John Myers
Zosakaniza Zapadera mu Tongan Cuisine
Zakudya za ku Tonga ndi zosakaniza zambiri za Polynesia ndi Melanesia, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti pakhale zophikira zapadera. Kudzipatula kwa zilumbazi kwathandiza anthu a ku Tonga kupanga zakudya zapadera zomwe zimatanthauzidwa ndi kugwiritsa ntchito zosakaniza zatsopano, zakumaloko. Ngakhale zosakaniza zambiri zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pophika ku Tonga zitha kukhala zodziwika bwino, pali zinthu zingapo zapadera zomwe ndizofunikira pazakudya.
Chomwe chimasiyanitsa kwambiri ndi zakudya za ku Tonga ndi masamba a taro. Maonekedwe a Taro amafanana ndi mbatata, koma ali ndi nutty, kukoma kokoma pang'ono. Amagwiritsidwa ntchito m’zakudya zambiri za ku Tonga, kuphatikizapo chakudya chotchuka chotchedwa lu pulu, chomwe chimapangidwa ndi masamba a taro, kokonati kirimu, ndi nyama (kawirikawiri nkhuku kapena nkhumba). Chinthu chinanso chapadera ndi saladi ya nsomba yaiwisi yotchedwa ota ika. Chakudyacho chimapangidwa ndi nsomba zatsopano, mkaka wa kokonati, anyezi, ndi zokometsera zina.
Zitsamba Zachikhalidwe Zachi Tonga ndi Zonunkhira
Zakudya za Tonga zimatanthauzidwanso ndi kugwiritsa ntchito zitsamba ndi zonunkhira. Chimodzi mwa zitsamba zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri ndi masamba a kaffir laimu, omwe ali ndi kukoma kwapadera kwa citrus. Masambawa amawonjezeredwa ku mbale zambiri, kuphatikizapo ma curries ndi mphodza. Kununkhira kwina kwachikhalidwe ndi tonga, komwe kumapangidwa kuchokera ku khungwa la mtengo womwe umachokera ku Tonga. Zokometserazi zimakhala ndi kukoma kokoma pang'ono, ngati sinamoni ndipo zimagwiritsidwa ntchito muzakudya zambiri zokoma, monga makeke ndi puddings.
Zitsamba zina zachikhalidwe ndi zokometsera zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pazakudya zamtundu wa Tonga ndi fai, lomwe ndi tsamba la mtengo wa pandanus, ndi kava, lomwe limagwiritsidwa ntchito pamiyambo yambiri yachikhalidwe. Fai amagwiritsidwa ntchito powonjezera kukoma kwa zakudya zambiri, monga mphodza za m'nyanja, pamene kava amagwiritsidwa ntchito popanga zakumwa zachikhalidwe zomwe amati zimakhala zochepetsetsa.
Maphikidwe a Tongan Amene Ali ndi Zosakaniza Zachilendo
Zina mwazakudya zapadera komanso zokoma za ku Tonga zimakhala ndi zosakaniza zomwe mwina sizidziwika kwa anthu ambiri. Chakudya chimodzi chotere ndi feke, chomwe chimapangidwa ndi nyamakazi yomwe yawiritsidwa kenako nkuwotcha kapena yokazinga. Chakudya china ndi umu, chomwe ndi phwando lachi Tonga lomwe limaphikidwa pansi. Chakudyacho amachikulunga ndi masamba a nthochi n’kuchiika pamiyala yotentha yomwe yatenthedwa ndi nkhuni.
Chimodzi mwazakudya zopatsa chidwi kwambiri za Tonga chimatchedwa topai, chomwe ndi mtundu wa dumpling wopangidwa ndi taro yosenda. Ma dumplings amadzazidwa ndi kokonati kirimu ndikuwotcha, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti azikhala okoma komanso okoma. Chakudya china chapadera chimatchedwa faipopo, chomwe ndi mchere wotsekemera wopangidwa ndi taro, kokonati, ndi shuga.
Pomaliza, zakudya za Tonga ndi kuphatikiza kwapadera kwamphamvu zaku Polynesia ndi Melanesia, zomwe zimatanthauzidwa ndi kugwiritsa ntchito zatsopano, zosakaniza zakomweko komanso zitsamba ndi zonunkhira. Ngakhale kuti zinthu zambiri zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pophika ku Tonga zimakhala zodziwika bwino, pali zinthu zingapo zapadera, monga taro ndi tonga, zomwe ndizofunikira kwambiri pazakudya. Maphikidwe a Tongan omwe amakhala ndi zosakaniza zachilendo, monga feke ndi topai, amapereka chakudya chokoma komanso cholemera mwachikhalidwe.
