Njalo ngonyaka, lapho ikhalenda liphawula umhla ziyi-7 kuJulayi, abathandi bobumnandi baba nosuku olungaphuthelwa lokugubha esinye sezithako ezithakazelisa kakhulu emhlabeni. Lo mkhosi, owaqalwa ngo-2010 yizinhlangano ezifana ne- Inhlangano Yamazwe Ngamazwe Yabakhiqizi Be-CocoaIfuna ukugqamisa hhayi nje ukunambitheka, kodwa futhi nokubaluleka okukhulu kwamasiko kanye nomnotho kwalesi sithelo, okwathi ngemva kokuwela i-Atlantic sisuka eMelika, sanqoba ngokuphelele izinhlungu zaseYurophu emakhulwini eminyaka ambalwa edlule.
Iqiniso liwukuthi eSpain nakulo lonke izwekazi sithatha lo mkhiqizo ngokungathi sÃna kakhulu, njengoba iYurophu ihamba phambili ezibalweni zomhlaba wonke lapho ukusetshenziswa kwawo kudlula khona 1,2 billion amathani minyaka yonke. Akumangalisi ukuthi, ngalezi zibalo, sifuna noma yisiphi isizathu sokungcolisa izandla zethu futhi silungiselele ukudla okwenziwe ekhaya ukuze sikhanyise usuku lwethu, sisebenzisa iqiniso lokuthi i-cocoa iyisithako esiguquguqukayo kangangokuthi ivumelana cishe nanoma yiluphi uhlobo lokulungiselela, kusukela ku-smoothie eqabulayo kuya ku-dessert emnandi.
Ukudla okunomlando nezakhiwo ezihlukile
Uma sibheka emuva, siyaqaphela ukuthi lesi sithako besilokhu sinathi isikhathi eside kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ngaphezu kwalokho Iminyaka engu-5.300 yomlando Ngokusho kokutholwa kwamuva kwezinto zakudala esifundeni sase-Amazon, imiphakathi efana namaMaya nama-Aztec ayigcini nje ngokuyisebenzisa kodwa futhi yayibheka njengengcebo yangempela, iyisebenzisa njengemali nasemikhubeni engcwele ngenxa yegama layo lesayensi, elisho ukuthi ukudla konkulunkulu.
Ngaphandle kwemfihlakalo yayo, manje sesiyazi ukuthi ukufaka i-cacao ehlanzekile ekudleni kwethu kungaba umsizi omkhulu empilweni yethu. Kungumthombo wemvelo we- ama-antioxidants kanye namaminerali abalulekile Njenge-magnesium, i-iron, ne-potassium, ezinhle kakhulu ekugcineni umzimba usesimweni esihle. Iphinde ibe nalelo khono elicishe libe yimilingo lokuthuthukisa isimo sethu sengqondo ngokukhuthaza ukukhishwa kwama-endorphin, okusinika amandla amancane kanye nenhlalakahle lapho sikudinga kakhulu.
Sivame ukudida amagama, kodwa kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi i-cocoa ne-chocolate akufani ncamashi. Eyokuqala iyisithelo semvelo, kanti eyesibili ingumphumela wokucubungula imbewu yayo ngoshukela nobisi; empeleni, Usuku Lomhlaba Wonke Lwetshokolethi Kugujwa ngosuku oluhlukile, umhla ziyi-13 kuMandulo, ukuhlonipha uRoald Dahl, umdali wefektri edumile kaWilly Wonka. Kubalulekile ukwazisa nge ukusetshenziswa kwetshokolethi ezinganeni ukugwema izingozi ngokweminyaka.
Izindlela zokupheka ezintathu ezingenakuvinjelwa ongazijabulela ekhaya
Kulabo abafuna ukugubha lo mkhosi ngesitayela ngaphandle kokuchitha amahora amaningi ekhishini, i-brownie ye-chocolate yakudala Kuyindlela engenakugwenywa. Udinga nje ukushaya amaqanda ambalwa namagremu ayi-100 kashukela, ungeze amagremu angu-80 ebhotela elicibilikile, i-vanilla encane, bese uxuba konke namagremu angu-50 empuphu ye-cocoa engashubile kanye namagremu angu-80 kafulawa. Njengoba unemizuzu engu-20 noma engu-25 kuphela kuhhavini ku-180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit), uzoba nekhekhe lesiponji eliqinile nelimnandi eliheha ngempela.
Uma ufuna into elula futhi eqabulayo kakhulu yokulwa nokushisa, i-smoothie kabhanana ne-cocoa Kuyindlela yokudla okulula ephelele. Vele uhlanganise ubhanana ovuthiwe, ingilazi yobisi (noma ubisi olusekelwe ezitshalweni), isipuni esikhulu sempuphu ye-cocoa emsulwa, kanye noju oluncane uma uthanda ukuthi kube mnandi. Kuyindlela enhle yokuyigcwalisa ngokwemvelo futhi ikulungele ngokushesha, njengoba sikwenza... i-ayisikhilimu engenashukela eyenziwe ekhaya ukuze uthole inketho yokubanda.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma uthanda ukudla okumnandi kodwa ungafuni ukusondela kuhhavini, ama-truffle e-cocoa angaphekwa Yizo ezingcono kakhulu kuwe. Zilungiselele ngokuchoboza amagremu angaba ngu-200 amakhukhi afana noMaria bese uwaxuba namagremu ayi-100 e-cream cheese noma i-dulce de leche kanye nezipuni ezimbili ze-cocoa powder. Uma usunayo inhlama ebushelelezi, mane uyibumbe ibe amabhola amancane, uwagoqe nge-cocoa powder eyengeziwe noma i-coconut eqoshiwe, bese uwafaka efrijini ihora elilodwa ukuze aqine.
Ukwazi ukuthi ungayazisa kanjani ikhwalithi yalo mkhiqizo wasendulo kuyisihluthulelo sokujabulela zonke izimfanelo zawo ngaphandle kwecala, ukhetha njalo izinhlobo ezinoshukela omncane owengeziwe. Lezi ziphakamiso zokupheka zibonisa ukuthi ngezithako ezimbalwa nje singahlonipha lokhu okwenziwe ekhaya ubumnandi bemvelaphi yaseMelika okuye kwaba yinsika eyisisekelo yesiko lethu lokudla kwaseYurophu.
