John Myers
Izithako ezihlukile ku-Tongan Cuisine
I-Tongan cuisine iyinhlanganisela ecebile yamathonya e-Polynesia kanye ne-Melanesia, okuholela ekuhlangenwe nakho okuhlukile kokupheka. Ukuhlukaniswa kweziqhingi kuye kwavumela abantu baseTongan ukuthi bakhe ukudla okuhlukile okuchazwa ukusetshenziswa kwezithako ezintsha zasendaweni. Yize izithako eziningi ezisetshenziswa ekuphekeni kwesiTonga zingase zijwayeleke, kunezithako ezimbalwa ezihlukile eziwumgogodla wokudla.
Isithako esihluke kakhulu ku-cuisine yesiTonga yimifino eyimpande ebizwa ngokuthi i-taro. I-Taro ifana nokubukeka kwezambane, kodwa inamantongomane, ukunambitheka okumnandi kancane. Isetshenziswa ezitsheni eziningi zesiTonga, kuhlanganise nesidlo esidumile esibizwa ngokuthi i-lu pulu, esenziwe ngamaqabunga e-taro, ukhilimu kakhukhunathi, nenyama (ngokuvamile inkukhu noma ingulube). Esinye isithako esiyingqayizivele isaladi yenhlanzi eluhlaza ebizwa ngokuthi i-ota ika. Isitsha senziwe ngezinhlanzi ezintsha, ubisi lukakhukhunathi, u-anyanisi, nezinye izinongo.
Izinongo Zendabuko ZaseTongan
I-Tongan cuisine ibuye ichazwe ngokusetshenziswa kwamakhambi endabuko nezinongo. Elinye lamakhambi asetshenziswa kakhulu amahlamvu e-kaffir lime, anokunambitheka okuyingqayizivele kwe-citrus. Lawa mahlamvu anezelwa ezitsheni eziningi, kuhlanganise nama-curries nezitshulu. Esinye isinongo sendabuko ithonga, elenziwe ngamagxolo esihlahla esidabuka eTonga. Lesi sinongo sinokunambitheka okunoshukela kancane, okufana nesinamoni futhi sisetshenziswa ezitsheni eziningi ezinoshukela, njengamakhekhe namapudding.
Amanye amakhambi nezinongo ezisetshenziswa ekudleni kwaseTongan zihlanganisa i-fai, okuyiqabunga lesihlahla se-pandanus, kanye ne-kava, esetshenziswa emikhosini eminingi yamasiko. I-Fai isetshenziselwa ukwengeza ukunambitheka ezitsheni eziningi, njengezitshulu zokudla kwasolwandle, kuyilapho i-kava isetshenziselwa ukwenza isiphuzo sendabuko okuthiwa sinomphumela opholile.
Amaresiphi e-Tongan Afaka Izithako Ezingajwayelekile
Ezinye izitsha ezihlukile nezimnandi kakhulu zesiTonga zifaka izithako okungenzeka azijwayelekile kubantu abaningi. Esinye sesidlo esinjalo i-feke, esenziwe nge-octopus ebilisiwe bese yosiwe noma ethosiwe. Okunye ukudla umumu, okuyidili lesintu lesiTonga eliphekwa ngaphansi komhlaba. Ukudla kusongwe ngamahlamvu kabhanana kubekwe phezu kwamatshe ashisayo ashiswe ngezinkuni.
Esinye sezitsha ezithakazelisa kakhulu zesiTonga sibizwa nge-topai, okuwuhlobo lwe-dumpling eyenziwe nge-taro ecutshiwe. Khona-ke amadombolo agcwaliswa ukhilimu kakhukhunathi futhi abhakwe, okuholela ekuphatheni okumnandi nokunomsoco. Esinye isidlo esiyingqayizivele sibizwa ngokuthi i-faipopo, okuwuphudingi omnandi owenziwe nge-taro egayiwe, ukhilimu kakhukhunathi noshukela.
Sengiphetha, i-Tongan cuisine iyinhlanganisela eyingqayizivele yamathonya e-Polynesia ne-Melanesia, echazwa ngokusetshenziswa kwezithako ezintsha, zendawo kanye namakhambi nezinongo zendabuko. Nakuba izithako eziningi ezisetshenziswa ekuphekeni kwesiTonga zingase zijwayeleke, kunezithako ezimbalwa ezihlukile, njenge-taro ne-tonga, eziwumgogodla wokudla. Amarisiphu e-Tongan afaka izithako ezingajwayelekile, njenge-feke ne-topai, anikeza ukuzizwisa okumnandi nokucebile ngokwamasiko.
