John Myers
Chiyambi: Kodi chikhalidwe cha Lao Lao ndi chiyani?
Lao lao, yemwe amadziwikanso kuti whiskey wa mpunga, ndi chakumwa choledzeretsa chomwe chimapezeka kumayiko akumwera chakum'mawa kwa Asia monga Laos, Thailand, ndi Cambodia. Ndi chakumwa chodziwika bwino pakati pa anthu ammudzi komanso alendo, ndipo nthawi zambiri chimadyedwa pazochitika zapadera, zikondwerero, ndi zikondwerero. Kukoma kwa Lao lao kumatha kusiyanasiyana kutengera zosakaniza ndi momwe amafukira moŵa, koma nthawi zambiri amakhala ndi kukoma kokoma komanso kutsekemera kwamphamvu.
Njira: Kodi chikhalidwe cha Lao Lao chimapangidwa bwanji?
Njira yopangira chikhalidwe cha Lao lao ndizovuta komanso zowononga nthawi, zomwe zimafuna luso lapadera ndi zida. Chinthu choyamba ndikukonzekera zosakaniza, zomwe nthawi zambiri zimakhala mpunga, yisiti, ndi madzi. Mpungawo amawaviika m’madzi kwa maola angapo asanasinthidwe ndi kusakaniza ndi yisiti kuti apange phala kapena mtanda. Kusakaniza kumeneku kumasiyidwa kuti fufure pamalo ozizira, amdima kwa masiku angapo mpaka kusanduka madzi okoma, amphuno.
Pambuyo pa kupesa, madziwo amasefedwa ndikutsanuliridwa mumphika waukulu kapena mtsuko. Izi zimatenthedwa pamoto mpaka madziwo afika powira, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti mowawo usungunuke ndikukwera kudzera pa nsungwi kapena chitoliro cha mkuwa chomwe amachimanga mumphikawo. Kenako nthunziyo umazirala ndikuufupikitsanso kukhala madzi, omwe amasonkhanitsidwa mumtsuko. Njirayi imatchedwa distillation, ndipo imabwerezedwa kangapo mpaka mphamvu ndi kununkhira kwa Lao lao kukwaniritsidwa.
Fermentation ndi Distillation: Njira zazikulu zopangira Lao lao
Fermentation ndi distillation ndi njira ziwiri zofunika kwambiri popanga Lao lao yachikhalidwe. Kupesa ndi njira yosinthira sitachiyo mumpunga kukhala shuga, amene pambuyo pake amafufuma ndi yisiti kukhala mowa. Njira yowotchera imatha kutenga paliponse kuyambira masiku angapo mpaka milungu ingapo, kutengera kutentha ndi chinyezi cha chilengedwe.
Komano, kusungunula mowa ndi njira yolekanitsa mowa ndi madzi ofufumitsa. Izi zimachitika potenthetsa madziwo mpaka asanduka nthunzi, kenako n’kubwereranso kukhala madzi. Distillate yoyamba nthawi zambiri imatayidwa chifukwa imakhala ndi zonyansa, pamene ma distillates otsatirawa amasonkhanitsidwa ndikugwiritsidwa ntchito popanga chomaliza.
Pomaliza, kupanga chikhalidwe cha Lao lao ndi njira yovuta komanso yovuta yomwe imafuna kuleza mtima, luso komanso kudzipereka. Chotsatira chake ndi chakumwa choledzeretsa chapadera komanso chokoma chomwe chakhazikika kwambiri mu miyambo ya ku Southeast Asia. Ngakhale kuti njira zamakono zidalowa m'malo mwa njira zachikhalidwe, luso lopanga Lao lao likadali gawo lofunikira la cholowa chachigawocho.
