John Myers
Gabatarwa: Kwakwa a cikin abincin Vanuatu
Kwakwa wani abu ne mai mahimmanci a cikin abincin Vanuatu saboda yana da yawa a cikin tsibiran. Ana amfani da kwakwa mai yawa sosai wajen dafa abinci da kuma kayan abinci a cikin jita-jita na Vanuatu. Cream ɗin kwakwa, madarar kwakwa, da naman kwakwa da aka daɗe suna shaharar sinadarai waɗanda ke ba Vanuatu jita-jita daban-daban da dandano mai ɗanɗano. Har ila yau, kwakwar tana taka muhimmiyar rawa ta al'adu da tattalin arziki a tsibiran, inda ake amfani da kayayyakin kwakwar don magani, bukukuwan gargajiya, da sana'o'i.
Dafa abinci tare da kwakwa: Hanyoyin gargajiya
Dafa abinci tare da kwakwa a Vanuatu ya ƙunshi hanyoyin gargajiya waɗanda aka bi ta cikin tsararraki. Hanyar da aka fi amfani da ita wajen fitar da kirim din kwakwa da madara ita ce ta yayyanka naman kwakwar sabo da matsi da ruwa. Ana amfani da wannan ruwa mai tsami a matsayin tushe don miya, curries, da stews. Wata hanyar gargajiya ita ce ta dumama naman kwakwa da ruwa a matse ta cikin yadi don fitar da madarar. Wannan hanya tana samar da madarar kwakwa mai kauri, wadda ake amfani da ita wajen yin kayan zaki da kayan zaki.
Ana kuma fitar da man kwakwa daga sabo da dakakken naman kwakwa ta hanyar dumama shi a hankali har sai man ya rabu. Sannan ana amfani da man wajen dafa abinci, a matsayin mai damshin fata, da kuma hanyoyin magani. Ragowar naman kwakwa da aka daka, bayan an hako madara da mai, ana kiranta da ‘kopra’ kuma ana amfani da ita wajen yin guntun kwakwa, wadda ta shahara a Vanuatu.
Shahararrun jita-jita na tushen kwakwa a Vanuatu
Kwakwa babban sinadari ne a cikin shahararrun jita-jita na Vanuatu. Lap lep wani abinci ne na gargajiya da ake yin shi ta hanyar datse taro ko dawa, ana hada shi da madarar kwakwa da nama, sannan a nade shi da ganyen ayaba kafin a dafa shi a kan duwatsu masu zafi. Wani abincin da aka fi so shi ne palusami, wanda ake yi da ganyen taro, kirim ɗin kwakwa, albasa, da nama. Ana nannade abubuwan da ake hadawa da ganyen ayaba a dahu har sai ganyen ya yi laushi sannan ya yi tsami.
Har ila yau, Vanuatu tana da nau'ikan kayan zaki masu amfani da kwakwa a matsayin sinadari na farko. Ganyen kwakwa, wanda kuma aka sani da laplap, ana yin su ne ta hanyar haɗa kwakwar da aka daka da gari, da sukari, da yisti. Ana birgima kullu a cikin kwalluna a gasa har sai launin ruwan zinari. Ana yin pudding kwakwa, wanda aka fi sani da Nifono, da madarar kwakwa, sukari, da sitaci tapioca. Ana dumama ruwan cakuda har sai ya yi kauri, sannan a yi amfani da shi a sanyaya tare da dakakken kwakwa a sama.
A ƙarshe, kwakwa tana taka muhimmiyar rawa a cikin abincin Vanuatu, inda ake amfani da ita ta nau'i daban-daban don ƙara dandano, laushi, da abinci mai gina jiki ga jita-jita. Hanyoyin da ake amfani da su wajen hako kirim din kwakwa, madara, da mai an yi ta yada su a cikin tsararraki, kuma ana ci gaba da amfani da su wajen dafa abinci na zamani. Shahararrun jita-jita na tushen kwakwa a cikin Vanuatu suna nuna iyawa da wadatar wannan sinadari na wurare masu zafi, kuma dole ne a gwada duk wani mai son abinci da ke ziyartar tsibiran.
