Mexica chia ( salvia danpanica ) yana cikin iyalin mint, kuma tsire-tsire na bushy zai iya girma har zuwa tsawonsa 4. Yana da asali ne a kudancin Mexico da Amurka ta tsakiya. Kalmar da ake kira chia an samo shi ne daga kalmar chian na ƙasar Mexica wanda ke nufin "mai laushi" (saboda yawan abincin man fetur na tsaba). Ƙananan tsaba suna da misalin millimita tsawo kuma sune launin toka, baki, da fari lokacin da suka fara girma (brownish yayin da basu da haihuwa).
Chia Seeds a Tarihi
Ana tunanin Aztecs da Mayan sunyi amfani da 'ya'yan chia a matsayin wani ɓangare mai mahimmanci na abincin su, wanda ya dawo har zuwa 3500 BC. Tsohon mutanen Mexicans sun yi amfani da ƙwayar chia a matsayin wata hanyar kasuwanci.
Lokacin da Mutanen Espanya suka mamaye Mexico, kuma a kokarin ƙoƙarin karya tattalin arzikin Aztec da wasu al'adu, wasu daga cikin abincin da suka zama babban bangare na al'adun gargajiya - ciki har da kayayyakin da ake kira "superfoods" kamar chia da amaranth-an fitar da su. Abin farin cikinmu na zamani, wadannan albarkatu sun sauko mana ne domin sun ci gaba da horar da su a cikin yankunan da ba su da alaka da hanyoyin Turai.
Yau, chia yana dawowa cikin shahararren yayin da kimiyya ta tabbatar da muhimmancin abincin da ya dace da shi kuma mai dafa ya tabbatar da karfinta. An shuka nau'in a cikin kasuwancin ba kawai a cikin ƙasar Mexico da Amurka ta tsakiya ba, har ma a Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, kuma nesa da Ostiraliya.
Chia Tsaba da Gina Jiki
Babu amfani da yawa ga ganyen katako; shi ne nau'in chia wanda yake tattara nau'in abincin mai gina jiki. Kwayoyin suna dauke da har zuwa kashi 25% na hakar mai-omega-3 ciki har da ALA (alpha-linolenic acid). Har ila yau suna dauke da furotin da fiber kuma an dauke su da abinci mafi kusa, wanda ya bayyana matsayin "superfood".
Kusan daya ounce (28 grams ko game da 1/6 na wani kofin) na ƙwayar chia ya ƙunshi kusan 4 grams na gina jiki, 9 grams na mai da 11 grams na fiber.
Chia kuma yana dauke da wasu ma'adanai da aka samo su a cikin irin wadannan nau'in irin su flax. Duk da haka, saboda matsayinsu na babban abun ciki na anti-oxidant, kaya tsaba ba su ganimar da sauri ba.
A lokacin da ake amfani da tsaba a tsaba, sun sha har sau goma sha biyu a cikin ruwa kuma sun zama gelatinous. Da zarar sun cinye, zasu iya samar da gel a cikin ciki wanda zai iya rage gudu narkewa da carbohydrates da sugars. Har ila yau, tsaba suna taimakawa wajen kiyaye adabin ku a ma'auni. Ana kuma tunanin tsaba don taimakawa wajen gina ƙwayar tsoka kuma suna da kyau ga 'yan wasa.
Amfani da Chia Seeds
Ana iya amfani da tsaba Chia da dama hanyoyi. A Mexico, ana amfani da tsaba chia don yin Chia Fresca , wanda shine ruwa ko ruwan 'ya'yan itace tare da bishiyoyi na chia; Wannan shi ne hanya mafi sauki don jin dadin bishiya, kuma hakika daya daga cikin mafi kyau.
Hakanan zaka iya yayyafa teaspoon na chia tsaba a cikin gilashin da ka fi so agua fresca , ruwan 'ya'yan itace, ko ruwan lemun tsami kuma bari su ji daɗin kimanin minti goma. Za su zama gelatinous kuma suna ƙara rubutu mai kyau ga abin sha.
Kwayoyin Chia za su iya samuwa da kuma kara yawan nau'o'in gurasa, hatsi da kayan da aka ƙera don kara darajar abinci.
Su kuma za a iya shuka su da amfani da salads, sandwiches ko a matsayin ado. A wasu yankuna, ana shuka tsaba a kan wata yumɓu mai yalwa wanda ya zama sananne a Turanci a matsayin "kaya".
An yi amfani da puddings, da yawa tapioca-kamar a daidaituwa, a wasu lokuta da chia tsaba, tun da sun kasance sun zama gelatinous lokacin da rigar. Hakanan kuma ana haifar da kwakwalwan maganganun jam-mai-jamba a lokacin da aka haɗu da chia tare da 'ya'yan itace mai tsarki.
- Cinnamon da kwanan wata Chia Pudding
- Pumpkin Chia Pudding
- Cantaloupe da Blueberry Chia Seed Pudding
- Sauran Ƙananan Kwayoyin Kwayoyin Jinsin Jam
Chia a Pinole
Kwayoyin Chia za a iya amfani dashi a matsayin mai sifofi a cikin pinole , wanda shine abinci ko gari wanda aka samo daga wani irin masara mai dried. Yana da muhimmanci ga cin abinci na Tarahumara mutanen arewacin kasar Mexico Chihuahua (yawan jama'a da aka sani a duk duniya don masu nesa da nesa), kuma wasu kungiyoyin 'yan asalin da kuma mutanen da ke cikin Mexico da Central da Kudancin Amirka sun cinye su. .
Ana amfani da kalmomin pinol da pinolillo don wannan samfurin, dangane da yankin.
Don yin pinole, an bushe masara kuma an cire shi daga kututture, a cikin wuta mai zafi, sannan ƙasa ta zama abincin. Za a iya adana tsaba na Chia, amaranth, ko kuma garbanzo a cikin ƙasa masara, idan ana so, don tada yawan abincin da ya dace.
An cinye Pinole a fili, ko kuma ana saka ruwa da kayan yaɗa don ƙirƙirar alade. Wani lokuta ana amfani da cacao da kayan yaji irin su kirfa da anise lokacin da aka cinye pinole azaman zafi ko sanyi.
Revised by Robin Grose