Cov Neeg Asmeskas Dub Cuisine: Cov Kab Mob Mopane

"Tuaj sim, nws qab qab li biltong" said lub grinning waiter ntawm lub tsev noj mov hauv Boma nyob rau hauv Victoria Falls , Zimbabwe. Nws yog qhov zoo txaus siab: Kuv tshwm sim los ntawm kev hlub biltong . Tab sis zom rau ib lub hmoov? Raws li kev khwv nyiaj yuav muaj nws, kuv tau xav saj ib lub pob zeb mog ib zaug rau ib ntus, thiab nws ntsia zoo li lub sijhawm tau los. Txawm tias lawv lub npe, mopane worms tsis yog cua nab tag nrho, tiam sis tus caterpillar ntawm ib hom kab huab cua hu ua Gonimbrasia belina .

Nws yog ib qho delicacy nyob rau qee seem ntawm cov teb chaws Africa thiab suav tias yog khoom noj khoom haus rau lwm tus. Tab sis txhua tus pom zoo hais tias lub worms yog heev noj, thiab ib txhia txawm suav lawv raws li tiag delicious.

Chav tsev noj mov Boma

Lub Boma yog ib qho chaw ncig tebchaws uasi lom zem nyob hauv thaj chaw zoo nkauj ntawm Victoria Falls Safari Lodge. Hmo ntawm no lub tsev noj mov Zimbabwean tau hais khov kho yog lus legendary, nrog rau ntau cov zaub mov hauv lub zos uas tau txais kev pab nyob rau hauv cov style style. Cov no muaj xws li delicacies xws li impala terrine thiab warthog fillet. Ib tug witchdoctor yog muaj los qhia koj cov hmoov zoo los ntawm ntuav nws cov pob txha; dancers lom zem nrog tsoos Shona thiab Ndebele txhua hnub; thiab tom qab ntawd ... muaj lub vat ntawm mopane worms.

Dab tsi ua Mopane Worms Saj zoo li?

Cov cua nab nyob hauv Boma yog cov txiv lws suav nrog, dos thiab qej, tsis muaj leej twg uas tsis pom qhov kev xav tawm ntawm lub caterpillar lub taub hau dub thiab lub cev, lub cev grey. Nrog tus waiter tab tom nrhiav kev txhawb siab, Kuv tau xav ib qho ntawm kuv lub qhov ncauj thiab pib chew.

Qhov pib saj ntawm mopane worm tsis yog li phem, nraim los ntawm qej thiab dos.

Tab sis thaum kuv pheej zom, qhov tseeb tsw tau ua rau kuv tsis paub thiab kuv tau kuaj pom ib qho ntawm lub ntiaj teb, ntsev thiab cov phab ntsa ntub dej. Nws tsis zoo heev. Kuv puas tau tswj kom nqos nws thaum kawg thiab vim tias qhov no yog kev mus ncig xyuas lub teb chaws, Kuv txawm tau txais ib daim ntawv pov thawj los ua pov thawj rau nws.

Kuv saib daim ntawv pov thawj saum no rau qhov kuv tau txais los ntawm bungee dhia tawm ntawm Choj Choj Victoria.

Mopane Worms nyob rau hauv Neeg Asmeskas Culture

Feem ntau cov neeg uas txaus siab rau mopane worms obviously tsis tau txais daim ntawv pov thawj rau noj ib pawg hnyav. Feem ntau, koj yuav pom cov hnab ntim loj heev thiab / los yog haus luam yeeb mopane hauv cov khw muag khoom hauv Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa thiab Namibia. Lawv nyob nraum greyish-nrhiav thaum qhuav (tom qab lawv lub siab tawv ntsuab tau muab tawm) thiab tom ntej siab ib muag koj yuav xav hais tias koj tab tom ntsia qee hom taum.

Mopane worms tau txais lawv lub npe ntawm cov lus Askiv los ntawm lawv qhov kev xaiv rau mopane ntoo, ib hom kab muaj nyob hauv thaj chaw qaum teb ntawm yav qab teb teb chaws Africa. Qhov zoo tshaj plaws lub sij hawm sau lawv yog lig nyob rau hauv lawv cov larval theem, thaum lawv plump thiab muaj kua thiab tsis tau burrowed underground rau pupate rau hauv lawv cov npauj npaim. Mopane worms kuj pub tawm cov txiv nkhaus taw thiab lwm yam ntoo. Tshiab mopane worms yog lub caij nyoog delicacy, tab sis qee lub zos supermarkets kuj muag brine-soaked worms hauv cov kaus poom.

Mopane Worms ua lag luam lag luam

Mopane worms yog hu ua phane nyob rau hauv Botswana, mashonja nyob rau hauv Zimbabwe thiab qhov chaw ntawm South Africa, thiab omangungu nyob rau hauv Namibia. Txawm tias lawv dub saj, lawv ntim cov khoom noj haus loj, uas muaj 60% cov protein thiab ntau ntau cov hlau thiab calcium.

Txij li thaum mopane worm harvesting yuav tsum tau tawm tswv yim me ntsis rau hauv txoj kev ntawm cov kev pab cuam, cov kab ntsig kuj dhau los ua ib qho txiaj ntsim ntawm cov nyiaj tau los. Nyob rau yav qab teb teb chaws Africa, mopane worms yog ib qhov kev lag luam multi-million Rand.

Kev ruaj ntseg ntawm mopane cov lag luam me yog feem ntau cuam tshuam dhau hla. Lwm cov kev hem thawj rau kev lag luam muaj xws li kev siv tshuaj tua kab los tiv thaiv cov kab ntsig los ntawm kev sib tw nrog tsiaj txhu uas pub rau tib cov ntoo; thiab deforestation. Qee lub lag luam mopane cov lag luam tau pom tias domesticating worms thiaj li ua rau kev lag luam txhim khu kev ntxiv.

Yuav Ua Li Cas Mopane Worms

Ib txoj kev uas feem ntau noj mopane worms yog tib txoj kev uas kuv tau ua - kib nrog txiv lws suav, qij, txiv laum huab xeeb, chillies thiab dos. Cov neeg uas tau nkag mus rau caterpillars tuaj yeem nrhiav zaub mov txawv rau lawv ua hauv online.

Mopane worms kuj tuaj yeem muab ntxiv rau ib lub stew, hau kom muag muag, los yog noj nqaij nyoos thiab tshiab tawm ntawm tsob ntoo. Thaum lawv nyob nraum tshiab, lawv tsuav tsawg chewy thiab lawv qab yog undiluted los ntawm lwm cov khoom xyaw. Txawm hais tias qhov zoo tshaj plaws los yog qhov phem tshaj plaws rau koj!

Tsab ntawv no tau muab kho los ntawm Jessica Macdonald rau lub Peb Hlis 29th 2017.