Ingabe kunjaloi-cocoa noma i-cocoa?Kuye ngokuthi ukuphi nokuthi uthenge luphi uhlobo lukashokoledi, ungase ubone elinye lalawa magama ngaphezu kwelinye.Kodwa uyini umehluko?

Bheka ukuthi sigcine kanjani ngamagama amabili acishe aguquleke nokuthi asho ukuthini ngempela.

Inkomishi kashokoledi oshisayo, owaziwa nangokuthi ukhokho.

UMPHUMELA WOKUHUMUSHA

Igama elithi "ukhokho" liya ngokuya lisetshenziswa emhlabeni kashokoledi omuhle.Kodwa elithi "cocoa" yigama lesiNgisi elijwayelekile lezingxenye ezicutshunguliweTheobroma ukhokhoisitshalo.Ibuye isetshenziselwe ukusho isiphuzo sikashokoledi esishisayo e-UK nakwezinye izingxenye zomhlaba ezikhuluma isiNgisi.

Udidekile?Ake sibheke ukuthi kungani sinamagama womabili nokuthi asetshenziswa kanjani.

I-cocoa powder.

Ngokuvamile, igama elithi “ukhokho” lichazwa kalula njengegama lokubolekwa elivela esiNahuatl, iqembu lezilimi zomdabu zaseMexico emaphakathi futhi elisetshenziswa abantu base-Aztec.Lapho amakoloni aseSpain efika maphakathi nekhulu le-16, azivumelanisa nezimokakawatl, okubhekiselwe kumbewu kakhokho, kuukhokho.

Kodwa kubonakala sengathi ama-Aztec aboleka leli gama kwezinye izilimi zabomdabu.Kunobufakazi begama lamaMayan elithi cocoo ekuqaleni kwekhulu lesi-4 AD.

Igama elithi "ushokoledi" linendaba efanayo.Nayo futhi, yafika esiNgisini ngokusebenzisa amakoloni aseSpain, aguqule igama lendabuko,xocoatl.Kuyaphikiswana ngokuthi igama laliyisiNahuatl noma isiMayan.Ushokoledikubikwa ukuthi ayibonakali emithonjeni yamakoloni yaseMexico emaphakathi, esekela umsuka ongewona oweNahuatl waleli gama.Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iqala kanjani, leli gama kucatshangwa ukuthi libhekisela esiphuzweni esibabayo sikakhokho.

Isikhwama sikabhontshisi kakhokho waseVenezuela.

UKUNGABIZEKI KAHLE NOMA IPHUTHA LOKUHLELA?

Pho sasuka kanjani kukhokho siye kukhokho?

USharon Terenzi ubhala ngoshokoledi kuThe Chocolate Journalist.Ungitshela ukuthi ukuqonda kwakhe ukuthi “umehluko wokuqala phakathi [kwamagama] ukhokho kanye nokhokho wawumane ube umehluko wolimi.Ukhokho kwakuyigama lesiSpanishi, i-cocoa kwakuyigama lesiNgisi.Kulula kanjalo.Kungani?Ngenxa yokuthi abanqobi abangamaNgisi babengakwazi ukusho kahle igama elithi cocoa, ngakho babelibiza ngokuthi ukhokho.”

Ukwenza izinto zibe nzima nakakhulu, kule nkathi yamakholoni, amaSpanishi namaPutukezi abhapathiza isihlahla sesundu.ukhokho,kubikwa ukuthi lisho “ubuso obusinekayo noma obunamahlonyana”.Sagcina kanjalo-ke isithelo sesundu saziwa ngokuthi ukhukhunathi.

Inganekwane ithi ngo-1775, isichazamazwi sikaSamuel Johnson esasinethonya elikhulu sadida amagama athi “coco” kanye “nokhokho” ukuze akhe “ukhokho” futhi leli gama lafakwa ngosimende olimini lwesiNgisi.

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi noma zombili lezi zinguqulo zinembe ngokugcwele, abantu abakhuluma isiNgisi bathatha i-cocoa njengegama labo lomkhiqizo wesihlahla sikakhokho.

Umfanekiso wokwabelana ngezibalo zase-Mesoamericanxocolatl.

OKUSHIWO UCACAO NAMUHLA

USpencer Hyman, umsunguli weCocoa Runners, uchaza lokho akuqondayo njengomehluko phakathi kukakhokho nokhokho.“Ngokuvamile incazelo iwukuthi… lapho [i-pod] isesihlahleni ngokuvamile ibizwa ngokuthi ukhokho, futhi lapho iphuma esihlahleni ibizwa ngokuthi i-cocoa kuphela.”Kodwa uxwayisa ngokuthi leyo akuyona incazelo esemthethweni.

Abanye banweba lokho kuhumusha futhi basebenzise "ukhokho" kunoma yini ngaphambi kokucubungula kanye "ne-cocoa" ngezithako ezicutshunguliwe.

U-Megan Giller ubhala ngoshokoledi omuhle e-Chocolate Noise, futhi ungumbhali weUshokoledi we-Bean-to-Bar: I-American Craft Chocolate Revolution.Uthi, “Kwenzeke okuthile ekuhumusheni esikhathini esithile lapho siqale khona ukusebenzisa igama elithi cocoa ngemva kokuba umkhiqizo usucutshungulwe inani elithile.Ngikuchaza njengesihlahla sikakhokho kanye nesitshalo sikakhokho nobhontshisi kakhokho ngaphambi kokuba kubiliswe futhi komiswe, bese kushintshela kukhokho.”

USharon unokuthatha okuhlukile ngesihloko.“Angisamtholi uchwepheshe embonini kashokoledi owenza umehluko phakathi kwala magama womabili.Akekho ozokutshela ukuthi 'Hhayi, ukhuluma ngobhontshisi oluhlaza, ngakho-ke kufanele usebenzise igama elithi cocoa, hhayi ukhokho!'Noma ngabe iyacutshungulwa noma cha, ungasebenzisa la magama womabili ngokushintshana.”

Ukhokho noma ubhontshisi we-cocoa?

Nakuba sibona ukhokho kumalebula ebha likashokoledi kanye nohlu lwezithako emhlabeni okhuluma isiNgisi, le mikhiqizo ayinawo ubhontshisi oluhlaza.Kuya ngokuya kuvame ukubona amabha kashokoledi neziphuzo zimakethwa njengezinempilo, zemvelo, noma ezingavuthiwe kusetshenziswa igama elithi “ukhokho,” naphezu kokuthi ziyacutshungulwa.

U-Megan uthi, “Ngicabanga ukuthi igama elithi ukhokho liwusizo ukuchaza ukuthi ukhuluma ngento eluhlaza noma epulazini kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ngokuvamile alisetshenziswa kabi ngokuphelele.Awusoze wahlangabezana nezinsipho zikakhokho eziluhlaza [zithengiswa esitolo].”

Isandla sikabhontshisi kakhokho.

INGABE UHLELO LWAMA-DASHI LUYIBOPHEZELA LOKUKUDIDEKILE?

Kuvame ukubizwa ngokuthi ushokoledi oshisayo eNyakatho Melika, kodwa emazweni amaningi akhuluma isiNgisi, i-cocoa nayo iyigama lesiphuzo esishisayo, esiphundu, nesiphuzo esenziwe nge-cocoo powder.

Abakhiqizi abaningi be-cocoa powder ngokwesiko benza isithako besebenzisa ukucubungula kwamaDashi.Le nqubo yenza i-alkalize i-cocoa powder.UMegan ungichazela umlando wayo.

“Uma uthatha utshwala bukashokoledi ubuhlukanise ube yimpushana kashokoledi nebhotela, impushana isababa futhi ayihlangani namanzi kalula.Ngakho [ngekhulu le-19] othile wasungula indlela yokwelapha leyo powder nge-alkali.Kuba mnyama futhi kunciphe.Iphinde iyenze ibe ne-flavour efanayo.Futhi kuyayisiza ukuthi ixubane kangcono namanzi.”

Lokhu kuchaza ukuthi kungani abanye abakhiqizi bekhetha ukuziqhelelanisa nendlela ye-Dutch-processing - kuthatha amanothi e-flavour abantu abawagubhayo ngoshokoledi wobuciko.

Ithini le-cocoa eligaywe ngesi-Dutch.

“Saqala ukusebenzisa igama elithi cocoa ukuze siqonde ukhokho owenziwe ngesiDashi,” kusho uMegan.Ngakho manje igama elithi cocoo liwuhlobo lwegama elingajwayelekile kakhulu esiNgisini, ngakho lisikisela ukuthi [umkhiqizo obhalwe ukuthi ukhokho] uhlukile.”

Isiphakamiso lapha ukuthi i-powder ebizwa ngokuthi i-cocoa ingcono kakhulu kunenguqulo ecutshungulwe yesiDashi ebizwa ngokuthi i-cocoa mayelana nokunambitheka nempilo.Kodwa ingabe lokho kuyiqiniso ngempela?

“Ngokuvamile, ushokoledi uwukudla,” kuqhuba uMegan.“Kukwenza uzizwe umnandi futhi kunambitheka, kodwa akuyona into edliwayo ukuze ube nempilo.I-powder yemvelo ngeke ibe nempilo kakhulu kune-Dutch processed.Ulahlekelwa amanothi e-flavour nama-antioxidants kuzo zonke izinyathelo.I-cocoa powder yemvelo [nje] igaywa kancane kune-Dutch processed.”

I-cocoa noshokoledi.

I-CACAO NE-COCOA E-LATIN AMERICA

Kodwa ingabe lezi zingxoxo zidlulela nasemhlabeni okhuluma iSpanishi?

U-Ricardo Trillos ungumnikazi we-Cao Chocolates.Ungitshela ukuthi, ngokusekelwe kukho konke ukuhamba kwakhe eLatin America, “ukhokho” uhlale usetshenziswa lapho kubhekiselwa esihlahleni nama-pods, kanye nakuyo yonke imikhiqizo eyenziwe ngobhontshisi.Kodwa futhi ungitshela ukuthi kunomehluko omncane phakathi kwamazwe akhuluma iSpanishi.

Ungitshela ukuthi eDominican Republic, abantu benza amabhola ngotshwala kashokoledi obuxutshwe nezithako ezifana nesinamoni noshukela, abawubiza nangokuthi ukhokho.Uthi eMexico kukhona into efanayo, kodwa lapho kuthiwa ushokoledi (yilokhu okusetshenziselwa ukwenzaimvukuzane, Ngokwesibonelo).

USharon uthi, eLatin America, “basebenzisa igama elithi ukhokho kuphela, futhi babheka ukhokho njengozakwabo wamaNgisi.”

Ukukhethwa kwamabha kashokoledi.

AYIKHO IMPENDULO ENGCACILE

Ayikho impendulo ecacile ngomehluko phakathi kukakhokho nokhokho.Ulimi luyashintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi nezinkambiso futhi kunomehluko wesifunda.Ngisho nangaphakathi kwemboni kashokoledi, kunemibono ehlukene yokuthi ukhokho uba nini ukhokho, uma kwenzeka.

Kodwa uSpencer ungitshela ukuthi “uma ubona ukhokho kwilebula kufanele kube ifulegi elibomvu” nokuthi “kufanele ubuze ukuthi umenzi uzama ukwenzani.”

UMegan uthi, “Ngicabanga ukuthi okubalulekile ukuthi wonke umuntu usebenzisa lawo magama ngendlela ehlukile ngakho kunzima kakhulu ukwazi ukuthi asho ukuthini lapho ubona lawo magama.Kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi njengomthengi kubalulekile ukwenza ucwaningo lwakho futhi wazi ukuthi uthengani futhi wazi ukuthi udlani.Abanye abantu abawazi lutho ngalo mehluko.”

Ngakho-ke ngaphambi kokuthi uzibophezele ekusebenziseni ukhokho nje noma ukugwema ukhokho, qiniseka ukuthi ubheka uhlu lwezithako bese uzama ukuqonda ukuthi umenzi uzicubungule kanjani izingxenye.