Ingxenye yohlobo phakathi kwezinhlobo ezingama-750 nezingama-800 ezirekhodiwe, i-'ed fig', iFikica carica, ihlukile. Zonke ezinye izinhlobo zemithi ikakhulukazi zizihlahla zenjoloba ezishisayo ezinezithelo ezingenakugudlwa. Umkhiqizi omkhulu womhlaba wonke wamakhiwane amasha futhi omisiwe yiTurkey, kepha iNingizimu Afrika futhi ikhiqiza amakhiwane amasha okuthekelisa, acishe abe ngu-0.12% womkhiqizo womhlaba.
Ngokuya ngezinhlobonhlobo zamakhiwane, amakhiwane angahlukaniswa ukunambitheka okuyisisekelo okuyisithathu - amajikijolo, uju noshukela (ithafa). Umbala wenyama yamakhiwane uhlobene nokunambitheka komkhiwane kunombala wesikhumba sawo. Amakhiwane we-'Shukela' ajwayele ukuba nenyama e-amber noma enombala onsundu ngenkathi amakhiwane ama-'berry' abomvu okubomvu. Amakhiwane e-'ju' ajwayele ukuba nezikhumba ezikhanyayo zenyama ephuzi.
Amakhiwane adliwa kakhulu amasha - anezikhumba noma ngaphandle kwezikhumba. Amakhiwane asetshenziswa ekuphekeni, anezelwa amasaladi kanye nama-dessert, ahlanganiswe ne-yoghurt ngesidlo sasekuseni noma ngamashizi ama-panels ushizi. Bajwayele ukugqokwa nge-brandy, rum nama-liqueurs noma uviniga webhalsamu noju, kepha amakhiwane asezingeni eliphansi angasetshenziswa futhi ekunciphiseni utshwala.
Ama-Breba noma amakhiwane wesizini yokuqala asetshenziselwa kakhulu ukulondolozwa - ukulungiselela i-'green fig' jam.
Amakhiwane angahlanganiswa ngempumelelo nama-granadillas, asetshenziswa ekugqokeni kwe-chutney nasaladi futhi agcinwe ku-brandy.
Amakhiwane nawo angomiswa kepha amakhiwane amaningi omisiwe atholakala eNingizimu Afrika angeniswa esuka eTurkey. Amakhiwane abuye acutshungulwe abe yimikhawulo yezithelo eyomile.
Kuyashiwo futhi ukuthi amakhiwane omisiwe angahlanganiswa futhi aphulwe njengombambeli wekhofi nokuthi kungakhishwa uwoyela odliwayo embewu yamakhiwane.
Amaqabunga omkhiwane amakha asetshenziswa ekuphekeni, ikakhulukazi njengesonga sokubhaka noma izithako zomusi. Ifaka ukunambitheka kwezithelo ezinambithekayo nephunga likhukhunathi. Isigaxa seqabunga le-Fig sisetshenziselwa inyama ebusayo, ekuxubeni kwe-cocktail nakuma-jellies.
Amakhiwane aqukethe i-fiber yokudla, i-Vitamin B6, i-magnesium, i-potassium, i-calcium, i-manganese ne-antioxidants, ikakhulukazi izinhlobo ezinsomi.
Amaqabunga e-fig kanye ne-white milky 'fig sap' emhlophe kuhlongozwa ukuthi abe nezinzuzo zokwelapha ezinjengokwehlisa amazinga kashukela wegazi nomfutho wegazi futhi angaba nezakhiwo ezilwa nomdlavuza. Amacembe ama-fig nawo angasetshenziswa ukwenza itiye ukwelapha i-bronchitis.
Ucwaningo lwesayensi luphinde lwabonisa ukuthi amakhiwane ayasebenza ekwelapheni izimo zesikhumba ezahlukahlukene kubandakanya ama-warts. Ukudla amakhiwane amasha kukholakala ukuthi kunomphumela we-laxative.
Uyacelwa uqaphele:
Imininingwane ingezinjongo zokufundisa nezolwazi kuphela futhi angeke zithathwe njengeseluleko sezokwelashwa. Imininingwane ayihloselwe ukufaka esikhundleni izeluleko zezokwelashwa noma ukwelashwa okunikezwa ochwepheshe bezokunakekelwa kwempilo.
Translated by Nsika Khoza