Umbhali wale bhulogi, uWendy, uvakashele amazwe amaningi - 97, angeke ayeke kuwo. Engxoxweni yakhe, u-Wendy ojabule ukhuluma ngezindawo azikhonzile emhlabeni, isidlo esihle kakhulu nokuthi kuliphi izwe abe nesikhathi esinzima kakhulu.
Ngaya ku-vegan ngoSepthemba 2014 ngenkathi ngihamba eGreece. Njengamanje ngihlala e-Geneva, ngakho-ke iningi lohambo lwami oluluhlaza luseNtshonalanga Yurophu. Ikakhulukazi, lezi kwakuyiFrance, iJalimane, iGreece, i-Italy, iPortugal, iSpain ne-UK. Futhi-ke, eSwitzerland. Ngaphinde ngandiza kafushane ngaya endaweni yangakithi e-Alabama (USA) ukuyohlangana nomama wami.
Intshisekelo ku-veganism yazalwa ngenxa yokukhathalela impilo yomuntu kanye nemvelo. Ekupheleni kuka-2013, ngabona ukufa kukababa kabuhlungu, okwakuhlobene nezinkinga ezibangelwa isifo sikashukela sohlobo 1. Ngaleso sikhathi, ngabona ukungabi nakugwema kwesiphetho sami kanye nokuqonda okucacile engangingafuni ukukuqeda. Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kamuva, ngafunda kabanzi mayelana nokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni nokuthi i-protein ye-casein yobisi ingabangela isifo sikashukela sohlobo loku-1 kulabo abathambekele kuso ngokofuzo. Ngemva kokufunda konke lokhu, kwaba nzima kimi ukudla imikhiqizo yobisi: ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho ngicabanga ngeqiniso lokuthi ngokuphindaphindiwe, kancane kancane, ngangizisayina ngaphansi kwesigwebo sentambo.
Ukulondolozwa kwemvelo bekulokhu kubaluleke kakhulu kimina. Ukukhathazeka kwezemvelo kuyanda njengoba inani lamagesi abamba ukushisa emkhathini kanye nezinga eliphelele lokucekela phansi abantu abalimala ngalo iplanethi likhula. Ngangazi ukuthi ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni kungashiya umkhondo omncane omubi, okwakuyimbangela yenguquko yami.
Izwe engiyikhonzile ngaphambi nangemuva kokuya kwe-vegan yi-Italy. Abantu abaningi bacabanga ukuthi konke ukudla kwase-Italy kuzungeza ushizi, kodwa akunjalo neze. Leli zwe kunokuningi okunikezwayo kune-spaghetti ye-pasta engavamile. I-cuisine yangempela yase-Italy ihlanganisa izinhlobonhlobo ezinkulu zezitsha zendawo nezesifunda, ngakho izitsha zingahluka kakhulu kuye ngokuthi ingxenye yezwe. Ngingathanda ukuqaphela ikakhulukazi iNingizimu ye-Italy mayelana nensada ye-cuisine yemifino!
Nkulunkulu, kufanele ngikhethe eyodwa? Kunzima impela! Yebo, kunebha ye-vegan tapas eMadrid ebizwa ngokuthi i-Vega engiyithanda kakhulu. Banikeza nezifundo eziyinhloko, kodwa mina nomyeni wami uNick sa-oda amapuleti amaningana e-tapas (i-Spanish starter). Ngaphezu kwalokho, banikeza amasobho amahle kakhulu abandayo, njenge-gazpacho, kanye nama-croquettes amakhowe. Ekuhambeleni kwethu kokuqala, saphathwa ikhekhe likashizi lama-blueberry okwakumangalisa!
Uhambo olunzima kakhulu mayelana nalokhu lwaluyiNormandy, eFrance, ngesikhathi samaholide kaKhisimusi ngo-2014. Kodwa "ubunzima" yigama elihlobene, ngoba phela, kwakungenzima kangako. Ukudla kwasendaweni ikakhulukazi inyama nemikhiqizo yobisi, kodwa ungathola nezitsha ezifanele. Sithole izinketho ezinhle ezindaweni zokudlela zesiNtaliyane, zaseMoroccan naseShayina.
Izikhathi ezimbalwa kwakudingeka sidle ezindaweni zokudlela zesiFulentshi ehhotela esasihlala kulo. Kwakungekho lutho olusondele ngisho kwabadla imifino kumenyu, kodwa oweta babekujabulela ukusenzela i-oda elikhethekile. Kwanele ukubuza ngesizotha nokuchaza esikudingayo!
Sinezimpelasonto ezimbalwa ezihleliwe esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, enye yazo iLondon, lapho umlamu wami esimemele khona ephathini lami lokuzalwa eVanilla Black. Lena indawo yokudlela esezingeni eliphezulu kunalena engijwayele ukuyivakashela. Ungabona ukuthi ngijabulile!
Bese, uhambo lwethu olulandelayo luzoba eSpain ngamaholide ePhasika. Sesijwayelene kahle naleli zwe, kodwa ungakwazi njalo ukuthola okusha kulo. Ngemva kokuma ngokushesha eMadrid, sizohamba ngomkhumbi siye ezifundeni zase-Aragon naseCastilla-la-Mancha. EZaragoza, inhloko-dolobha yase-Aragon, kunezindawo ezimbalwa ezidla imifino ngisho neyodwa yemifino ebizwa ngokuthi i-El Plato Reberde, engilangazelela ukuyivakashela!