Ukuba uceba uhambo oluya eMzantsi Afrika, lindela ukubona i-biltong kuyo yonke indawo oya kuyo. I-Biltong i-snack eyintandokazi yaseMzantsi Afrika kunye nenxalenye yangaphakathi yenkcubeko yelizwe. Ithengiswa kwizikhululo zegesi, kwiibarari zokurhweba, kwii-hubs zothutho nakwiindawo zokutya eziphakamileyo. Kodwa yintoni na?
Yintoni iBiltong?
Eyona nto, i-biltong inyama ephilisiwe kwaye yomiswe. Inikwa kwiingcezu okanye iindawo zokuhluka kobunzima, kwaye zingenziwa ngokusebenzisa iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zokutya.
Nangona inkukhu kunye ne-bacon biltong ikhona, inyama yenkomo kunye nomdlalo yizona zixhaphaka kakhulu. Umdlalo (owaziwayo njenge-venison eMzantsi Afrika) ubhekisela kwizilwanyana zasendle - kuquka i-impala, i-kudu, i-wildebeest neenciniba. Abaninzi baseMelika benza iphutha lokucinga ukuba i-biltong yimpendulo yaseMzantsi Afrika yokuba yinto ephilileyo - kodwa ngokwenene, inezithako ezahlukileyo, inkqubo yokudala, indima yenkcubeko kunye nembali.
Imbali yeBiltong
Abantu baseMzantsi Afrika baye bagcina inyama ngesinye isimo okanye enye iminyaka. Ngaphandle kwamafriji okanye amafrijiza ukukhusela inyama yabo ekubhubhiseni, abazingeli bemveli babesebenzisa iinqwelo zenyama ngetyuwa ngaphambi kokuba baxhomeke emithini ukuze bome. Ngeli-17 leminyaka, abahlali bevela eYurophu bamkela le ndlela yendabuko yokulondolozwa, kodwa wongeza iviniga ne-saltpetre (potassium nitrate) kwinkqubo yokuphilisa. Injongo yokwenza njalo kwakukubulala amabhaktheriya kwenyama, ngoko ukunciphisa amathuba okugula.
Ngeli-19 leminyaka, abalimi abangamaDatshi ababizwa ngokuba yiVoortrekkers bashiya iifama zabo eKapa, ukuze babalekele igunya lolawulo lwaseBrithani elawula iColony Colony. Bayafuna ukutya okungekho nto engabonakaliyo ukuze bazincede ekufudukeni kwabo emantla, ezaziwa ngokuba yiTrans Trek. Impilo ephilileyo yayiyisisombululo esihle, kwaye ininzi imithombo yemboleko iVoortrekkers efezekisa ubugcisa bokuzenzela, ngokudala i-snack njengokuba siyazi namhlanje.
Indlela yeBiltong eyenziwe ngayo
Namhlanje, inkqubo yokwenza i-biltong ihlala ifana kakhulu naleyo esetyenziswe yiVoortrekkers-nangona iinguqu ezimbalwa. Ukukhetha isiqulatho esihle sempilo sisinyathelo sokuqala. Ngokuqhelekileyo, xa wenza i-cow biltong, i-silverside okanye i-sideside cuttings iyona nto ibhetele. Emva koko, inyama kufuneka inqunywe ibe yimichilo, ngaphambi kokuba ixutywe okanye ihlambuluke kwiviniga. Emva koko, iinqununu zithandwa ngumxube we-spice, oqhelekileyo uquka ityuwa, iswekile, imbewu encinci ye-coriander kunye ne-pepper emnyama.
Ngokuqhelekileyo, iinqunqwa zishiywe ukuze zidibanise umxube we-spice ngobusuku obubini, ngaphambi kokuba ziboshwe ukuze zome kwindawo epholileyo. Namhlanje, iibhabhinethi ezomileyo ezicwangcisiweyo zenza le nyathelo yenkqubo ilula, ibonise umenzi we-biltong ulawulo olukhulu phezu kobushushu kunye nomswakama. Ngokwesiko, isigaba sokumisa sithatha iintsuku ezine; nangona i-ovens yamashishini kagesi ingasetyenziselwa ukukhawuleza inkqubo ngokukhawuleza. Nangona kunjalo, i-biltong purists, nangona kunjalo, iindlela endala zihlala zizilungele.
Izinzuzo zezeMpilo zeBiltong
Kanye nokuba yingxenye ebalulekileyo yenkcubeko yaseMzantsi Afrika, i-biltong yindlela ephilileyo yokutya okuqhelekileyo njengama-chips nokudibanisa. Ingumthombo ophezulu kakhulu weprotheni, malunga nama-57.2 amagremu kwi-100 gram yokukhonza.
Inkqubo yokomisa endaweni yokupheka ithetha ukuba inyama igcina ubuninzi bezondlo zayo, kubandakanywa amaminerali abalulekileyo njengensimbi, i-zinc kunye ne-magnesium. Kwabo babala iikhalori, umdlalo we-biltong udla ngokugqithiseleyo kunokuba wenkomo yenkomo, kwaye ngoko ke ukhetho olungcono.
Kuphi ukuzama uBiltong?
Emazantsi Afrika nakwamanye amazwe anemida efana neNamibia, isampuli ye-biltong ilula nje njengokuthabatha ipakethe egqityiweyo yokugcina ivenkile. Ukuba ungekho ngaphesheya kwelanga, ukufumana ukulungiswa kwe-biltong yakho kunokuba ngumncinci omncinci. Uninzi lwezidolophu ezinkulu e-UK kunye ne-US zineentengiso zaseMzantsi Afrika, njengeJonty Jacobs eNew York naseSan Diego; okanye iJumbo yaseMzantsi Afrika Yithenga eLondon. Ngelokugqibela, uzakufumana i-biltong kunye nezinye izidlo zaseMzantsi Afrika eziquka itiye le-Rooibos, uNksz Ball's chutney kunye ne-Wilsons toffee.
Ngaphandle koko, kukho iiwebhusayithi eziliqela ezithumela i-biltong kunye nezinye izinto zaseMzantsi Afrika, kuquka ne-South African Food Shop e-US kunye ne-Barefoot Biltong e-UK. Ukuba uvakalelwa ngokwenene, ungazama ukwenza u-biltong wakho ekhaya. Kukho ezininzi kwiwebhusayithi ezinika iikhopishi kunye nezikhokelo zokwenza ibhegi epheleleyo - nangona yinto enobungcali, kwaye kufuneka ulindele ukunika imizamo emibini ngaphambi kokufikelela kwiziphumo ezilungileyo. Ukwenza izinto zibe lula, cinga ukuba ulungise i-biltong spice kunye nekhabhinethi yomisa kwikhaya le-Amazon.
Eli nqaku liye lahlaziywa kwaye libhalwa kwakhona yingxenye nguJessica Macdonald ngo-Oktobha 26, 2016.