Yog tias koj tab tom npaj mus rau South Africa, cia siab tias koj yuav pom biltong txhua qhov chaw koj mus. Biltong yog South Africa nyiam cov khoom noj txom ncauj thiab yog ib qho tseem ceeb ntawm lub teb chaws txoj kev coj noj coj ua. Nws yog muag hauv cov roj noj, ntawm cov neeg lag luam hauv chaw xa khoom, ntawm chaw thauj khoom thauj thiab txawm nyob hauv khw noj mov. Tab sis dab tsi yog nws?
Biltong yog dab tsi?
Yeej tseem zoo, biltong yog nqaij uas tau kho thiab qhuav. Nws tau txais kev pab nyob rau hauv slices los yog ib daim hlab ntawm cov tuab tuab, thiab tuaj yeem siv ntau hom nqaij me.
Txawm hais tias nqaij qaib thiab cov nqaij npuas xyaw biltong muaj nyob, nqaij nyug thiab kev ua si yog cov feem ntau cov nqaij npuas biltong. Kev ua si (lub npe hu ua venison nyob rau hauv South Africa) yog hais txog cov tsiaj ntawm Bush - xws li impala, kudu, wildebeest thiab ostrich. Ntau tus neeg Asmeskas ua qhov yuam kev xav tias biltong yog cov lus teb rau South Africa rau cov nqaij nyug yawg - tab sis qhov tseeb, nws muaj nws cov khoom xyaw, tsim cov txheej txheem, kab lis kev cai thiab keeb kwm.
Cov keeb kwm ntawm Biltong
Cov Neeg Asmeskas South Africans tau khaws cov nqaij hauv ib daim ntawv los sis lwm rau ntau txhiab xyoo. Tsis muaj fridges los yog lub khov nab kuab los tiv thaiv lawv cov nqaij los ntawm spoiling, cov neeg plob hav zoov uas siv rau lub tsho loj ntawm cov nqaij nrog ua ntej dai ntawm cov ntoo kom qhuav. Nyob rau hauv 17th Century, cov neeg nyob hauv teb chaws Europe tau txais qhov kev cai ntawm kev txuag, tiam sis ntxiv vinegar thiab saltpetre (potassium nitrate) rau txoj kev kho. Lub hom phiaj ntawm kev ua li no yog tua cov kab mob hauv cov nqaij, yog li ntawd txo txoj kev mob.
Nyob rau hauv 19th Century, Dutch ua liaj ua teb hu ua Voortrekkers tshuav lawv cov liaj teb hauv dhaus Cape, kom thiaj li khiav tau txoj cai ntawm British-kav Cape Tuam Tsev. Lawv xav tau cov zaub mov, cov zaub mov uas tsis txawj ploj mus txhawb nqa lawv ntawm lawv txoj kev tsiv teb sab qaum teb, uas muaj lub npe hu ua Great Trek. Kho cov nqaij yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws tov, thiab feem ntau qhov chaw credit Voortrekkers nrog perfecting kos duab ntawm biltong-txiav txim, yog li tsim cov khoom noj txom ncauj raws li peb paub nws hnub no.
Yuav ua li cas Biltong yog ua
Niaj hnub no, txheej txheem ntawm biltong-xeem tshua zoo heev uas siv los ntawm Voortrekkers - albeit nrog ob peb modernisations. Xaiv ib qho zoo ntawm cov nqaij yog thawj kauj ruam. Feem ntau, thaum ua cov nqaij nyug biltong, cov xuab zeb los yog saum kev tov yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws. Tom qab ntawd, cov nqaij yuav tsum tau txiav mus rau hauv ib daim hlab, ua ntej yuav rubbed nrog los yog marinated nyob rau hauv vinegar. Tom ntej no, lub txiv hmab txiv ntoo yog flavored nrog ib tug sib txawv mix, uas feem ntau muaj xws li ntsev, suab thaj, crushed coriander noob thiab dub kua txob.
Feem ntau, cov strips tseem tshuav rau soak txog cov txuj lom mix overnight, ua ntej yuav dai kom qhuav hauv qhov chaw zoo. Ntais, tshwj xeeb-crafted drying cov khoom noj ua cov kauj ruam ntawm txoj kev yooj yim dua, muaj kev yeem hauv biltong txiag ntau dua tswj kub thiab cov av noo. Kev lig kev cai, lub ziab qhuav yuav siv sijhawm plaub hnub; txawm hais tias hluav taws xob hluav taws xob ncu siv tau los mus ceev cov txheej txheem kom muaj nuj nqis. Rau cov biltong purists, txawm li cas los, txoj kev qub yog ib qho zoo tshaj plaws.
Health Benefits ntawm Biltong
Zoo li yog ib feem tseem ceeb ntawm South African kev noj qab haus huv, biltong yog ib txoj kev noj qab haus huv rau ntau cov khoom noj txom ncauj zoo tib yam xws li tej daim tawv nqaij thiab lub dip. Nws yog ib qho zoo heev ntawm cov protein, nrog kwv yees li 57.2 grams ib 100 gram noj.
Cov txheej txheem kev ziab ntau dua qhov ua noj yog txhais tau tias cov nqaij feem ntau nws cov khoom noj, nrog rau cov zaub mov tseem ceeb xws li hlau, zinc thiab magnesium. Rau cov neeg suav cov calorie ntau ntau, kev ua si biltong feem ntau yog leaner dua li nqaij nyug biltong, thiab yog li ntawd xaiv zoo dua.
Qhov twg sim Sim Biltong?
Nyob rau hauv South Africa thiab bordering lub teb chaws xws li Namibia, sampling biltong yog raws li yooj yim li tuaj tos ib lub hnab ntim cov ntawv ntim ntawm lub khw muag khoom ze. Yog hais tias koj nyob nraum teb chaws, tab sis, koj txoj kev txhim kho koj qhov kev sib tw yuav ua tau me ntsis kev sib tw. Feem ntau cov nroog loj hauv tebchaws Asmesliskas thiab Asmiskas tau muaj cov khw muag khoom noj rau sab qab teb sab qaum teb, zoo li Jonty Jacobs hauv New York thiab San Diego; los yog Jumbo South African Shop hauv London. Tom kawg, koj yuav pom biltong ib sab South African delicacies xws li Rooibos tshuaj yej, Mrs. Ball's chutney thiab Wilsons toffee.
Xwb, muaj ntau cov websites uas xa biltong thiab lwm cov khoom siv South African, suav nrog South African Food Shop hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas, thiab Barefoot Biltong hauv UK. Yog hais tias koj lub siab xav ua tiag tiag, koj yuav sim ua koj tus kheej hauv tsev. Muaj ntau cov websites uas muaj cov zaub mov thiab cov txheej txheem rau kev ua kom zoo tshaj plaws - tab sis nws yog ib yam ntawm ib daim duab, thiab koj yuav tsum xav tias yuav muab nws ob peb sim ua ntej ua tiav cov txiaj ntsig zoo. Yuav ua kom yooj yim dua, xav txog qhov kev txiav txim siab biltong thiab lub tsev tu kom qhuav ntawm Amazon lub chaw UK.
Tsab xov xwm no tau muab kho dua tshiab thiab rov sau dua tshiab los ntawm Jessica Macdonald rau lub Kaum Hlis 26th 2016.