhlobo zamasiko e-Caribbean, nomlando osukela kumaMaroons ase-Jamaica, abake baba ama-Afrika ayizigqila abalekela ezintabeni zalesi siqhingi. Basungula ukupheka kwe-jerk njengendlela yokugcina inyama besebenzisa inqubo yokupheka kancane phezu kwezinkuni ze-pimento, ezinikeza isinongo esinesignesha esishunqayo.
Kudlulwa yizizukulwane zabapheki abanolwazi, izindlela zokupheka ezingcono kakhulu zenkukhu ezidliwayo zihlala ziyigugu eliqashwe eduze. Ingqikithi yenkukhu ye-jerk yangempela iyi-marinade yayo, ingxube enamandla kapelepele we-scotch bonnet owaziwa ngokushisa kwawo, i-allspice, i-thyme, i-garlic, ne-ginger. Lesi siphuzo esibabayo sibhucungwa enkukhuni bese sishiywa ukuze sicwiliswe amahora amaningana, sifaka ukunambitheka okujulile. Uma yosiwe, inkukhu iba manzi futhi inambitheka, ngokushisa kwentuthu okuhlukile okwenza ukunambitheka kujabulise.
Ijatshulelwa yonke indawo kusukela kubathengisi abavamile basemgwaqweni kuya ezindaweni zokudlela ezisezingeni eliphezulu, i-jerk chicken ibungaza inkululeko nemikhosi yase-Caribbean. Kungaphezu nje kokudla; iwuhambo olumnandi oluya enhliziyweni yeziqhingi, lunikeza ukunambitheka okukunxusa ngokuphindaphindiwe.
Ama-Conch Fritters
Ama-conch fritters ayingxenye ebalulekile yesiko le-Caribbean culinary. Ngemva kokujabulela ukunambitheka okugqamile kwenkukhu ejeqeza, umuntu akufanele aphuthelwe yilezi zicucu ezihlwabusayo. I-conch, i-sea snail, ibilokhu iyingxenye yefa lokudla lesifunda izizukulwane ngezizukulwane. Inyama yayo, ithenda futhi egcwele ukunambitheka, ibhangqwa ngokumangalisayo nengaphandle elishwabene le-fritter, linikeza umehluko owanelisayo olwangeni.
Lawa mafritter awawona nje ukudla okulula okumnandi; bathwele isisindo samasiko. Kuyo yonke imiphakathi yase-Caribbean, i-conch ivame ukubonwa njengesandulela senhlanhla futhi idlala indima emicimbini yemikhosi nemikhosi ehlukahlukene.
Isiqhingi ngasinye sase-Caribbean sengeza i-twist ehlukile kuresiphi yakudala ye-conch fritter. EBahamas, kuhlanganiswe ingxube yenyama ye-conch, u-anyanisi, i-bell pepper, nezinhlobonhlobo zezinongo, bese kuthoswa ngokujulile kube nsundu osagolide. Ngale e-Jamaica, bathanda ukudayela ukushisa ngopelepele be-scotch bonnet, bengeza isici esishisayo esiphuzweni. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uzama yiphi iresiphi yendawo, ukunambitheka okucebile nokuthungwa okwanelisayo kwama-conch fritters nakanjani kuzohlaba umxhwele.
Ukujabulela lawa ma-fritters kuyithuba lokucwiliswa kukunambitheka kwangempela kwesiko lokudla kwe-Caribbean.
Isobho le-Callaloo
Isobho le-Callaloo lime njengophawu lokupheka kwe-Caribbean, linikeza ukunambitheka okunamandla njengefa lokudla lesifunda. Okuphakathi nalesi sidlo yi-callaloo, isitshalo esinamaqabunga anomsoco esichuma kuzo zonke izizwe zaseCaribbean. Umbala oluhlaza ojulile wesobho uwubufakazi obubonakalayo bobusha nokuba nempilo kwezingxenye zalo.
Ukwazisa okusabalele ngesobho le-callaloo e-Caribbean kungenxa yezakhiwo zalo ezikhuthaza impilo. I-Callaloo igcwele izakhamzimba ezibalulekile, okuhlanganisa ingcebo yamavithamini, amaminerali, nama-antioxidants anomthelela enhlalakahleni yonke. Insimbi yayo ephawulekayo, i-calcium, novithamini C iqinisa isimiso somzimba sokuzivikela ezifweni, kuyilapho imicu yayo yokudla isekela ukugaya futhi ingase isize ekulawuleni isisindo.
Ngaphandle kwezinzuzo zayo zezempilo, isobho le-callaloo lijabulisa ulwanga ngokunambitheka kwalo okuqinile. Ukuxutshwa kwe-callaloo no-anyanisi onephunga elimnandi, u-garlic obabayo, kanye nezinhlobonhlobo zamakhambi nezinongo kubangela ukunambitheka okwanelisa ngokujulile. Ngokuvamile ihambisana nelayisi noma isinkwa, le sobho ingaphezu nje kwesidlo—iwukudla okunomsoco, okugcwele.
Empeleni, Isobho le-Callaloo alikona nje ukudla okuvamile kwe-Caribbean; iwukudla okunezakhamzimba okunezakhamzimba, okunothe ukunambitheka okunethezekile okumelela umoya oqhakazile kanye nobuchule obucebile bokupheka kwabantu bakho.
IsiRoti
Ukuhlola ama-flavour anothile we-Caribbean Roti kufana nokuthatha uhambo lwezokupheka lwamagugu ahlukahlukene wesifunda. E-Caribbean, i-Roti ayikona nje ukudla; isipiliyoni samasiko. Ake singene ekuthatheni okuhlukile kwe-Roti etholakala kuzo zonke iziqhingi kanye nezithako ezibalulekile ezizenza zikhetheke kakhulu.
Izinhlobonhlobo ze-Caribbean Roti:
I-Trinidad ne-Tobago ihlinzeka 'nge-Doubles' eyisakhiwo sodumo - ukudla kwasemgwaqweni okudumile okunesinkwa esithambile esifakwe uphizi othosiwe, okufafazwe ngesoso ye-tamarind e-tangy, ne-chutney ebabayo ukuze uthole ukukhahlelwa okwengeziwe.
Khonamanjalo, 'Curry Goat Roti' yase-Jamaica ihlanganisa inyama yembuzi ethambile enongwe ngenhlanganisela enothile yezinongo ze-curry, konke esongwe ngegobolondo le-roti elifudumele.
Izithako ezibalulekile kumaresiphi e-Roti:
Isisekelo sanoma iyiphi i-Roti siwufulawa, ngokuvamile kungaba yonke injongo noma inhlanganisela enomsoco kakolweni nofulawa wechickpea. Ukugcwaliswa kuyahlukahluka kakhulu, kusukela kumazambane athosiwe kanye nophizi wamaphuphu kuya kumaprotheni ane-succulent njengenkukhu, imbuzi, noma izimfanzi, ngayinye ibonisa ukunambitheka kwendawo.
Izinongo ezifana ne-cumin, i-turmeric, i-coriander, ne-garlic zibalulekile, zifaka i-Roti ngokujula kwesiginesha kanye ne-zest.
I-Roti ingaphezu nje kokudla; kuwukubonakaliswa kwezindaba zaseCaribbean ezedlule kanye nesimanjemanje esinempilo. Ngakho-ke uma useTrinidad naseTobago, Jamaica, nanoma yisiphi esinye isiqhingi, ukwamukela izinguqulo ezihlukene ze-Roti kuyimfuneko kunoma yimuphi umthandi wokudla.
I-Ackee ne-Saltfish
Lapho uhlola indawo ecebile yokupheka yase-Caribbean, umuntu kufanele agqamise i-Ackee ne-Saltfish, isidlo sezwe esihlonishwayo sase-Jamaica. Isidlo sasekuseni esiyintandokazi ezindlini eziningi, lesi sidlo sibhangqa kahle isithelo se-ackee esinokhilimu ngokwemvelo, esishintsha sibe ukuthungwa okuthambile okufana namaqanda aphehliwe uma kushisa, ne-codfish enosawoti enongiwe kakhulu.
Ukuze enze i-Ackee ne-Saltfish, umuntu ekuqaleni ubilisa i-cod enosawoti ukuze anciphise usawoti wayo. Ngemva kwalokhu, i-cod ithoswa ngengxube yezithako ezihlanganisa u-anyanisi, i-bell pepper, nezinhlobonhlobo zezinongo, kufakwe ukujula okumnandi. I-ackee igoqwe ngobumnene futhi iyancibilika ize ifinyelele esimweni sethenda ngokuphelele. Le ndalo yokupheka iletha i-symphony yokunambitha nokuthungwa, ngokushelela kwebhotela le-ackee okuhambisana nenhliziyo, i-umami-laden saltfish.
Ukuvumelana nezimo kwesitsha kuyingxenye yobuhle baso. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iyinambitheka yodwa, ibhangqwe namadombolo athosiwe, noma eduze kukabhanana oluhlaza obilisiwe, ihlala iyinhle ngendlela eyanelisayo. Ize iboleke ekubeni yi-flavour stuffing yamasemishi nama-wraps. Inhlanganisela evumelanayo ye-ackee ne-saltfish iwubufakazi bobuchule besiqhingi bokuhlanganisa izithako ezilula ukuze kukhiqizwe imali yokugibela eyinkimbinkimbi, ejabulisa ulwanga.
Ukhukhunathi Wokhukhunathi
I-coconut Shrimp ihlanganisa ukunambitheka okunejusi kwemfanzi nokunambitheka okumnandi, okushisayo kukakhukhunathi, okuhlanganisa okushiwo yi-Caribbean cuisine. Lesi sidlo esimnandi sihlanganisa ubusha bolwandle nokunotha kukakhukhunathi. Kunoma ubani owenza isampula yokudla kwase-Caribbean, i-Coconut Shrimp iyisipiliyoni esibalulekile.
Uma ujabulela i-coconut Shrimp, cabanga ukuyimatanisa nesiphuzo esishisayo esishisayo. Ubumnandi bukakhukhunathi buthuthukisa i-zing yeziphuzo zase-Caribbean, bunikeza ukunambitheka kwezindawo ezishisayo. Ukwengeza, kubalulekile ukukhetha ukudla kwasolwandle emithonjeni eqhuba ukudoba okuzinzile. Lokhu kusiza ukusekela impilo yasolwandle e-Caribbean ngenkathi ujabulela i-Coconut Shrimp.
Lapho benza lesi sidlo, abapheki bavame ukucwilisa izimfanzi engxubeni kafulawa, amaqanda, nokhukhunathi osihliwe ngaphambi kokuwuthosa ukuze uphelele. Umphumela uba ingaphandle elicwebezelayo elinethenda, elimnandi ngaphakathi. Idliwe endaweni yokudlela eseceleni kolwandle noma njengengxenye yomkhosi wasendaweni, i-Coconut Shrimp ithwebula umoya we-Caribbean gastronomy.
