Kulezi zinsuku, ama-memes anjengokuthi: "Yebo, ngiyi-vegan! Cha, inyama angiyiphuthi!” Kodwa-ke, akuwona wonke ama-vegans nabadla imifino abazizwa ngale ndlela. Abaningi babo, ngisho nangemva kweminyaka eminingana yokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni, bakhumbula ukunambitheka kwenyama nezinhlanzi izitsha ezinomqondo wokufisa. Kunabantu abenqaba inyama ngenxa yezimiso zokuziphatha, hhayi ngoba ukunambitheka kwenyama kuyabanyanyisa. Laba bantu banzima kakhulu. Indlela yokuxazulula le nkinga?
Noma yisiphi isifiso singokwemvelo. Kuyadingeka ukuqaphela ubukhona bazo, ukuqonda ukuthi yini ezakhayo, futhi ukwamukele. Bese kusele ukuthi ucabange ukuthi uzokwenzenjani ngabo. Indlela elula yokuphuma kuleli cala ukudala izinguqulo zemifino yezitsha ezikhethiwe zenyama. Ukufuna inyama akusho ukuthi kufanele uyidle. Kungenzeka ukwanelisa isifiso sokunambitha inyama ngokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni.
Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi umuzwa wokungakwazi ukuphila ngaphandle kwenyama ungase ube ngenxa yezizathu zomzimba. Inyama inomthelela ekukhishweni kwezinto ezifana ne-opium emzimbeni. Imikhiqizo yobisi noshukela kunomphumela ofanayo.
Lokhu kuwumlutha womzimba. Ukwenqaba ushizi, ushukela, inyama kubangela izimpawu zokuhoxiswa. Kodwa-ke, uma ukuhoxiswa kwale mikhiqizo kuhlala isikhathi eside ngokwanele, khona-ke ukufisa kwabo kunciphisa futhi ekugcineni kuyanyamalala.
Uma sikhuluma ngokunambitheka kwe-nostalgia, khona-ke i-Culinary ne-fantasy izosisiza. Okulandelayo uhlu lokudla kwezitshalo okunambitheka ngokufana nokunambitheka kwezitsha zenyama.
Izingqondo
Umami waduma kakhulu muva nje, kodwa wayaziwa eminyakeni engaphezu kwekhulu edlule. I-Umami igama lokunambitheka kwesihlanu, "okubolile", kanye nokunye okunambitheka okune - okubabayo, okumnandi, okusawoti kanye nokumuncu. Umami wenza ukudla kube mnandi, kube yinkimbinkimbi, kugcwele umzimba futhi kugculise. Ngaphandle kwe-umami, umkhiqizo ungase ubonakale ungenangqondo. Ososayensi muva nje bathole indlela yokunambitha abakholelwa ukuthi yavela kubantu ukuze sijabulele izingqondo. I-Umami ikhona enyameni, enhlanzini enosawoti, kanye noshizi we-Roquefort ne-Parmesan, isoso yesoya, ama-walnuts, amakhowe e-shiitake, utamatisi kanye ne-broccoli.
Kusho ukuthini lokhu kuma-vegans kanye nabadla imifino? Abacwaningi bakholelwa ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi abanye abantu abakaze bahlangane ne-umami, kulula kakhulu ukuthi bayeke imikhiqizo yezilwane kanye nokunambitheka kwenyama. Kodwa kwabanye abajwayelene nezingqondo, ukwenqaba kunikezwa ngobunzima obukhulu. Eqinisweni, ukulangazelela kwabo inyama kuwukulangazelela ukunambitheka okubolile. Ngesizathu esifanayo, ama-vegans amaningi adla inani elikhulu lokuthatha indawo yenyama kanye nokudla okunambitheka kwezitshalo okusekelwe ezitshalweni. Ama-Vegetarians, kulokhu, asesimweni esizuzisa kakhudlwana, ngoba ushizi utholakala kubo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ama-Vegans anento eyodwa kuphela esele okufanele ayenze: idla ukudla okunokunambitheka okucebile ngangokunokwenzeka.
Imakethe yezinto ezithatha indawo yenyama iyakhula. Kodwa-ke, ungenza eyakho inyama i-ersatz usebenzisa i-tofu, i-tempeh, iphrotheni yemifino eqoshiwe, noma i-seitan.
Uma kuziwa ekuphekeni inguqulo esekelwe esitshalweni yesitsha senyama, into yokuqala okufanele uyiqonde ukuthi yikuphi ukuthungwa esikufunayo. Uma sifuna ukuthungwa kwenyama yenkomo engasikwa ngommese nemfoloko, kufanele kukhethwe i-seitan. I-Seitan ingaphekwa ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene ukuze kuzuzwe ukuqina kwe-steak, ukuthamba kwengulube ethosiwe, noma ukuthungwa kwamaphiko enkukhu ongakujabulela ukuwahlafuna. U-Seitan ulingisa kahle ukuthungwa kwengulube nenkukhu, nakuba i-tofu eqinile ecindezelwe kahle ifaneleka ekulingiseni inyama yenkukhu. I-Tofu nayo ingalingisa ukunambitheka kwezinhlanzi.
Nakuba i-tofu, i-tempeh, iphrotheni yemifino eqoshiwe, ne-seitan zinhle kakhulu, ngezinye izikhathi sifuna nje ukudla imifino. Imifino eminingi inokunambitheka kwenyama, njenge-jackfruit. Ukunambitheka kwe-jackfruit kuhlaba kakhulu kunobumnandi. Lesi sithelo siyisithako esifanele kumasemishi, isitshulu, nokunye. Amalentili, ubhontshisi, isitshalo seqanda, ngisho namantongomane anokunambitheka kwenyama. Phakathi kwabameleli bombuso wamakhowe, ama-champignon anikezwe ukunambitheka okunenyama kakhulu.
Ama-seasonings ayingxenye yesibili ebaluleke kakhulu yanoma yisiphi isidlo ngemva kokuthungwa. Phela bambalwa abantu abadla inyama ngaphandle kwezinongo. Lapho ulungiselela ukulingisa imifino yenyama, ungasebenzisa isethi efanayo yezinongo njengoba ulungiselela isidlo sokuqala.
I-chili echotshoziwe, i-paprika, i-oregano, i-cumin, i-coriander, isinaphi, ushukela onsundu ihambisana kahle ne-seitan.
Ama-bouillon cubes athengwe esitolo awawona ama-vegetarian, ake sithi ama-chicken cubes aqukethe inkukhu. Ungakwazi ukupheka umhluzi wemifino bese wengeza izinongo kuwo, kanye ne-soy sauce, i-tamari, i-red pepper sauce.
Isinongo segeyimu singanconywa abakhiqizi ukuze sisetshenziswe ezitsheni zenkukhu nezama-turkey, kodwa empeleni isinongo se-vegan. Awukho umkhondo wenyama kuwo, futhi ayikho inyama esitokisini se-steak. Zimane ziyingxube yamakhambi nezinongo esizihlanganisa nenyama. Kwanele ukuxuba i-thyme, i-thyme, i-marjoram, i-rosemary, i-parsley, upelepele omnyama, kanye nesinongo esinomdlalo wegeyimu usulungile.