Ukukhiqiza Ulamula

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Ulamula usuka eMpumalanga Asia futhi lesi sithelo siye sahlonishwa ngenxa yezakhiwo zazo ezibulala amagciwane kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo. Ibuye yaze yasetshenziswa njengendlela yokuthikameza ubuthi obuthile. ERoma lasendulo, ulamula ubonwa njengento yokunethezeka ebekelwe abacebile, ngenxa yezakhiwo zayo zokupholisa, iphunga elimnandi nokutholakala kwalo. Ngokuhlaziywa kwe-DNA kwasungulwa ukuthi ulamula ukhula kusuka ku-hybrid - i-orange emuncu ne-citron.

Ukukhiqizwa Kwamanye Amazwe

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I-India ingumkhiqizi ohamba phambili we-ulamula futhi ubalwa nama-17% wokukhiqizwa komhlaba ngo-2018, njengoba kuboniswa yiTridge. IMexico yathatha indawo yesibili, kwathi ngo-14% kwenziwa. Kulandelwe yiChina, ku-13.2%.

ISpain ingumthengisi omkhulu kakhulu we-lemons, cishe ku-18% wokuthengiswa okuphelele ezweni ngo-2018. Ngenkathi futhi, iMexico ithatha indawo yesibili, cishe i-16% yokuthumela ngaphandle. ITurkey neNingizimu Afrika, ngokulandelana ibala u-9.6 no-9.4% wokuthumela okuphelele.

I-United States iyona engenisa kakhulu ezweni, njengoba ingaphezulu kwe-15% yazo zonke izinto ezingenisiwe ngo-2018. IGermany ilandele ngemuva ngo-11%, ngenkathi iFrance neNetherlands, i-akhawunti ngayinye icishe ibe ngu-7% wayo konke ukungenisa.

Sebenzisa

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Lemonsha imuncu, ngakho-ke imvamisa ayidliwanga isha noma iyodwa. Ijusi kanye ne-rind kukhulu njengoba kudingeka njengokunambitheka okusetshenziswe ezitsheni ezahlukahlukene, kusuka empahleni ebhakiwe kuya kwenyama ephekiwe nemifino nasekugqokeni isaladi. ENingizimu Afrika, abathengi bezinhlanzi nama-chips bavame ukuthola izingcezu zikalamula kanye nokudla kwabo.

I-lemoni ibuye ibe yithenda yenyama enhle futhi isiza ukwehlisa amanoni. Ingasetshenziselwa ukwenza ukulondolozwa kwezithelo, okubizwa ngokuthi ama-marmalade noma izingcezu zezithelo ezomile ezinoshukela. Ngaphandle kwalokhu, ijusi isetshenziselwa ukwenza iziphuzo, ezinjengolamula, itiye nama-liqueurs. Izilayi zikalamusi zisetshenziselwa ukuhlobisa iziphuzo noma ukunambitha amanzi.

Lemons ucebile ngamavithamini kanye namaminerali, ngakho-ke kubonakala njengethoni yokugaya ukudla, i-immune booster futhi isetshenziswa njenge-booster yesikhumba. Abantu bavame ukuyiphuza kanye nezinye izithako, ezinjengezinyosi, iwhisky nesinamoni, njengendiza yomkhuhlane, eyaziwa ngokuthi i-hot-toddy.

Zingasetshenziswa ukuvimba izithelo, ezinjengama-apula kusuka ku-browning, futhi ngenxa yekhono lazo lokuqhekeka amanoni, ulamula nawo usebenza njengendlela yokuhlanza. Amabhodwe avuthayo, ngokwesibonelo, angagcotshwa kalamula futhi ashiywe ubusuku bonke ukuze ahlambe umoya wokuhlanza. Ingase futhi isetshenziselwe ukwenza i-inki engabonakali noma njenge-ejenti yokufifaza nangamafutha abalulekile.

Translated by Nsika Khoza