Ama-Best Food Travel Experiences eSanto Domingo

Ukudla ezindaweni ezishisayo zendawo kuyindlela enhle yokuthola ukunambitheka komuzi, kepha ukucwiliswa kwangempela endaweni yesehlakalo kuyenzeka njalo ngaphandle kwezindonga ezine zokudlela.

Ngenkathi i-Santo Domingo, inhloko-dolobha yaseDominican Republic, inezinhlobonhlobo ezihlukahlukene zokudlela , imisebenzi yezocubungula ingasiza izivakashi ukuba zizitholele ngempela ukudla okuyingqayizivele yezwe. Kusuka ezimakethe zokudla kuya emigwaqweni yomgwaqo, kusukela emakilasini okupheka kuya ezikhathini zokudla, kuhlangenwe nakho okufana nokudla okunika ukuqonda kwama flavour kanye nomkhiqizo omuhle waseDominican. Hlola lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho okuthakazelisayo, kusukela ekufundeni ukuthi ungalungisa kanjani ushokoledi ekuphekeni amakilasi, ukuhlakulela ukwazisa okugcwele ukuhlanganiswa kwama flavour namafutha.

* Lesi sihloko sabhalwa nguJoanna Kauffmann, ongumlobi wezokudla nokuhamba futhi ngezinye izikhathi ukhuluma ngokulandelana. Uyakuthanda ukudla abanye abangase bakhononde ngakho kuneziqholo eziningi kakhulu, ugarliki kakhulu, noma i-cilantro engavamile futhi uvumelekile ukudlula usuku ngaphandle kokudla ushokoledi. Ugijima kwi-Twitter njenge @jokauffmann.

Njengoba kuvamile embonini yezokuvakasha, umlobi wanikezwa indawo yokulala, ukudla, kanye nokuhamba ngenhloso yokubukeza lezo zinsizakalo nokuthola okuningi ngeDominican Republic. Nakuba engathonye lokhu kubuyekezwa, i-About.com ikholelwa ukudalulwa ngokugcwele kwazo zonke izingxabano ezingase zenzeke. Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi, bheka inqubomgomo yethu yokuziphatha.

• 01 ka 05

  Class Ukupheka nge Chef Martín Omar

  UChef Martín Omar uneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20 epheka ukupheka ukudla kwaseDominican. Umlando wakhe omude nokudla kwendabuko kumhlaba unikeze ulwazi nokuzethemba ukuphakamisa ngisho nesitayela sasekhaya ukuze kuhambisane nezitsha zokucwenga kakhulu. Ngokusebenzisa izithako ezintsha ezitholakalayo kanye nezindlela ezingenaphutha ezakhiwe ngaphezu komsebenzi wakhe omude, uChef Omar uyakwazi ukwenza izitsha ezizithandayo zendawo zithokozise izinto ezintsha.

  Umdlalo we-foodies uvela ngokuthatha elinye lamakilasi akhe okupheka nokuzibandakanya esenzweni isenzo ngokwabo. Isigaba sika-Chef Omar sika "Umdabu waseMdabu", isibonelo, sibonisa indlela yokwenza izitsha ezintathu ezidumile zaseDominican.

  Ukuze uqale, izivakashi zifunde ukwenza izinti zezihlahla ze-crispy. Yize ngokuvamile kuphutha ngokushintshaniswa nge-yucca, umcibisholo empeleni uyisitashi, impande ye-tuberous, lapho isomile, iba i-tapioca. Ekulungiseleleni kukaChef Omar, izimpande ze-cassava zivuthiwe futhi ziphekwe, bese zigawula izinti-umsebenzi omuhle wokuzivocavoca ekilasini-futhi othosiwe ngamafutha ashisayo. Izitshalo ze-cassava ezithosiwe zifana nokuthungwa amafrimu aseFrance kanye nomlutha olinganayo.

  Njengenkambo eyinhloko, uChef Omar unikeza i-sancocho yendabuko, echaza ngokuthi yiyona "iresiphi evelele kakhulu eDominican." Yenziwe ngemifino ehlukahlukene kanye nemifino ehlanganiswa ndawonye ukuze yenze isobho esinomusa, esiphundu, i-sancocho yeChef Omar iphelile nge-cilantro, i-oregano ne-orange enomuncu, okuyiguqula isobho esithobekile sibe injabulo yokucubungula.

  Okokugcina, i-dessert elula futhi eqabulayo inikezwa njengokuncoma okuphelele ukuqeda ukudla okunzima. Izitsha zomuthi wezitshalo ezishisayo ezivuthwa ngamakhambi zendawo kanye nezinongo zitholakalayo-zindlala noma zilula, kuye ngokuthi ngubani othulula-owaziwa yiRumican rum ngokumuma ukuthi yisilinganiso esifanele sobumnandi ngokukhahlela kancane okuncane.

  Ulwazi emakilasini noChef Martín Omar atholakala lapha.

• 02 ka 05

  Ukuhlola i-Mercado Modelo

  Kutholakala edolobheni laseSanto Domingo, i-Mercado Modelo (imakethe yezimodeli) idlula kude nomculi wakho wokuvakasha ojwayelekile. Nakuba kunezinto eziningi zokwakha nemikhumbuzo yokudayiswa-kubandakanya i-Dominican cigars, imidwebo yabaculi bendawo, nokuhlobisa okucwebezelayo-izitolo zokudla ezizungezile imakethe eyenza ngempela ukuyeka okungcono.

  Kulezi zigcawu zangaphandle, uzothola amaDominican asekhaya, uthengise amakhambi, ukukhiqiza, kanye nokudla. Izitshalo ezinamapulangwe, i-pepper, amantongomane kanye ne-yucca zinikezwa ngokuhle njalo, kanti izinhlanzi ezinomsoco, ukudla okulenga kanye nesinamoni ziqinisa ubukhulu bezingane ezincane.

  Ngisho noma ungenayo injongo yokuthenga noma yikuphi izinto, i-Mercado Modelo kufanelekile ukuvakashelwa ngeso lengqondo lenkambiso yendawo. Futhi uma ubheka ukuthatha izinto ezimbalwa phakathi nohambo lwakho, khumbula ukuthi kulindeleke ukuba uxoxe ngamanani emazingeni. Izintandokazi ezimbalwa eziphakanyisiwe zikhona ikhofi eDominican ecebile ne-vanilla emhlophe. Kulabo abaphuzayo, zama Mamajuana; ezenziwe ezimpandeni naseRum, utshwala obunamandla bakholelwa ukuthi banezimfanelo ze-aphrodisiac.

  I-Mercado Modelo itholakale ku-Av. UMella eSanto Domingo. Nakuba i-Mercado Modelo yizimakethe ezinkulu kunazo zonke edolobheni, siphinde sikhuthaze i-Merca Santo Domingo enomkhiqizo omuhle wendawo, njengephayinaphu nepelepele. Kukhona nezimakethe eziyingqayizivele zase-Chinese e-Avenida Duarte, lapho izivakashi zizothola khona izinongo zamaShayina nemikhiqizo yokudla endaweni yaseChinatown yedolobha. Ekugcineni, kuyilapho uPulga de Antiguedades engeyona imakethe yendabuko, izimakethe ezihamba ngamasonto onke zinezimpahla zabathengisi basemgwaqeni abathengisa umkhiqizo wendabuko, njenge-chicharron (isikhumba sehagu esikhunyiwe), kulabo abalambileyo.

• 03 ka 05

  Ama-Chocolate kanye nama-Clay Experiences nge-Tequia Experience

  I-Dominican Republic iyinani elilodwa elithumela i-cocoa ephilayo emhlabeni, kanti ngenkathi kwenziwa izidakamizwa ezitholakala ezitolo eziningi, kunezwe lonke ekukhiqizeni ukulima okungeke kuqondwe nje ngokugudluza ibhakhodi le-chocolate.

  Ama-Chocolate kanye nama-Clay Experiences, anikezwa yi-local tour inkampani yeTequia Experiences, aveza ukuthi izwe ngokuthatha abahambi ohambweni ngaphandle kweSanto Domingo enhliziyweni yamathafa ashukela, lapho abalimi abambalwa abazimele bekhulayo ngokukhipha i-Fair Trade and Organic Amazinga wokuqinisekisa. Zonke izingxenye zomkhuba wezolimo we-cocoa zivezwe, kusukela ezinyathelweni zokuqala ze-cocoa, kusukela ekuthomeni okuqala ukukhula, kuze kube yilapho kuphelela ekutholeni ubhontshisi we-cocoa, ukunambitheka komshokolethi oshisayo owenziwe i-cocoa esanda kutshalwa.

  Njengengxenye yalolu phiko, uzothola ithuba lokufunda umlando webumbi eDominican Republic, futhi ubone umdwebi osebenza emsebenzini, ubenze ubumba zibe izithombe kanye nezitsha ezinhle kakhulu ngaphambi kwamehlo akho. Okuhlangenwe nakho kufaka phakathi nesidlo sakusihlwa saseDominican ukuze sijabulele ngaphandle.

  Ukwaziswa kokuvakasha nge-Tequia Experiences kuyatholakala lapha. Ngaphandle kohambo lwabo lwe-chocolate, banikeza nokuvakasha kugxile ekuhlangenwe nakho kwe-gastronomic endaweni yangokomlando, njenge-ceviche kanye ne-empanadas enezinkuni ezigxiliwe.

• 04 ka 05

  Thola i-Chocolate kwi-ChocoMuseo

  Uma ungenayo isikhathi sokuvakasha kwelanga eligcwele nge-Tequia Experiences, zama i-Chocomuseo e-Santo Domingo. Lesi sitolo esikhulu sihlanganisa nombukiso omfushane kodwa owaziyo ochaza inqubo yokwenza ushokoledi kusuka kubhontshisi wekhokho. Ngemva kokufunda mayelana nokukhiqizwa kwe-chocolate, izivakashi zingazama amasampula wemikhiqizo ye-chocolate eyingqayizivele, njengetiye le-chocolate, i-choqueti liqueurs, nezithelo ze-chocolate ezihlanganisiwe namantongomane.

  Okuqakathekileko, kodwana, ngokuya e-Chocomuseo ubhalisela i-Bean kwi-Bar Workshops, lapho izivakashi zizokuthatha isitshalo sekhokho kusuka kubhontshisi ukugaya, ukugaya, nokunambitha itiye le-cocoa, ngaphambi kokugaya i-nibs nokulungiselela ushokoledi oshisayo bese udala ama-chocolate. Ama-worksshops amabili amahora amaningi abiza ama-dollar angu-25 ama-dollar kubantu abadala kanye ne-$ 15 USD yabantwana.

• 05 ka 05

  Thola iRum kuRon Barceló Factory Tour

  Njengoba kungenzeka kulindeleke indawo yeCaribbean, esinye sezimboni ezinamandla kunazo zonke eDominican Republic yimboni yamaRum, futhi uRon Barceló ukhiqiza ezinye zezinto ezinhle kakhulu. Ngesikhathi nje ukuphuza i-rum akudabuki nganoma iyiphi indlela, ukuvakasha kwefektri kunikeza ukuqonda okukhulu emlandweni wokukhiqizwa komkhiqizo futhi kunikeza ngemuva kokubona ukuphuza utshwala othandekayo ekwenzeni.

  Umqondisi wezokuvakasha owaziyo uzokubingelela nge-cocktail eqabulayo ukuze uqale iqembu ngokufanele, ngaphambi kokukuhambisa emasimini amancane emfashini. Lapho, i-rum ikhulile emiphongolweni eyayisetshenziswe ngaphambilini ukudala i-whiskey yase-Amerika eKentucky. Ukuze uphumelele njenge-rum Dominican, utshwala kufanele bukhule okungenani ngonyaka owodwa, kodwa ukuze uthole ama-premium amaningi, i-rum ingakwazi ukuchitha iminyaka eyishumi emiphongolweni yase-American oak, futhi kuze kube yiminyaka emibili emibhawulweni eyenziwe evela e-French oak.

  Ukulandela ukuvakasha, hlala esikebheni ukuze uthole ukunambitheka kwezinhlanganisela ezihlukahlukene zikaRon Barceló, konke okutholakala ukuthenga esitolo sefektri.

  Ukwaziswa kokuvakasha kwefektri kaRon Barceló kuyatholakala lapha.