I-Batavia ulethisi (Lactuca sativa)

Njengoba sazi, kunezinhlobo eziningi zik ulethisi. Enye yama-lettuce esetshenziswa kakhulu yiningi labantu yi Ulethisi waseBatavia. Kulinywa ikakhulukazi enyakatho yeSpain ngenxa yesimo sezulu esipholile futhi esinomswakama sendawo esivuna izimo ezidingwa yile mifino. Imvamisa badinga ukukhanya okuningi nesimo sezulu esimnandi ukuze bachume, kepha bangaphila kancane kwezinye izimo ezimbi kakhulu. Njengoba ifunwa impela, ingatholakala emakethe unyaka wonke. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi akhiqizwa ezindlini zokugcina izithombo.

Kulesi sihloko sizokutshela ngazo zonke izici nezakhiwo i-Batavia ulethisi enayo.

Izici eziyinhloko

Ulethisi wamazambane ube nokukhula okuhamba kancane. Iqiniso lokuthi kufanele likhuliswe ezindlini zokugcina izithombo kungenxa yokuthi lingaguqulwa kangcono nezimo ozidingayo. Uma ulethisi unazo zonke izimo ezidingekayo zokuthuthuka okuhle kakhulu, Sizokwazi ukusheshisa lokhu kukhula okuhamba kancane futhi sigcine ukukhiqizwa okungapheli.

Le ulethisi inezici ezithile ezenza yehluke kwezinye izinhlobo zelayisi ezifana neromaine noma iceberg. Ibuye inezindawo eziningi ezizuzisayo kwezempilo, phakathi kwazo lapho sithola inani elifanele lezakhamzimba.

Into yokuqala egqamile ngale ulethisi ukubukeka kwayo. Singachaza i-ulethisi we-Batavia njengokungathi ihlumela eliyindilinga elinamaqabunga avulekile, agobile. Amaqabunga awo abukisa impela futhi umbala uncike kakhulu ezinhlobonhlobo zika ulethisi eselaphayo. Into ejwayelekile kunazo zonke ukuthi yehluka phakathi kombala oluhlaza okhulu kakhulu noma oluhlaza okukhanyayo. Kuyinto ulethisi oxhuma kalula. Uma isinqunyiwe, iqala ukufaka i-oxidize ngendlela esheshayo. Ingafinyelela iphuzu lapho ukubukeka kwayo kushintsha ngokuphelele ku ulethisi onemibala emnyama.

Kunezinhlobonhlobo zama-lettuce aseBatavia. Phakathi kwalezi zinhlobo esithola kuzo i-floreal, i-triathlon, ithi, venice, boavista kanye ne-matinale, phakathi kokunye. Ukuhlukahluka ngalunye kwalolu hlobo lwelethisi kwehluka hhayi kuphela kokunye ngokubukeka, kodwa futhi nangesizini okufanele ikhule ngayo, ukuthungwa kwamaqabunga nokunambitheka.

Izinhlobo ezahlukahlukene zikalethisi waseBatavia

I-Batavia ulethisi ine-flavour engathathi hlangothi futhi iveza izinhlobo ezihlukile phakathi kwe-ulethisi obomvu ne-ulethisi oluhlaza. Ngenxa yalomehluko, singakhetha futhi sithenge izinhlobo ezahlukahlukene zik ulethisi waseBatavia ohambisana kahle nokunambitheka kwethu. Futhi ngokuya ngohlobo lweresiphi esizoyenza, uhlobo lokuthungwa, izici noma ukunambitheka kungasisiza.

Izinhlobo ezimbili ezivame kakhulu zale mifino zibomvu futhi ziluhlaza i-Batavia ulethisi. Sizokutshela izici eziyinhloko zomunye nomunye wabo:

• Ulethisi obomvu waseBatavia: Kuyinto ehlukahlukene, njengoba igama layo liphakamisa, inombala obomvu. Kuyaziwa nangokuthi igama le-oak leaf lettuce. Kunezinhlobo ezithile lapho singabona khona ukuthi amaqabunga awo azalwa eluhlaza, kepha njengoba ekhula, aqala ukujika abe bomvu kusukela kuzeluleko zamaqabunga. Kwiningi lalemifino kunombala obomvu obomvu kusuka ekuqaleni. Ikhuliswa ekuqaleni konyaka futhi ingabonakala kalula ngeso lenyama ngoba imise okwenqwaba yamaqabunga asontekile futhi acwebezelayo. Inokunambitheka okumnandi futhi ikhule ngoFebhuwari.
• Ulethisi oluhlaza waseBatavia: le ulethisi ibonakala kakhulu ngokuba nehlumela eliphuzi. Iyatshalwa unyaka wonke njengoba inamandla amakhulu okukhula. Ikhula kakhulu ezinyangeni eziyisithupha zokuqala zonyaka. Phakathi kwezakhiwo zayo sithola inani eliphakeme ku-fiber, amaminerali kanye namavithamini, phakathi kwawo okuvela u-vitamin A no-vitamin C. Futhi unamaminerali afana ne-iron, ithusi, i-potassium, i-calcium nama-antioxidants ahlukahlukene.

Izindawo ze-ulethisi waseBatavia

Sizohlaziya izakhiwo ezahlukahlukene le lettuce okufanele ikwazi kahle. Le mifino inezinto ezahlukahlukene ezenza ukuthi ikhetheke kakhulu kunezinye izigaxa esingazithola ezimakethe. Ake sibone ukuthi ziyini:

• Inani elikhulu lamanzi. Ngaphezu kwe-95% kalethisi ngamanzi. Lokhu kuzosisiza ukuze imfucuza yomzimba ihlanzwe ikhishwe ngezinso, ngaphezu kokubamba iqhaza ekwakhiweni kwamaseli amasha.
• Amandla we-antioxidant. Ngokuqukethe inani elikhulu lamavithamini ahlukahlukene, kuba ngumthombo obalulekile wama-antioxidants emzimbeni.
• Okuqukethwe okuphezulu kukavithamini K. Le vithamini isetshenziselwa ikakhulukazi ukuvimba igazi nokukhiqiza amangqamuzana abomvu egazi. Amaqabunga anombala oluhlaza yilawo anokuhlushwa okuphezulu kwale vithamini.
• Ucebile nge-folic acid. I-Folic acid i-vitamin B9 futhi ibalulekile ukuvimbela i-anemia. Lokhu kwenza kuthakazelise uma kufakwa lokhu kudla ekudleni, ikakhulukazi kwabesifazane abakhulelwe, ngoba basiza ukugcina amazinga wensimbi adingekayo emzimbeni futhi bayabandakanyeka ekwakhekeni kohlelo lwemizwa lombungu.
• Uvithamini A. ophakeme Le vithamini isiza ukuthuthukisa impilo yombono wethu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kusivikela kwezinye izifo futhi kwandisa ukukhiqizwa kwama-antibodies.

Izinzuzo zikalethisi waseBatavia

Lapho sesazi zonke izakhiwo zalethisi, siyabona ukuthi ezinzuzweni esizotholakala ngokusetshenziswa kwayo kaningi ekudleni kwethu. Into yokuqala nebaluleke kakhulu ukuthi isisiza ukunciphisa amakhalori esiwaletha osukwini lwethu nosuku. Ukuba ukudla okuminyene kakhulu kwekhalori kusisiza sizizwe sisuthi (ngenxa yenani eliphezulu le-fiber elinayo) ngaphandle kokwethula amakhalori amaningi. Uma ucabanga ukukhiqiza ukusilela kwekhalori ukunciphisa amafutha omzimba, iBatavia ulethisi ukudla okuthakazelisa kakhulu ongakufaka ekudleni kwakho.

Isisiza siphumule. Le ulethisi inezindawo zokuphumula. Ngamaqabunga awo singenza ukumnika ngaphambi kokulala okungasisiza silale. Kusisiza futhi ukuthi sigweme ukuguga ngaphambi kwesikhathi futhi kungumthombo omuhle wezakhamzimba kwabesifazane abakhulelwe.

Ngiyethemba ukuthi ngalolu lwazi ungafunda kabanzi ngethisi yeBatavia.