Ufuna ukwazi lapho eyakhoushokolediivela?Kuzodingeka uhambe uye ezindaweni ezishisayo nezinomswakama lapho imvula ine khona njalo futhi izingubo zakho zinamathele emhlane wakho ehlobo.Emapulazini amancane, uzothola izihlahla ezigcwele izithelo ezinkulu, ezimibalabala ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-cocoo pods - nakuba zingeke zibukeke njenganoma yini ongayithola esitolo.

Ngaphakathi kwemidumba kukhula imbewu esiyibilisayo, esigazinga, esigayayo, esicothayo, esifuthekayo, nesisikhunta ukuze senze izingcezu zethu ezithandekayo zikashokoledi.

Ngakho-ke, ake sihlole kabanzi lesi sithelo esimangalisayo nokuthi yini engaphakathi kuso.

Ama-cocoa pods asanda kuvunwa;lezi zizonqunywa ngokushesha zilungele ukuqoqa imbewu.

UKUHLULA I-CACAO POD

Izidumba zikakhokho zihluma “emicamelweni yezimbali” emagatsheni esihlahla sikakhokho (Theobroma ukhokho, noma “ukudla konkulunkulu,” ukunemba).UPedro Varas Valdez, umkhiqizi kakhokho waseGuayaquil, e-Ecuador, ungitshela ukuthi ukubukeka kwama-pods - aziwa ngokuthimazorcangeSpanishi - zizohluka kakhulu kuye ngezinhlobonhlobo, izakhi zofuzo, isifunda, nokuningi.

Kodwa zonke zinesakhiwo esifanayo lapho uzihlephula wazivula.

U-Eduardo Salazar, okhiqiza ukhokho ku-Finca Joya Verde e-El Salvador, ungitshela ukuthi “Ama-cocoa pods akhiwe i-exocarp, i-mesocarp, i-endocarp, i-funicle, imbewu kanye ne-pulp.”

I-anatomy ye-cocoa pod.

I-Exocarp

I-cocoa exocarp igobolondo eliwugqinsi le-pod.Njengesendlalelo sangaphandle, inobuso obunama-gnarled obuvikela isithelo sonke.

Ngokungafani nekhofi, elivame ukuba luhlaza uma lingavuthiwe futhi libomvu - noma ngezikhathi ezithile osawolintshi, ophuzi, noma opinki, kuye ngezinhlobonhlobo - lapho selivuthiwe, i-cocoa exocarp iza ngothingo lwemibala.Njengoba u-Alfredo Mena, umkhiqizi wekhofi nokhokho e-Finca Villa España, e-El Salvador, engitshela, “Ungathola okuluhlaza, okubomvu, okuphuzi, okunsomi, okubomvana nawo wonke amathoni akho ngokulandelanayo.”

Umbala we-exocarp uzoncika ezintweni ezimbili: umbala wemvelo we-pod kanye nezinga lokuvuthwa kwawo.U-Pedro ungitshela ukuthi kuthatha izinyanga ezine kuya kweziyisihlanu ukuze i-pod ikhule futhi ivuthwe.“Umbala wayo usitshela ukuthi isilungile,” uyachaza.“Lapha, e-Ecuador, umbala we-pod nawo uyahlukahluka ngokwemibala eminingi, kodwa kunemibala emibili eyisisekelo, oluhlaza okotshani nobomvu.Umbala oluhlaza okotshani (ophuzi uma usuvuthiwe) uqondene ngqo nokhokho we-Nacional, kanti obomvu noma onsomi (owolintshi lapho usuvuthiwe) ukhona ku-Criollo and Trinitario (CCN51).”

I-cocoa pod eluhlaza, engavuthiwe ikhula esihlahleni sase-Finca Joya Verde, e-El Salvador.

I-Nacional cocoo, i-Criollo, i-Trinitario CCN51: konke lokhu kubhekisela ezinhlobonhlobo ezahlukene.Futhi ziningi zalezi.

Ngokwesibonelo, u-Eduardo uyangitshela, “Izici zephenotypic zikakhokho waseSalvador Criollo zinde, zicijile, zinothayela futhicundeamor[ikhabe elibabayo] nomai-angoletta[ayindilinga ngaphezulu] amafomu.Ishintsha isuka kumbala oluhlaza ibe bomvu kakhulu uma amazinga okuvuthwa eselungile, anembewu emhlophe kanye ne-pulp emhlophe.

“Esinye isibonelo, i-Ocumare, i-Criollo yesimanje efana nohlobo lwe-'Trinitario' olunobumsulwa obungama-89%.Ine-pod emide efana ne-Salvador Criollo, nokushintsha kombala ukusuka kumalibhele ukuya kuwolintshi lapho amazinga okuvuthwa eselungile.Kodwa-ke, ubhontshisi kakhokho unsomi unomgogodla omhlophe… Konke kuncike ekuguquguqukeni kukakhokho, okuncike esifundeni, isimo sezulu, izimo zenhlabathi, njll.

Ngalesi sizathu, kubalulekile ukuthi umlimi azi isilimo sakhe.Ngaphandle kwalolu lwazi, ngeke bakwazi ukusho ukuthi ama-pods asevuthiwe - into eyinhloko yekhwalithi kashokoledi.

Izidumba zikakhokho zisondela ezingeni eliphelele lokuvuthwa ku-Finca Joya Verde, e-El Salvador.

I-Mesocarp

Lolu ungqimba oluqinile, oluqinile luhlala ngaphansi kwe-exocarp.Ivamise ukuba nokhuni okungenani.

I-Endocarp

I-endocarp ilandela i-mesocarp futhi iyingqimba yokugcina “yegobolondo” elizungeze ubhontshisi kakhokho kanye ne-pulp.Njengoba siqhubeka singena ngaphakathi kwe-cocoa pod, iba nomswakama kancane futhi ithambe.Noma kunjalo, isengeza isakhiwo kanye nokuqina ku-pod.

Nakuba ibalulekile empilweni yalesi sitshalo, u-Eduardo ungitshela ukuthi “izingqimba zikakhokho (i-exocarp, i-mesocarp, ne-endocarp) aziwuthinti nganoma iyiphi indlela ukunambitheka.”

I-cocoa Pulp

Ama-eds ambozwe ngoqweqwe olumhlophe, olunamathelayo noma i-mucilage ekhishwa kuphela ngesikhathi sokuvutshelwa.Njengasekhofini, i-pulp iqukethe inani eliphezulu likashukela.Ngokungafani nekhofi, nokho, lingaphinda lidliwe ngokwalo.

UPedro uyangitshela, “Abanye abantu benza ijusi, utshwala, iziphuzo, u-ayisikhilimu, nojamu [ngawo].Ine-flavour ehlukile, emuncu futhi abanye abantu bathi inezinto ezivusa amadlingozi.”

UNicholas Yamada, uchwepheshe kashokoledi waseSão Paulo, unezela ukuthi ufana ne-jackfruit kodwa awunamandla kangako.“I-asidi ekhanyayo, imnandi kakhulu, i-'Tutti Frutti gum'-like," uyachaza.

I-cocoo pod inqunywa phakathi, ishiya imbewu embozwe i-pulp ibonakala.

I-Rachis/Funicle & Placenta

Akuyona nje imbewu elele ngaphakathi kwe-pulp.Uzothola i-funicle ihlangene phakathi kwabo.Lesi yisiqu esincanyana, esifana nentambo esinamathisela imbewu ku-placenta.I-funicle ne-placenta, njenge-pulp, iyaphuka ngesikhathi sokuvutshelwa.

I-cocoa pod ihlukaniswe phakathi ngesikhathi sokucutshungulwa, iveza i-pulp, ubhontshisi, kanye ne-funicle.

Imbewuye-cocoa Pod

Futhi ekugcineni, sifinyelela ingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu - kithi!– i-cocoa pod: imbewu.Yilokhu okugcine kuphenduke amabha kanye neziphuzo zikashokoledi.

U-Alfredo uyachaza, “Ngaphakathi, uthola ubhontshisi kakhokho, ombozwe uqweqwe, uhlelwe ngemigqa ezungeza i-placenta noma i-rachis ngendlela yokuthi ufane nesikhwebu sombila.”

U-Eh Chocolatier uthi imbewu yakheke njengama-alimondi ayisicaba, futhi ngokuvamile uzothola angu-30 kuya kwangu-50 awo ku-pod.

Izigaxa zikakhokho ze-Trinitario ezivuthiwe;imbewu imbozwe nge-pulp emhlophe.

SINGAYISEBENZISA YONKE I-CACAO POD?

Ngakho-ke, uma imbewu kakhokho kuwukuphela kwengxenye yesithelo esiphelela kushokoledi wethu, ingabe lokho kusho ukuthi okunye kuzomosha?

Akunjalo.

Sesikushilo ukuthi i-pulp ingadliwa yodwa.Ngaphezu kwalokho, u-Eduardo uyangitshela, “Emazweni aseLatin America, ukhokho ungase usetshenziselwe ukondla imfuyo.”

U-Alfredo uyanezela ukuthi “ukusetshenziswa kukakhokho kuhlukahlukene.Emcimbini kakhokho eThailand, baphakele isidlo sakusihlwa esinezinhlobonhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-70 [zikakhokho] ezihlukahlukene kusukela esobho, ilayisi, inyama, uphudingi, iziphuzo nokunye.”

Futhi uPedro uyachaza ukuthi, noma ngabe imikhiqizo engasetshenzisiwe ingadliwa, isengaphinda isetshenziswe.“Igobolondo le-pod, uma selivunwe ngendlela evamile, liyasala ensimini ngoba impukane i-Forcipomyia (isinambuzane esiyisimiso esiza ekusakazeni impova yembali kakhokho) izobekela amaqanda ayo lapho.Khona-ke [igobolondo] liphinde lifakwe enhlabathini lapho selicekeleke phansi,” usho kanje.“Abanye abalimi benza umquba ngamagobolondo ngoba anothe nge-potassium futhi uyasiza ekuthuthukiseni izinto eziphilayo emhlabathini.”

Ama-cocoa pods akhula esihlahleni sikakhokho e-Finca Joya Verde, e-El Salvador.

Uma siqaqa ushokoledi omuhle ukuze sibone uphudingi opholile, omnyama ngaphakathi, kuyinto ehluke kakhulu kumkhiqizi evula i-cocoo pod.Nokho kusobala ukuthi lokhu kudla kuyamangalisa kuzo zonke izigaba: kusukela ezigabeni ezimibalabala ezikhula phakathi kwezimbali ezintekenteke zikakhokho kuya emkhiqizweni wokugcina esiwudla ngokwazisa okukhulu.