Vha Ndowetshumo Ya Zwa u Vhea Zwiliwa Kha Dzi Thini Afrika Tshipembe

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Vha South African Fruit and Vegetable Canners Association vho tumbuliwa nga nwedzi wa Phando nga 1954. Tshiimiswa hetshi tshina mirado ine ya vha 20 uri vha kone uvha vhone vhane vha imelela mitshelo heyi ine ya vha, pineapple, miroho na matamatisi. Zwithu zwihulwane vhukuma zwa Afrika tshipembe zwine zwa vha uri zwi ya vhewa kha dzi thini ndi maberegisi, apricots, pears, gwavha na zwienge.

Fhethu Hune Ha Bveledziwa Zwa U Vhewa Kha Dzi Thini

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Vha South African pineapple industry ndi ipfi lituku vhukuma kha shango, hune ha tou vha na rabulasi muthihi Eastern Cape ane a vha a tshi khou swika 70% ya u bveledziwa Afrika Tshipembe. Zwienge zwi ya bveledziwa KwaZulu-Natal. Ndowetshumo yo do tangana na vhuthada vhukuma nga 2007 nga murahu ha u vha na zwithu zwa cadmium zwi tshi wanala kha tshikepe tsha zwienge i tshi khou ya Europe, hezwi zwa sia vho rabulasi vhanzhi vha tshi khou sokou tavha husina vhathu vhane vha do vha rengisela. Hezwi zwi vhonala zwo itwa nga vhanwe vha vha limi, nga u sa divha vha shumisa manyoro ane avha na hezwi zwithu zwa tsimbi khulwane. 

Vhanwe vha fhano Afrika Tshipembe vhane vha vha uri vha ya isa ma apricot avho kha dzi thini kha manwe mashango, vha tshi swikelela zwine zwa nga zwa 30 kha ya lifhasi lothe ine ya bva. Vhunzhi ha haya ma apricot avha atshi khou bveledziwa Klein Karoo ya Western Cape. Vhabveledzi naho zwo ralo ho swika he vha lata zwine zwa swika 5 000 tons ya Bulida apricots vha dovha hafhu vha tupula miri minzhi vhukuma musi hu tshi vha na vhuthada kha ndowetshumo ya hoyu muri nga 2013/2014 khalanwaha ya u bveledza. 

Vhunzhi ha mapiere ane avha uri aya vhewa kha zwikoti na maberegisi zwi ya bveledziwa Western Cape, ngeno magwavha atshi bveledziwa Western Cape, Mpumalanga na Limpopo.

Thengiso

Vha ndowetshumo ya zwa dzi thini iya kona u ita mbambe na u kona u vhuisa masheleni, zwine zwa sia hu tshi tou vha na vhavhei vhathihi vha mashango davha vhane vha vha uri ndi vhone vho dadzaho. Vhabveledzi vha Afrika Tshipembe, kanzhi vha ya vha na zwithu zwo linganaho kana zwa tshothe zwa u kona u tshimbidza na vhathu vhane vha swika vhararu vha u shuma u vhea mitshelo vhane vha vha vha tshi khou shuma kha shango. Havha vhathu vha ya kona u tshimbidza zwithu zwine zwa swika 80% ya mitshelo ine ya vha uri i kha dzi thini u mona na lifhasi, u bva Europe uya Far East.

Mushumo

©Marinda Louw

Mitshelo unga kona u tshila sa zwiliwa zwa u dzingadza, kana wa shumisa u tshi kho bika, kana kha dzi dessert. Mitshelo hei na miroho zwi vha zwo dala zwithu zwine zwa thusa kha usa khwathesa ha muvhili nahone dzi thoduluso nga vhagudedzi la University of Illinois’ Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition vha ri zwi vha zwi tshi di tou vha zwitete u fana na zwine zwa vha uri azwo ngo omiswa.

Dzi ngudo dzo swika he dza tandavhudziwa dza khwinisa nga 1997. Dzi ngudo nntswa, The Nutrient Conservation in Canned, Frozen and Fresh Foods, dzi amba uri tshiimo tsha zwa pfushi tsha dza dzi thinini dzine dza vha uri dzi ya swika 35dzi thini mitshelo na miroho, ho kateliwa na khovhe. 

Mitshelo kha dzi ngudo, ho kateliwa na maapula, apricots, blackberries, blueberries, grapefruit, mandarin oranges, peaches, pears, pineapple, plums, strawberries, cherries, stewed na matamatisi na dzi olive. Miroho hu vha ho kateliwa asparagus, beets, carrots, corn, green beans, mushrooms, peas, pumpkin, spinach, sweet potatoes, na white potatoes. 

Dzinwe dzi ngudo dzi vha dzi tshi khu sumbedza zwo ralo, dza fhedza dzi tshi khou ri u omisa zwi a bvisa dzinwe dza dzi pfushi u fana na vitamin C na folic acid na antioxidants.

Translated by Khalirendwe Nekhavhambe