01 ngo-04
Iyiphi i-Oyster?
I-Whitstable oyster native (kwesobunxele) inhle kakhulu kusimo sezulu esibi. Nakuba zombili izakhamuzi kanye ne-rock oyster (kwesokudla) zihlwanyelwe, izakhamuzi azivamile futhi ngaleyo ndlela zibiza cishe kabili. Kuzuzisa ukunambitheka okungenakulibaleka kolwandle. © Ferne Arfin Idolobha laseWhitestable, ogwini olusempumalanga yeKent liye lafana ne-oysters amakhulu eminyaka. Mhlawumbe eqinisweni - amaBrithani eBrithani balima futhi bathumela ama-oyst Whitable ku-Imperial Capital eminyakeni emibili eyedlule. I- Whitstable Oyster Festival Association ibika ukuthi ama-oyster angu-2 000 anamahlombe amadala ase-Roma yanamuhla abuyele ku-Whitstable.
Ukuziqhenya kanye nenjabulo yedolobhana, i-Whitstable Native Oyster (kwesobunxele esithombeni) incane futhi iluhlaza, iqinile futhi inambitha yolwandle ehlanzekile. Ikhula emanzini angajulile, angasogwini olwandle lwaseThames Estuary lapho kuhlanganiswa khona amanzi amasha nosawoti nalapho kudla khona ama-oysters amancane amancane. I-colder amanzi, ama-oyster angcono kakhulu, nakuba inkathi yendabuko iqala ngo-Septhemba 1, hlala kuze kube ngu-Okthoba lapho ama-oysters angokwemvelo ewafanele ngempela ihora kanye nohambo lwamamitha angu-20 ukusuka eLondon Victoria. (Hlola Imibuzo Yezitimela Zikazwelonke ngezikhathi).
Uma uhlela ukuhambisa i-Whitstable ngaphandle kwenkathi yama-oyster yendabuko (izinyanga ezine-R kusukela ngoSepthemba kuya ku-Ephreli) ungazama amanye ama-oyster. Ama-oyster rock asetshalwe (i-oyster oyisisindo ngakwesokudla) atholakala ngaso sonke isikhathi futhi inqwaba yezinye izinhlanzi nezilwane zasolwandle, kuhlanganise nama-lobsters, athathwa abadobi bendawo.
Njengoba kwenzeka, umkhosi wendabuko we-Whitstable Oyster Festival wenziwa ngenkathi yokuphela yabomdabu. Ama-Oystermen asematasa kakhulu uma sekuqala isikhathi sonyaka ukuze bagubha ngoJulayi. Yisiko esivela ezikhathini zikaNorman, lapho umdobi wendawo ephethe umkhosi kanye nenkonzo yokubonga ngenkathi ivaliwe yama-oysters, phakathi nesikhathi sosuku lomkhosi waseSt. James weCompostella, ngoJulayi 25.
02 ka 04
Ukudla kuphi Oysters
Umkhathi uyingqayizivele eThe Royal Oyster Stores, ingxenye yenkampani ehloniphekile ye-Whitstable Oyster Fishery Company. Izinhlanzi zasolwandle zihlanzekile futhi zilungele ukulungiswa. © Ferne Arfin Ikhamphani ye-Whitstable Oyster Fishery, eqhuba izindawo zokudlela eziningana kanye nehhotela e-Whitstable, ingalandisa umlando wayo kuze kube yi-1400 futhi ifune ukuthi ibhizinisi elidala kunazo zonke eziseYurophu.
Ukuthandwa kwama-oysters omdabu wase-Whitstable kwakhula amakhulu eminyaka, kwafinyelela ama-apogee awo ngawo-1850, ngenkathi inkampani, bese kubambisana nabadobi bendawo nabadobi be-oyster, bathumela ama-oyster ayizigidi ezingu-80 ngonyaka eMarkingsgate Market yaseLondon .
Izifo, impi kanye nemfashini zikhokhwa ekudoba i-oyster yedolobheni ngawo-1920, kepha imvuselelo, eholwa ngabanikazi bamanje (abangasese) be-Whitstable Oyster Company yenze into enenani eliyigugu futhi elifiselekayo edolobheni.
Ngavakashela inkampani yokudlela yaseRoyal Oyal Oyster ngo-Septhemba futhi ngashaya ingxoxo ebhasini le-oyster elingavamile nabanye abamabhizinisi abaye bevela enkomfeni eseduze ukuze badle ama-oysters. Isendaweni enhle, isakhiwo sezitini sekhulu le-18 esinezicabha ezihloniphekile, indawo yokudlela inikeza ukukhethwa okukhulu kwezinhlanzi zasendaweni, i-shellfish nama-crustaceans. Ngaphandle kwesidlo sasemini sokudlela nesidlo sakusihlwa, izivakashi zingakujabulela ubhiya, ama-oysters amaningi kanye nesinkwa nebhotela ematafuleni okuthunga emapulangwe ebhasini. I-ambiance ingase ibekwe futhi ibuye ibe yinto engavamile kodwa i-oysters ivinjelwe ukuze ilandelwe phambi kwakho nokubukwa kolwandle (kanye namanani) yikilasi lokuqala. Ayikho i-high cuisine ephakeme lapha. Kunalokho, lindela izithako zendawo ezingcono kakhulu, ziphekwe. I-hand cut chips yayikhulu kakhulu, inhle kakhulu.
Ama-Royal Naval Oyster Stores Essentials
- Ikheli: Izitolo zeRoyal Natives Oyster, I-Horsebridge, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1BU
- Ifoni: +44 (0) 1227 276 856
- Vula: NgoLwesihlanu-ku-12 kuya ku-2: 30 no-6: 30 kuya ku-9; Hlala usuku lonke kusukela ngobusuku kuya ku-9: 30, ngoMsombuluko ekuseni kuya ku-9: 45, ngeSonto ebusuku kuya ku-8: 30. Ukubhuka ibha ye-oyster cishe akudingekile kepha kuhlakaniphe ukudlela lapho abantu basekhaya bekhona ngenkathi.
- Amanani: Isilinganiso sokuphakama. Ama-oyster angama-1/2 amantombazane ngo-September 2010 ayengu-£ 16, ama-rock oysters ayengu-£ 9. Enye inkambo eyinhloko ngo-2010 isukela ku-£ 12.50 kuya ku-£ 28.
- Vakashela iwebhusayithi yabo
Ezinye Izinketho
Njengoba kunjalo, i-Royal Oyster Stores, esakhiweni sayo sezitini esishaya olwandle, ingaba yinto yokuvakasha e-oyster ngenkathi. Nazi ezinye izinqumo ezinhle:
- Ibha ye-Oyster ye-Wheeler 8 High Street, Whitstable, +44 (0) 1227 273 311. Le restaurant encane, ebomvu ehamba phambili iphuma ku-Victorian yohlu suku. Konke kulungile esikebheni. Ikhekhe kuphela ne-BYOB.
- I-Crab ne-Winkle-South Quay, i-Harbour, i-Whitstable, +44 (0) 1227 779377 Indawo yokudlela ne-fishmarket ebheke ichweba lokudoba.
- Umdlali wezemidlalo I-gastropub enezinkanyezi zaseMelika ogwini elise-Seasalter.
03 ka 04
The Last of the Sailing Yawls - "Izintandokazi"
"Izintandokazi," ezokugcina zamawolintshi owenziwe ngamapulangwe eWhitestable, zase zikhonza kuze kube seWWII. © Ferne Arfin Emhlalweni wama-Victorian wezokudoba wama-oysters ase-Whitstable, okungenani ama-wawls angama-150 okuhamba ngomkhumbi, ngezinye izikhathi abizwa ngokuthi ama-oyster, aqoqa imibhede yama-oysters ehlwanyelwe. Ngokuvamile babanjwa amadoda amabili noma amathathu nomfana. Lezi zikebhe zakhiwe ziqinile ngombhalo ongajulile ukuze usebenzise amanzi angajulile phezu kwemibhede.
I-craft engasetshenziswanga yokuhamba ngomkhumbi isaqhubeka nokuhambisa imibhede ye-oyster, ukwabelana isikhala ogwini ngamabhishi amaningi amancane okuzijabulisa, kodwa "Izintandokazi", esithombeni esiphezulu, ibuyele emuva kudobi lwe-Victorian lokudoba. I-Whitstable neyedwa kuphela manje ebunikazi bomphakathi. Eyakhelwe ngo-1890, wayeyisitsha sokusebenza kuze kube yilapho eshaywa khona ngo-1944 ngesikhathi seWWII. Manje, uhlezi nxazonke zezimbali zasendle emgwaqweni omncane obizwa ngokuthi iS Island Wall.
"Izintandokazi" zikhumbula imboni ye-Whitstable yokwakha umkhumbi. Wathandwa ensimini yaseCottage yezintandokazi nje ngezinyawo ezimbalwa ukusuka lapho akhiwe khona. Ulwazi ngezibonakaliso engadini elizungezile litshela mayelana nemikhumbi yemikhumbi kanye nabakhiqizi abake basebenze imikhumbi ye-oyster Whitstable ngqo ogwini.
Landela indaba yama-oyster yama-oyster kanye namanye amasiko olwandle (isisindo sokudonsela esakhiwe lapha) emnyuziyamu wedolobha kanye negalari e-Oxford Street e-Whitstable. Ukungena kwabadala kungu-£ 3; Ukufakwa kwabafundi yi-£ 1, nezingane ezine kuze kube ngu-16, ngomndeni ngamunye, zikhululekile.
Funda kabanzi mayelana "Nezintandokazi."
04 ka 04
Ukuhlaselwa kwabadobi manje sekuyi-Quirky Hideaways
Izindawo zokudoba zase-Quirky ogwini e-Whitstable e-Kent zihlanganisa izikhumbi zokugcina eziguqulwayo manje ezizobona indawo yokuhlala ehotela eliseduzane. © Ferne Arfin Ngokungafani namadolobha aseLwandle angamaNgisi, ukuthi (kusukela olwandle lwaziwa phakathi nekhulu le-19 leminyaka) alincane kakhulu kunezindawo zokuzijabulisa ezongezwe, i-Whitstable inomngcwabo onosawoti wesigodi sokudoba.
Ngaphandle kwemfashini njengendawo yokuphumula emanzini iminyaka eminingi, bekulokhu kunesabelo sabo sabadobi abazimele, abadobi abadobi. Manje ibhishi lesigubhu, eliseduze kwedolobha ligcwele ama-huts, okunye okwamanje okugcina izinto zokudoba, ezinye zazo ziyi-studios ezincane zama-artists kanye nezemibukiso futhi ezinye zazo ziyizimbobo eziyimfihlo zokuvakasha.
Esikhathini esithinta isenzo sokuvuselela kabusha, abanikazi be-Continental Hotel, nabanomnikazi we-Whitstable Oyster Company, baguqule iqembu labalimi be-cockle endaweni yokuhlala engavamile yolwandle (ngezansi kwesobunxele esithombeni ngenhla) Zitholakalayo ubuncane bokuhlala kokubili ebusuku. Vakashela iwebhusayithi yabo ukuthola okwengeziwe.