Abaningi baseSiclic Valley bawela phezu kwegquma baya eHalf Moon Bay ukuze bajabulele amabhishi kanye nogwini olwandle lwaseCalifornia. Ngenkathi iwayini lokunambitha kanye nokuzidla kokudla cishe akuzona izinto ozihlanganisa nalo dolobha elwandle, le ngxenye yeSan Mateo County inomlando omude wezolimo futhi igubha ukudla okusha kanye nendawo. Lapho ngifunda ukuthi isitolo sekhishi elisedolobheni sinikeza amakilasi okupheka, nganquma ukuya eHalf Moon Bay ukuze ngidle ukudla kanye ne-iwayini eliphucuziwe ntambama.
Saqala usuku lwethu ngokumisa e-La Nebbia Winery (12341 eSan Mateo Road). Leli gumbi elincane lokunambitha iwayini ku-Highway 92 njengoba ufika phezu kwegquma waya eHalf Moon Bay eSan Mateo. Imithombo yamagilebhisi eneminyaka engu-40 ubudala evela ku-California yonkana futhi inikeza isipiliyoni esisodwa se-California sokunambitheka kwezivakashi. Umcimbi wabo wesiginali wendawo yilabo "Uchungechunge lwebhelomu". NgeMigqibelo eyisishiyagalombili ngonyaka, ungakwazi ukuletha amabhodlela akho ewayini ahlanzekile, engenalutho esitolo lapho azowagcwala khona ngewayini elikhulu futhi awusindise u-$ 5.75 kuphela. Kuyindlela enhle yokubuyisela kabusha amabhodlela asetshenzisiwe kanye nesitokisi phezulu kumawayini amahle ngentengo enkulu.
Ukufunda ukupheka
Ngemuva kokuhlwaya, sasiya emcimbini oyinhloko - isigaba sokupheka e-Toque Blanche (604 Main Street). Isitolo seDowntown Half Moon Bay sithengisa ukudla kwendawo yokukhiqiza, i-cookware evela emhlabeni wonke, izincwadi zokupheka, iwayini elihle kanye ne-craft beer. Isitolo sinikeza imibukiso yokupheka engama-quarter equkethe imenyu emine-course kanye ne-Italy yokuzikhethela i-pair yokubambisana.
Esifundweni sethu, abafundisi banikeza ukuboniswa kweresiphi ngayinye kuhlanganise namasu okupheka. Babelana ngokudla kwevidiyo ephezulu-phansi ekhonini ukuze ubone ukuthi imishini ngayinye ilungiselelwe kanjani. Abaqeqeshi bahlela izitsha ezintathu ezahlukene: isobho sekholifulawa ne-lemon gremolata, i-farro isaladi ne-vinafretel-apricot vinaigrette, nenkukhu isifuba sawoce ukhilimu lwesinaphi.
Ngokuba i-dessert, abazange bakhiphe ama-coaroni ama-coacoon kanye ne-chai yama-cooked. Zonke izitsha zachazwa kahle, futhi ngashiya ngiqiniseka ukuthi ngizokwazi ukuphindaphinda imenyu.
Ngemuva kwekilasi, izivakashi zimenyiwe ukuthi zihlole izitolo - abahambeli banikezwa u-10% kunoma yikuphi ukuthenga okwenziwe ngalobo busuku. I-Toque Blanche isanda kuvotelwa indawo engcono kakhulu ye-Bay Area ekhaya yezimpahla ezigciniwe yi-poll yokufunda yasekhaya futhi ithatha ukuhlanganisa okubanzi okuyi-kitchenware ekhethekile kanye nobumba obugqamile emhlabeni jikelele. Ziyaziwa kakhulu ngeLa Chamba, izitsha zokupheka zobumba eziyingqayizivele ezenziwe ngobuningi ezizithumela ukusuka eColombia. Lezi zidalwa ezinhle zingenza isipho esihle kunoma yimuphi umthandi wokudla empilweni yakho.
Izinto ezengeziwe zokudla ezizokwenza ogwini lwaseSan Mateo County:
- Thatha uhambo olunambitheka ushizi lwe- Harley Farms Goat Dairy
- Vakashela uMakethe weHalf Bay emakethe (ngoMgqibelo, 9: 9-1-1, ngoMeyi ngoDisemba)
- Izithelo zonyaka kanye nokukhishwa kwamaberry e-Coastways Ranch (340 i-Cabrillo Hwy, i-Pescadero)
- Vakashela abahwebi bemikhumbi yendawo: Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, Hop Dogma, Highway 1 Brewing Company