Uma uhlela uhambo eNingizimu Afrika, lindela ukubona i-biltong yonke indawo oya kuyo. I-Biltong yi-snack eyintandokazi yaseNingizimu Afrika kanye nengxenye yangaphakathi yesiko lezwe. Ithengiswa eziteshini zamagesi, ezibalini zokubala, ezindaweni zokuthutha nasezindaweni zokudlela eziphezulu. Kodwa kuyini?
Kuyini i-Biltong?
Ngokuyinhloko, inyama ye-biltong eye yelashwa futhi yomiswa. Ukhonzwa ngeziqephu noma izingcezu zobukhulu obuhlukahlukene, futhi kungenziwa ngokusebenzisa izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zokudla.
Nakuba kukhona izinkukhu kanye ne-bacon biltong, inyama yenkomo kanye nomdlalo yizona ezidla kakhulu eziphilayo ze-biltong. Umdlalo (owaziwayo ngokuthi inyamazane eNingizimu Afrika) ubhekisela ezilwaneni zasendle - kuhlanganise i-impala, i-kudu, i-wildebeest nentshe. Abaningi baseMelika benza iphutha lokucabanga ukuthi i-biltong yimpendulo yaseNingizimu Afrika yenkomo engafanele - kodwa empeleni, inezithako zayo eziyingqayizivele, inqubo yokudala, indima yamasiko nomlando.
Umlando we-Biltong
Abantu baseNingizimu Afrika babelokhu begcina inyama ngesimo esisodwa noma esinye ngezinkulungwane zeminyaka. Ngaphandle kwamafriji noma amafriji okuvimbela inyama yabo ekubhubhiseni, abazingeli bomdabu basebenzisa izambatho zenyama ngosawoti ngaphambi kokuwafaka emithini ukuze bome. Ngekhulu le-17, abahlali baseYurophu bathatha le ndlela yendabuko yokulondolozwa, kodwa wanezela uviniga no saltpetre (potassium nitrate) ohlelweni lokuphulukisa. Inhloso yokwenza lokhu kwakuwukubulala amabhaktheriya enyameni, ngaleyo ndlela ukunciphisa amathuba okugula.
Ekhulwini le-19 leminyaka, abalimi baseDutch ababizwa ngokuthi uVoortrekkers bashiye imifula yabo eKapa, ukuze babalekele igunya leBrithani elawula iSouth Colony. Babedinga ukudla okuphathekayo, okungekho okungonakaliyo ukuwagcina ekufudukeni kwabo enyakatho, okwaziwa ngokuthi yi-Great Trek. Inyama ephilile kwakuyisisombululo esihle, futhi imithombo eminingi i-Voortrekkers ikwazi ukuklama ubuciko bokuzenzela, ngaleyo ndlela yakha isidlo njengoba siyazi namuhla.
Indlela ye-Biltong eyenziwe ngayo
Namuhla, inqubo yokwenza i-biltong ihlala ifana kakhulu neyasetshenziswa yiVoortrekkers - naphezu kwezikhathi ezimbalwa zesimanje. Ukukhetha inyama enhle yenyama kuyisinyathelo sokuqala. Ngokujwayelekile, lapho ukhiqiza inyama yenkomo, i-silverside noma i-topside cuts kungcono kakhulu. Khona-ke, inyama kufanele igaxwe, ngaphambi kokuba ihlutswe noma ihanjiswe kuviniga. Ngokulandelayo, le mikhakha ihlotshaniswa ne-spice mix, okuyinto ngokuvamile ifaka usawoti, ushukela, imbewu echotshoziwe ye-coriander nomsundu omnyama.
Ngokuvamisekile, le mikhakha ishiywe ukuze igwebe ukuxuba okwenziwe nge-spice ngobusuku obusuku, ngaphambi kokuba ifakwe ukuze ifakwe endaweni epholile. Namuhla, amakhemikhali omiswe ngokukhethekile enza lesi sinyathelo senqubo elula, okwenza umenzi we-biltong alawulwe kakhulu ngokushisa nomswakama. Ngokwesiko, isiteji sokumisa kuthatha izinsuku ezine; nakuba ama-fan ovens kagesi angasetshenziswa ukusheshisa lolu hlelo. Kodwa-ke ama-purist biltong, noma kunjalo, izindlela zakudala zihlala zingcono kakhulu.
Izinzuzo zezempilo ze-Biltong
Kanye nokuba yingxenye ebalulekile yenkambiso yaseNingizimu Afrika, i-biltong iyindlela engcono yokudla okulula okujwayelekile njengama-chips nokudipha. Umthombo omuhle kakhulu wamaprotheni, cishe angaba ngu-57.2 amagremu ku-100 gram ekhonzayo.
Inqubo yokomisa kunokupheka kusho ukuthi inyama ilondoloza izakhi zayo eziningi, kubandakanya amaminerali abalulekile njengensimbi, i-zinc ne-magnesium. Kulabo ababala amakholori, umdlalo we-biltong uvame ukwedlula u-biltong wenkomo, ngakho-ke kungcono okungcono.
Kuphi Ukuzama Biltong?
ENingizimu Afrika nasemaphandleni afana neNamibia, sampling biltong kulula njengokuthatha iphakethe elivaliwe-esitolo esitolo esiseduze. Uma ungaphandle kwezilwandle, noma kunjalo, ukuthola ukulungiswa kwakho kwe-biltong kungaba yinkimbinkimbi encane. Iningi lamadolobha amakhulu e-UK nase-US anezitolo zaseNingizimu Afrika ezitolo, njengeJonty Jacobs eNew York naseSan Diego; noma i-Jumbo South African Shop eLondon. Ekugcineni, uzothola i-biltong eceleni kwezinye izidlo zaseNingizimu Afrika ezihlanganisa itiye le-Rooibos, uNksz Ball's chutney ne-Wilsons toffee.
Ngaphandle kwalokho, kunezingosi eziningana ezithumela i-biltong nezinye izinto zaseNingizimu Afrika, kuhlanganise ne-South African Food Shop e-US, ne-Barefoot Biltong e-UK. Uma uzizwa unenhlanhla ngempela, ungazama ukwakha i-biltong yakho ekhaya. Kukhona amawebhusayithi amaningi anikezela izindlela zokupheka kanye nemikhombandlela ekwenzeni ibhegi ephelele - nakuba kuyinto yobuciko, futhi kufanele ulindele ukunikeza imizamo embalwa ngaphambi kokuthola imiphumela emihle. Ukuze wenze izinto zibe lula, cabanga ukuhlelwa kwe-spice ye-biltong kanye nekhabhinethi elomisa ekhaya kusukela ku-UK indawo ye-Amazon.
Le ngqungquthela ibuyekeziwe futhi iphinde ibhalwe ngokuyingxenye yiJessica Macdonald ngo-Okthoba 26, 2016.