"Iyiphi isidlo esisodwa abantu abavakashela ePuerto Rico okufanele bazame?" Ngathola ithuba lokubuza lo mbuzo wabapheki abaningana ababehlanganyela emkhosini wokudla weSaborea, owenziwa minyaka yonke entwasahlobo eSan Juan.
Abapheki abane babevela ePuerto Rico: Giovanna Huyke, "uJulia Child of Puerto Rico" manje ogijima ekhishini e-Latin American restaurant Mio eWashington DC; U-Elvin Rosado, umqeqeshi weqembu likazwelonke lasePuerto Rico kanye nompheki ophezulu eTexas de Brazil eSheraton Puerto Rico Ihhotela neCasino ; U-Edwin Robles, ngaphansi kompheki eRange eWashington DC; kanye ne-Christian Quiñones, oyisikhulu esiphezulu se-Trattoria Italiana ne-Crudo Bar e-Intercontinental Hotel Isla Verde.
Impendulo yabo yayifanayo: " mofongo ." Izizathu? Izinguquko esihlokweni:
"Kuyinto eyisisekelo ePuerto Rico."
"Kuhamba nakho konke."
"Yiphunga elivamile lePuerto Rico."
"Umlando wawo ... indlela esenza ngayo ..."
"Akekho owenza njengathi."
I-Mofongo ivela e- fufu , isidlo esivela e-Afrika. I-Fufu yenziwa ngamanqamu abilisiwe ahlambuluke abe yinhlama. Izigqila zase-Afrika emaKoloni Amasha Omhlaba waseSpain zazisa lolu hlobo lokupheka eCaribbean ngasekuqaleni kwekhulu le-16.
I-Mofongo ihluke ku-fufu ngoba ijwayele ukukhiqizwa ngama-plantains okuthosiwe, okuyisisekelo esikhulu sasePuerto Rico. Ama-plantains aluhlaza aphethwe ngamanzi, kanye nomhluzi, ama-cocklings noma i-bacon, kanye nokuvuna, emgqeni (okufana ne- woodwood ne-pestle), bese usakazeka ngokulinganayo nxazonke. Yimiphi imiphumela inhlama eyenza uqweqwe oluminyene wokugcwalisa isidlo, okungabandakanya inqwaba yenyama, inhlanzi, imifino, nososo noma umhluzi.
I-Mofongo ivame ukuhlanganiswa nama-stews-ikakhulukazi umquba wezimbuzi-kanye ne- lechon ( igobe elibiwe ).
Ngisho nalaba baphathi abaphezulu basePuerto Rican bavuma ukuthi izindawo ezinhle kakhulu zokuthola i-mofongo zivame ukuba nezindawo ezincane zokudla, ezama-mama ne-pop ezilungiselela ukudla ngokujwayelekile nangokujwayelekile. Kodwa-ke, i-Quiñones inikeze iziphakamiso eziningana zokuhlukahluka kwe-mofongo, kuhlanganise ne- trifongo , eyenziwe ngezimpande ze-cassava nezitshalo ezivuthiwe nezihlaza; futhi i- mofongo de pana , i-mofongo eyenziwe nge-breadfruit, isitashi esiyisisekelo esibusweni sama-tropical.
I-Casa Lola Criollo Kitchen, isakhiwo esihle sokuthungela izidakamizwa egijima nguChef Robert Trevino endaweni yaseContado ejwayele ukuqhutshwa kweCon Juan, isebenzisa izinhlobo ezintathu ze-mofongo eceleni kwe-sangria. Sala i-mofongo yasolwandle ngesiphakamiso sevava yethu: igobolondo yenziwe yucca futhi igcwele umgqomo nge-scallops, ama-shrimp, ne-squid. Ezinye izinguquko zibandakanya i-skirt steak, i- blood vieja (i- steed flank in tomato sauce), i-bacon, ne-tamarind sauce; kanye nenketho yemifino, eyenziwe ngezimpande ze-cassava futhi efakwe ngamabhontshisi, amakhowe, anyanisi, i-pepper, i-chard yaseSwitzerland, no-utamatisi we-cherry.
Ngesikhathi silinde i-oda lethu, mina nomngane wami sasiphuza i-sangria, sahleka, saxoxa nge-bartender, futhi sithatha izithombe, sithatha isikhathi esihle esinezinkathazo. Kwabe sekufika ipuleti. Ngabeka imfoloko yami egumbini eliqinile le-mofongo. Ngacindezela phansi, futhi kwakunjengokuhleleka. Kwangikhumbuza ngokuphula igobolondo le-crème brûlée. Njengalokhu kusetshenziswa i-dessert yesiFulentshi yakudala, ukuchoboza igobolondo le-mofongo kwembula ukunambitheka kokuqukethwe ngaphakathi, kodwa igobolondo ngokwalo iyamangalisa ngendlela efanayo.
Ngaqala ukudla le mofongo. Kwakuyinto engavamile: ukuhlanganiswa kwama-flavour ezinomsoco, izakhi ezavusa umlomo wami.
Izidlo zasolwandle, i-sauce, ne-starchy crust zenziwe ngokuvumelana okuhle. I-mofongo iqhuma umami othakazelisayo nokwanelisayo, efanisa iphunga layo elimangalisayo.
Ithole ukuthula kwangempela. Ngangigxile. Ngangizimisele. Lokhu kwakuyisipiliyoni esibalulekile. Ekugcineni, umngane wami ubeke amazwana. "Awuzange usho izwi kusukela uqale ukudla."
Akazange agxilise. Kungani ukhuluma, uma ungadla i-mofongo?
(Qaphela abangani nomndeni wami: ekugcineni, nansi indlela yokwenza ngithule: Faka ipuleti le-mofongo phambi kwami.)
Ngidla konke ukudla kokugcina. Ngalingeka ukuba ngiphakamise ipuleti ihlanzekile, kodwa ngiyaqonda futhi ngokujwayelekile ngihlala nezihluthulelo zomphakathi eziyisisekelo. (Nakuba ngihlale ngicabanga ukuthi kuyoba ukuncoma kakhulu ukunikeza umculi.)
I-Mofongo iyona engcono kakhulu yokudla yasePuerto Rican, esebenzisa zonke izilwane zesifunda zibe yisidlo sokudala kodwa esilula, esinomsoco nesanelisayo.
Ngesikhathi ngiphindela ekhaya, umbuzo kuphela womngane wami wokuvakasha kwami kwakuyi: "Unayo iningi le-mofongo?"
Bengingenalutho. Ngifisa sengathi ngingaba nethuba lokunambitha ngaphezulu. Kuloluhlu olufushane lwezizathu ngizobuyela ePuerto Rico.
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