Menene Chayote Squash, Daidai?

Wadatacce

• Menene Chayote?
• Amfanin Chayote da Gina Jiki
• Yadda ake Siyan Chayote
• Yadda ake Dahuwa da Cin Chayote
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Tabbas, kun sani game da kabewa (da lattes ɗin su) kuma wataƙila sun ji labarin butternut da squash squash, suma. Amma menene game da chayote squash? Mai kama da pear mai girma da siffa, wannan goran goro mai haske shine nau'in ƙanƙara na rani wanda ke alfahari da dogon tarihi mai ƙarfi * kuma * yana cike da muhimman abubuwan gina jiki kamar su fiber, magnesium, da calcium. Ga fa'idodin chayote, tare da yadda ake siye, dafa, da cin chayote.

Menene Chayote?

Chayote (aka pear kayan lambu ko mirliton) wani nau'in squash na bazara ne, in ji Wesley McWhorter, MS, RD, shugaba da masanin abinci a Makarantar Kiwon Lafiyar Jama'a ta UTHealth. Ana ɗaukarsa a zahiri a matsayin 'ya'yan itace - kamar tumatir - amma tabbas ba wani abu bane da kuke son cizo kamar apple. Mai ɗanɗano ɗanɗano da ɗanɗano a cikin rubutu, wannan ɗanɗano koren tsiro mai tsiro yana girma akan doguwar itacen inabi a cikin yanayi mai ɗumi a duk faɗin duniya. Yayin da kawai ya yi hanyar zuwa Amurka a ƙarshen karni na sha tara, ana noman chayote tun zamanin Columbian, a cewar Cibiyar Sabbin Albarkatun Shuka da Shuka a Jami'ar Purdue.

A gaskiya ma, binciken ya nuna cewa nau'o'in chayote squash - Makarantar Sechium - an rarraba shi sosai a cikin "Mesoamerica" ​​(yankin yanki da al'adu wanda ya tashi daga Mexico zuwa Amurka ta tsakiya, ciki har da Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, da El Salvador). Daga can, an yi imanin cewa ƙwanƙwasa mai siffar pear ya bazu zuwa kudu zuwa (da kuma ko'ina) Kudancin Amirka, yana ƙara ƙarfafa kanta a matsayin wani ɓangare na abinci har ma da jiyya, bisa ga Cibiyar Sabbin Kayan gona da Shuka a Jami'ar Purdue. Yayin da har yanzu ba a yi amfani da ganyen chayote ba a yau don narkar da duwatsun koda, 'ya'yan itacen gaba ɗaya har yanzu suna cike da fa'idodi. Kuma akan wannan bayanin…

Amfanin Chayote da Gina Jiki

Kamar sauran 'ya'yan itatuwa, chayote yana da yawa a cikin antioxidants da bitamin - musamman bitamin B, bitamin C, potassium, da amino acid. Yana da ingantaccen bayanin abinci mai ban sha'awa, kuma: Chayote ɗaya (~ gram 203) yana da adadin kuzari 39 kawai, .3 grams na mai, da carbohydrates gram 9, bisa ga Ma'aikatar Aikin Gona ta Amurka (USDA). Duk da cewa ba lallai ba ne mafi yawan samfuran da ke cike da furotin a kasuwa (gram 1.7 a cikin chayote ɗaya), squash na bazara yana cike da wasu abubuwan gina jiki masu kyau, kamar cika fiber, magnesium mai haɓaka yanayi, da alli mai ƙarfafa kashi.

Wannan ya ce, yawancin abubuwan gina jiki suna cikin kwasfa, don haka tabbatar da kiyaye shi yayin dafa abinci da cin abinci. Gabaɗaya, chayote yana aiki da kyau azaman maye gurbin kayan lambu masu ɗimbin ƙarfi ga duk wanda ke neman yanke carbs ko wanda ke bin ƙarancin abincin carb kamar keto ko Atkins.

Yadda ake Siyan Chayote

Ana samun Chayote a cikin kantin kayan miya. Koyaya, idan sashin samfuran ku ya bar wani abu da ake so, kuna iya samun sa'a mafi kyau a same shi a ƙarin kantin sayar da kayayyaki na musamman kamar Abinci gabaɗaya ko a kasuwar manoma na gida. Saboda yanayin zafi yana ba da lokacin girma mai tsayi don chayote squash, yana da wuya cewa 'ya'yan itacen za su kasance a tsawon shekara a yankunan da yanayin zafi. (Mai alaƙa: Girke-girke masu daɗi da ɗanɗano mai daɗi ta amfani da samar da bazara)

Don zaɓar chayote cikakke, nemi wanda ke da ƙarfi don taɓawa, tsakanin haske da koren duhu a launi, kuma ba tare da wani tabo mai laushi mai launin ruwan kasa ba (launi iri-iri suna da kyau idan dai 'ya'yan itacen suna da ƙarfi).

Yadda ake Dahuwa da Cin Chayote

Babu mai amsa yadda ake dafa chayote. Kuna iya cin duk sassan squash (kuma tabbas yakamata, musamman tunda yawancin abubuwan gina jiki suna cikin kwasfa), wanda ya sa ya dace da dafa abinci da cin abinci. Kowace hanya za ta fitar da dandano daban -daban. Misali, caramelizes chayote saboda abun cikin sukari.

Ana buƙatar ɗan ƙaramin bayani? Anan ga yadda ake jin daɗin squash chayote a gida:

• Ku ci danye: Chef Saul Montiel daga Cantina Rooftop a cikin New York City yana amfani da shi danye da julienned don ƙara crunch a salatin; gama da ruwan 'ya'yan itace lemun tsami, kayan yaji na Mexico (Tajin), da man zaitun kuma, viola, kun sami kanku mai sauƙi (kuma fibrous!) halittar chayote.
• Yi amfani da shi miya: Da ɗanɗano mai laushi yana nufin za ku iya kakarin squash don dacewa da kowane palette. Chayote na iya sarrafa kayan ƙanshi masu ƙarfi irin su chipotle, harissa, da curry. "Hanyar da na fi so in yi amfani da chayote ita ce a cikin miya ta gargajiya da mahaifiyata ta yi aiki a gidan abincinta a Mexico: mole de olla, "in ji Chef Montiel. An yi shi da kabewa, zucchini, koren wake, masara, dankalin turawa, chambarete da aguja (steak) nama, ya nutse cikin ruwan barkono, da yaji da tafarnuwa, albasa, da epazote (ganyen Mexico). Chef Montiel ya ce "Chayote yana daidaita kayan yaji kuma yana ƙara ɗanɗano ɗanɗano ga ɗan gajeren miya."
• Gasa shi: Ɗaya daga cikin mafi sauƙi hanyoyin don fara gwaji tare da chayote (ko kowane sabon kayan lambu, TBH) shine ta gasa shi. McWhorter yana ba da shawarar wannan girke-girke mai gasasshen chayote mai sauƙi: 2 tablespoons man da kuka zaɓa + barkono baƙar fata + 1 yankakken chayote. Gasa a 375 ° F na mintuna 15 zuwa 20. Sa'an nan kuma ƙara gishiri-amma kawai bayan ana dafa chayote. Darasi na Kimiyya: Gishiri yana fitar da danshi daga ganuwar tantanin halitta ta hanyar osmosis. "Idan ka fitar da danshi yayin da kayan lambu (ko 'ya'yan itace) masu arzikin ruwa ke dafa abinci, yana kaiwa ga samfurin ƙarshe wanda ya bushe kuma ya kone tare da ƙarancin rubutu, musamman tare da squash na rani da nau'in eggplant," in ji McWhorter. Idan kun jira har bayan, har yanzu kuna samun ɗanɗano mai gishiri - ba tare da haɗarin lalata chayote a cikin tsari ba. Layin ƙasa: Wannan tip ɗin zai canza wasan gasa ku har abada. (Mai alaƙa: Haɗin Gasasshen Kayan lambu 9 Kinda)

Bayanin Edita: Sigar da ta gabata ta wannan labarin ta nuna cewa chayote squash ba sanannen kayan lambu bane. Wannan ba nufinmu ba ne, kuma mun fahimci yadda za a iya fassara irin wannan ra'ayi da rashin jin daɗin al'ada. Don haka mun sabunta wannan labarin don yin tsokaci da tarihin chayote mai ɗimbin yawa, tare da fa'idodin lafiyarsa.

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