Isithombe: I-Hop Substitutes Still Life

Isithombe sibonisa impilo esekhona ecacile ezwakala ingaphelelwa yisikhathi nesimanje, ithebula elethwe ngokucophelela elibungaza ubuhlakani bokwenza isiphuzo ngaphambi nangaphezulu kokubusa kwama-hops. Uma uthi nhlá, ukunaka kombukeli kudonselwa phambili, lapho iqoqo elinendathane lamakhambi omisiwe, izinongo, namagugu ezitshalo kuye kwahlelwa ngokunemba nangobuciko. Isici ngasinye siphethe indaba eyingqayizivele ye-flavour nephunga elimnandi: i-rosemary enamaqabunga afana nenaliti, ekhipha ubukhali bephayini; i-thyme namagatsha awo athambile, ahlebeza umhlaba nokhuni; amajikijolo omjunipha, amnyama futhi acwebezelayo, akhulula i-resinous citrus bite; nama-curl azacile ekhasi le-citrus, agqamile ngokumelene nephalethi ethulisiwe kakhulu, athembisa ukukhanya kwe-zest kanye ne-asidi. Lezi zithako zilele ngokuhlakazeka okuthambile, azihlelwanga ngokulandelana okuqinile kodwa ngendlela ezizwa ziphila futhi ziphila, njengokungathi zisanda kuqoqwa esikhwameni somphakeli noma imizuzwana engadini yomshini wokuphisa utshwala ngaphambi kokuzinikela eketela.

Ukuthuthela endaweni ephakathi, impilo esekhona ijula ebunkingeni. Lapha, umbukeli uhlangabezana nesethi yama-ejenti ababayo angajwayelekile, ngalinye linikezwe ubuqiniso be-rustic. Impande yedandelion, isimo sayo esinamagqubu, esisontekile, sikhuluma ngamasimu asendle kanye nokuqina, sithwele isithembiso somunyu womhlaba uma ubilisiwe. Impande ye-chicory, emnyama futhi ebushelelezi, iphakamisa amagama angaphansi athosiwe, uhlobo olubonisa kokubili ukubaba kanye nobumnandi obucashile. Impande ye-Licorice yengeza enye inkambo—enokhuni, ene-fibrous, kodwa egcwele ubumnandi obuthambile obulinganisa umkhawulo wayo wokwelapha. Lezi zimpande namagxolo kuvezwa ngezindlela ezigqamisa ukungahambi kahle kwazo kwemvelo, kukhumbuze umbukeli ukuthi ukuphisa kumayelana nokuvivinya izipho eziluhlaza zomhlaba njengoba kumayelana nesiko. Ndawonye, bakha i-flavour yama-flavour ehlehlela emuva enkathini lapho abaphisi botshwala bethembele ku-gruit-ingxube yamakhambi nezimpande-kudala ngaphambi kokuba ama-hops abe indinganiso yendawo yonke.

Ingemuva, nakuba lifiphale kancane, linikeza indawo indawo okubambelela kuyo. Kuvela indawo, hhayi ngendlela ebukhali kodwa ngokusikisela—indawo yasemaphandleni egcwele ukukhanya okufudumele. Lokhu kubonakala ngamasimu, uthango, futhi mhlawumbe namahlathi akude, izindawo lapho lezi zitshalo zingase zichume ngokwemvelo. Ukukhetha ukunikeza ingemuva ngale ndlela kugcizelela umsuka wezithako, okugxilisa impilo esekhona esimweni esibanzi somhlaba wemvelo. Kunjengokungathi indawo ngokwayo ikhumbuza isibukeli ngesineke ukuthi lezi zinongo namakhambi akuzona nje izinto ezithengiswayo kodwa izinto eziphilayo, ezake zakhula emhlabathini nasekukhanyeni kwelanga, manje zithola ukuphila okuvuselelwe kuyi-alchemy yokuphisa.

Ukukhanyisa kuhlanganisa konke okubunjwe ndawonye, kukufuthanise ngokufudumala nokukhanya okucishe kube yigolide. Igqamisa ukwakheka okucebile—amaqabunga ashwabene e-thyme, ukucwebezela okubushelelezi kwamajikijolo omjunipha, imicu yempande ene-fibrous—futhi yenza izithunzi ezithambile ezenezela ukujula nokusondelana. Lokhu kukhanya kuzwakala kufana nendlu yokuphuzela utshwala yendabuko, lapho ukukhanya komlilo okulokozayo kwake kwakhanyisa izinqwaba ezifanayo zezitshalo zezitshalo, ngayinye ilindele ukudlala indima yayo ekuguquleni amanzi nokusanhlamvu kube okuthile okunomsoco nokujabulisayo. Isigcawu siyandindizela ngakho kokubili umlando kanye nokusha: umlando, ngoba ukhumbula imikhuba yokuphisa i-pre-hop yamasiko enkathi ephakathi nasendulo; emisha, ngoba lezi zithako ezifanayo zitholwa kabusha namuhla ngabaphisi botshwala bokuhlola abafuna ukwandisa amaphrofayili e-flavour kabhiya wesimanje.

Ekugcineni, impilo esekhona isebenza njengokungaphezu kocwaningo lwezithako. Kuba ukuzindla ngokuzenzela—ngendlela abantu abakade befuna ngayo ukuhlanganisa ukunambitheka, iphunga nokulinganisela okuvela emvelweni. Isithombe sidlulisa ukuvumelana, hhayi nje kuphela ekuhleleni kwaso ngokucophelela isimo nombala kodwa ekuvuseleleni kwaso ifilosofi yokuphisa ekwazisa ukusungula nokuhlonipha imvelo njengokwesiko. Ekugubheni ama-hop substitutes, kusikhumbuza ukuthi ubhiya awukaze ube yindlela eyodwa, kodwa mayelana nokuhlangana okungapheli phakathi kwalokho okuhlinzekwa ngumhlaba nalokho okucatshangwa ngumphisi.

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