John Myers
I-Saffron iyisinongo futhi itholakala ezinhlobonhlobo zezimbali ze-crocus plant yegama elifanayo. Umbala wayo ophuzi kanye nephunga layo elimnandi elimnandi kuyisici “segolide lokupheka”.
Amaqiniso athakazelisayo ngesafron
Imvelaphi yesafron ekuqaleni isesiqhingini saseGreece saseKrethe. Izinongo ezinhle zasakazeka ngokushesha ezinsukwini zabaseGibhithe lasendulo futhi zazibhekwa njengezibaluleke kakhulu ngisho nangaleso sikhathi. Ngenxa yombala walo ophuzi, isafroni lalihlotshaniswa ikakhulukazi nababusi baseGreece naseBabiloni, njengoba okuphuzi kwakubhekwa njengombala ongcwele wababusi ngaleso sikhathi. Namuhla, isafron itshalwa futhi ivunwa e-Iran, eKashmir naseMedithera. Phakathi no-Okthoba yisikhathi sokuvuna safron. Kodwa-ke, ukuvuna kufanele kwenzeke ngokushesha njengoba kungenzeka kuphela ekuqaleni kwenkathi yokuqhakaza yamasonto amabili kuya kwamathathu ukuze uthole ikhwalithi enhle yefilament.
Amathiphu okuthenga nokupheka kwesafroni
Ukunambitheka nephunga lesafroni ngokuvamile kuhluke kakhulu. Nakuba iphunga libonakala ngephunga lalo elishubile, eliqhakazile, inothi elinezipayisi-tart libusa ukunambitheka. Qaphela i-safron, njengoba i-safron eningi ingenza isidlo sakho sibe muncu. Futhi, ungapheki kakhulu isafroni ukuze ulondoloze iphunga elimnandi. Iresiphi enkulu elula i-risotto yesafron, lapho upheka khona izintambo ezibomvu kuphela imizuzu engaba ngu-12 kuya kwengu-15. Uma ungathanda ukwenza ubulungiswa ekukhetheni kwesafroni futhi uyisebenzise ngobuhle njengendawo yokudlela, zama iresiphi yethu yamapheya amnandi anesafroni noma izingcezu zesaumoni ezimnandi ezinesafroni. Itiye le-saffron liyisiphuzo esithandwayo emazweni asempumalanga - kuthiwa linomphumela wokuthuthukisa imizwa.
Isitoreji nokuqina
Vikela isafroni ekukhanyeni nakumswakama lapho ugcina. Izintambo ezibomvu zigcinwa kangcono endaweni emnyama ensimbi engangeni moya noma ezitsheni zengilazi. Isinongo asilahlekelwa umbala noma iphunga futhi singagcinwa iminyaka emithathu ngisho nalapho sivulwa.
