Ukudla kwe-Afro-Caribbean kusuka eCosta Rica

Kwaphela amakhulu eminyaka, iCaribbean yayikhona indawo emhlabeni lapho inani elikhulu kakhulu lezigqila zase-Afrika lifike emikhunjini yabantu baseYurophu. ICuba, iHaiti noma iPuerto Rico ngezinye zeziqhingi eziningi lapho kwavela khona ukungaziphathi kahle nokuhlangana njengomkhiqizo wokusebenzisana phakathi kwabamhlophe nabamabrunette, okuholele ekutheni kube nomthelela engxenyeni yezwekazi elimnyama emasikweni nasemphakathini kanye naku-gastronomy .

ICosta Rica kuze kube manje ingelinye lamazwe angaziwa kakhulu ethonya lase-Afrika futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu sikulethela okumnandi futhi imenyu exotic esekwe ekudleni kwase-Afro-Caribbean kusuka eCosta Rica ukukhotha iminwe yakho.

Kusuka ukunqotshwa kwezwekazi laseMelika ngabaseSpain ngekhulu le-XNUMX, amagagasi izigqila zilethwe zivela eNtshonalanga Afrika (ikakhulukazi zivela eSenegal, eGambia, eGhana, eGuinea noma eBenin) waqala ukukhukhula uLwandle lweCaribbean, ekubeni Costa Rica enye yezindawo lapho leli thonya laziswa kakhulu khona.

Izigqila ezimnyama zathunyelwa eJamaica, eCuba noma eNicaragua, kanti eCosta Rica izindawo zezwe laseMelika Ephakathi ezaqasha isibalo esikhulu sabantu base-Afrika zazingezinye ezifana I-Guanacaste, endaweni esenyakatho-ntshonalanga, lapho ummbila nama-grill kutholakala khona, noma amasimu kakhokho aseMatina. Kodwa-ke, bekungaba sekupheleni kwekhulu le-XNUMX lapho igagasi lesibili labokufika e-Afrika lizofika ndawonye nama-coolies aseChina nawamaNdiya eCaribbean njengesicelo samakholoni amakhulu ngemuva kokuqedwa kobugqila. Endabeni yeCosta Rica, abokufika babeyingxenye yesandiso seFerrocarril del Atlántico noma e ukutshalwa kwamasimu kabhanana esifundeni saseLimón, indawo enamagugu amakhulu e-Afro-Caribbean kuyo yonke iCosta Rica.

Ubhanana, ilayisi, ukhukhunathi, ubhontshisi. . . izakhi ezijwayelekile zendawo okuthe ngemuva kokufika kwabantu base-Afrika bathola izindawo ezintsha nokusetshenziswa emakhishini ezwe laseCosta Rican.

Futhi ukuthi esinye sezici zokufuna ukwazi nge-gastronomy yamazwe aseCaribbean sihlala ezinhlakeni ezahlukahlukene ezifaka isidlo esisodwa, kusukela kulungiselelwa kuze kube semikhiqizweni. Lokhu kunjalo ngesidlo esaziwa ngokuthi gallo pinto, ejwayelekile eNicaragua naseCosta Rica. Inhlanganisela kabhontshisi (umnikelo waseMelika Ephakathi) nelayisi (kusuka eSpain) kepha kulungiselelwe ngesitayela sase-Afrika, nezinongo eziningi futhi kwakhonzwa njengesidlo sasekuseni. Eqinisweni, kunenkolelo yokuthi uhlobo oluthile lukabhontshisi olusetshenziswa ezinye izizwe eGhana lubizwa ngokuthi yi-pinto, okudala imvelaphi yesidlo sakamuva seCaribbean.

Ukuhluka kwe-gallo pinto kungaba i- Ubhontshisi welayisi, enye irayisi elixubekile nobhontshisi obomvu, kepha kwenziwa ngobisi lukakhukhunathi. Inongwe ngosawoti, u-garlic, u-anyanisi, i-thyme, upelepele nopelepele wasePanama. Ngokulandelayo, isidlo sihambisana nesaladi eluhlaza, okotshani abavuthiwe kanye nenkukhu noma inhlanzi esosweni.

Lowo owaziwa ngokuthi oshadile Kungaba okunye okuhlukile okubhekwa njengepuleti eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, noma isiphakamiso esinezindleko eziphansi ezifakiwe kunoma iyiphi imenyu yokudlela yansuku zonke. Le nhlanganisela ihlotshiswe ngeklabishi noma imifino yonyaka nenkomo, ingulube noma inkukhu.

Kokubili ubhontshisi welayisi ne-gallo pinto kuvame ukuhambisana pati, uhlobo lwesinkwa esibhakiwe esigcwele inyama kanye nopelepele wasePanama.

Isifundazwe saseLimón kanye namasimu aso kabhanana kwakuhlala imiphakathi yama-mestizo lapho kwavela khona izilimi ezintsha namasiko, kufaka phakathi izitsha ezimbalwa ezihamba phambili zalokho okuthiwa Ikhishi leLimonense lapho abalingiswa abaphambili kungobhanana nenhlanzi.

Ubhanana waveza i-patacón, isidlo esincike kuzithelo eziluhlaza ezithosiwe.

Mayelana nezinhlanzi, I-rondon yisidlo sezinkanyezi. Isobho lokudla kwasolwandle nenhlanzi (ikakhulukazi i-mackerel) elihambisana nekakhukhunathi kanye nobhanana oluhlaza, eLimon ngokuvamile okuhambisana ne-yucca ne-yam, okuthinta kakhulu e-Afrika. Isitsha esifanele ukuhambisana nelemonade ekhethekile uma ucabanga indawo esikuyo.

Ekugcineni fika uphudingi waseCosta Rica, engeke ilidumaze izinyo elimnandi. Phakathi kwezithako ngazo isisu se-Afro-Caribbean seCosta Rica i-akhawunti esinayo pambon, ibun etholakala ku-gingerbread yesiNgisi ngokhukhunathi omisiwe, izinongo nezithelo zonyaka. Le recipe yalethwa amaJamaican eCosta Rica ngo-1872.

Enye yama-dessert ezinkanyezi akule ndawo yilezi i-plantintá, ama-empanada amnandi agcwele ukhukhunathi nobhanana oluhlaza.

Njengoba ukwazi ukubona, ukudla kwaseCosta Rican kuncike emikhiqizweni yayo exotic nokuba khona kwezigqila zangaphambili ezazinika izitsha ngobuntu nangomsebenzi omuhle. Konke lokhu ngaphandle kokukhohlwa amanye amasiko amaningi anikele ngezinhlamvu zawo zesihlabathi ezweni laseMelika Ephakathi: kusuka e-Andalusia kuya eChina, ngeNdiya noma izizwe zangaphambi kweColombia ngokwazo ezazivele zifunde ukwazisa izipho zemvelo.

Ngale ndlela, abomdabu baseNingizimu Melika, ukufika kwemibuso yaseYurophu kanye negagasi elilandelayo lezigqila kulolonge isimo se-gastronomic eCaribbean njengakwezinye izindawo ezimbalwa. Costa Rica ingenye yamanxusa amahle kakhulu aleli qiniso ngokwakha ama-microcosms amancane ezingxenyeni ezahlukahlukene zezwe okuholele ekuphekeni okungajwayelekile, okudala nokwenziwa umhlaba wonke.