"Woza uzame, kuthanda njenge-biltong" kusho umgcini wokugcoba e-The Boma restaurant eVictoria Falls , Zimbabwe. Kwakungukulingwa okulungile: Ngenzeke ukuthanda i- biltong . Kodwa ukuhlafuna nge-grub? Njengoba inhlanhla yayizoba nayo, ngangifuna ukunambitha isibungu se-mopane isikhathi esithile, futhi kubonakala sengathi isikhathi sesifikile. Naphezu kwegama labo, izimpethu ze-mopane azizona izibungu nhlobo, kodwa isibungu sezinhlobo ze-emperor moth ebizwa ngokuthi i- Gonimbrasia belina .
Kuyinto enhle kwezinye izingxenye ze-Afrika yaseningizimu futhi kubhekwa njengokudla kwesihlahla kwabanye. Kodwa wonke umuntu uyavuma ukuthi izimpethu zinomsoco kakhulu, kanti ezinye ziyabheka njengento enhle kakhulu.
I-Boma Restaurant
I-Boma yindawo yokuvakasha yama-classic ehlelwe ezindaweni ezihle zeVictoria Falls Safari Lodge. Isidlo kule ndawo yokuzidla yaseZimbabwe inokuzijabulisa, futhi izitsha ezingenakubalwa zendawo zisebenza ngesitayela se-buffet. Lezi zihlanganisa izidlo ezinjenge-impala terrine ne-warthog fillet. Udobi uyatholakala ukutshela inhlanhla yakho ngokuphonsa amathambo akhe; abadansi bezijabulisa ngezimiso zendabuko zesiShona nesiNdebele; bese-ke ... kukhona ama-mopane izibungu.
Yini i-Mopane Worms Yathandeka?
Izimpethu e-The Boma zinyanyisiwe ngama-utamatisi, anyanisi nogalikhi, akekho okuyikho okukufihla ithemba le-off-putting lekhanda elimnyama nelungu elibomvu, umzimba ompunga. Ngomgcini wezinsiza ebheka ngokukhuthazayo, ngiphakamisa omunye emlonyeni wami futhi ngaqala ukuhlafuna.
Ukunambitheka kokuqala kwesidumbu se-mopane kwakungekho okubi kakhulu, kufihliwe ugarlic kanye anyanisi.
Kodwa njengoba ngangiqhubeka ngihlafuna, ukunambitheka kwangempela kwaqala ukuphazamiseka futhi ngabona ukuxuba komhlaba, usawoti kanye nemigwaqo eyomile. Kwakungekho okuhle kakhulu. Ngikwazi ukukugwinya ekugcineni futhi ngoba lokhu kwakuyindaba yokuvakasha, ngathola isitifiketi sokufakazela.
Ngiyazisa lesi sitifiketi ngenhla engiluthole i- bungee jumping ku-Bridge Falls ibhuloho.
I-Mopane Worms e-African Culture
Abantu abaningi abajabulela izimpethu ze-mopane kusobala ukuthi abazitholi izitifiketi zokudla i-grub eyedwa. Ngokuvamile, uzobona izikhwama ezinkulu zemifino eyomile kanye / noma yokubhema ezimakethe zendawo kulo lonke elaseZambia, iZimbabwe, Botswana, eNingizimu Afrika naseNamibia. Zibukeka kahle lapho zimile (ngemva kokukhishwa kwazo) futhi uma ubheka kuqala ungase ucabange ukuthi ubheka uhlobo oluthile lwebhontshisi.
Izimpethu ze-Mopane zithola igama labo lesiNgisi ngokuzithandela kwazo ezihlahleni ze-mopane, izinhlobo ezivame ukutholakala ezindaweni ezisenyakatho ze-Afrika Eningizimu. Isikhathi esihle sokuwavuna sekwephuzile esigabeni sabo sokuqhaqhazela, lapho sinezinhlanzi futhi sinamanzi futhi singakaze siqhube phansi ngaphansi komhlaba ukuze sifinyelele esigabeni sabo senundu. Izimpethu zepopane nazo zidla imithi yemango kanye nezinye izihlahla. Izimpethu ezishaya ama-mopane ziyizinkathi ezithile zonyaka, kodwa ezinye izitolo ezinkulu zendawo zithengisa nezibungu ezinamathini.
I-Mopane Worms njenge-Industry Industry
Izimpethu ze-Mopane zibizwa ngokuthi phane eBotswana, mashonja eZimbabwe nasezingxenyeni zaseNingizimu Afrika, nase- omangungu eNamibia. Naphezu kokunambitheka kwabo, baphakamisa i-punch engathà sina enomsoco, ehlanganisa amaprotheni angu-60 namazinga aphezulu ensimbi ne-calcium.
Njengoba ukuvuna kwe-mopane kudinga ukungeneli ngendlela encane endleleni, izinambuzane ziye zaba umthombo onenzuzo wokuthola imali. ENingizimu Afrika, izimpethu ze-mopane ziyizimboni zeRandi eziningi.
Ukusimama kwamabhizinisi ase-mopane worm ngokuvamile kuvinjelwa ukuvuna ngokweqile. Ezinye izinsongo embonini zihlanganisa ukusetshenziswa kwezinambuzane ezivimbela izidakamizwa ukuvimbela izibungu ukuba zincintisane nemfuyo ezondla emithini efanayo; nokuqothulwa kwamahlathi. Amanye amabhizinisi ase-mopane agxila ekuhloleni izibungu ukuze enze imboni ibe yithembeke kakhulu.
Indlela Yokupheka I-Mopane Worms
Indlela evamile yokudla izimpethu ze-mopane ngendlela efanayo engangiyenzile - okuthosiwe ngenhlanganisela yamatamatisi, i-garlic, amantongomane, ama-chillies kanye anyanisi. Labo abanokufinyelela emacimbini bangathola izindlela zokupheka e-intanethi.
Izimpethu ze-Mopane zingabuye zengezwe esitsheni, zibiliswe ukuze zifake iziphuzo, noma zivele zitshalwe eziluhlaza futhi zihlanzekile emthini. Uma zisanda kushaywa, azihlaziyi kancane futhi ukunambitheka kwazo akuhlanganisiwe nezinye izithako. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi lokho kuyinto enhle noma into embi ikuwe!
Lesi sihloko sibuyekezwe nguJessica Macdonald ngoMashi 29th 2017.