Nkhumba ndi banja la Cucurbitaceae, lomwe limaphatikizapo nkhaka, sikwashi ndi mavwende. Mawuwa amachokera ku mawu Achigriki pepôn , kutanthauza "kuphika ndi dzuwa." Nkhumbayi mwina ndi mbadwa ku America, makamaka Central America, ndipo Ambiri Achimereka anachuluka kwambiri pamene olemba mapoloni oyambirira anafika. Amwenye Achimereka ankagwiritsa ntchito bwino dzungu - ankaphika kapena kuwiritsa, amapanga supu kuchokera, ndipo amagwiritsa ntchito zouma, chakudya cha pansi pa mkate ndi puddings, mofanana ndi chimanga.
Anatumikira pa Chikondwerero Chachiwiri cha Otsogolera mu 1623, chitumbuwa cha dzungu ndi chimodzi mwa zokolola zomwe zimakonda kwambiri dzikoli, ndipo ndizofunika zikondwerero za zikondwerero za zikondwerero m'dziko lonse lapansi.
Ngakhale makungu a zamzitini amagwiritsidwira ntchito popanga mchere ndi supu chaka chonse, dzungu zophika zatsopano zimatha kukhala zowonongeka ndipo zimagwiritsidwa ntchito mu njira iliyonse yomwe imayitanitsa dzungu. Maungu ang'onoang'ono, monga maungu a shuga, ndi abwino kuphika, kulola kukhala okoma komanso thupi lachifundo kuposa maungu akulu kwambiri.
Mmene Mungakonzekeretse ndi Kumasula Mzungu Watsopano
Msupa wa dzungu ndi njira yabwino kwambiri yotetezera dzungu, ndipo akhoza kuzizira m'magawo ena.
Kutentha: Sakanizani dzungu; chotsani mbewu, zamkati, ndi gawo lopanda. Dulani zidutswa zing'onozing'ono ndi peel. Ikani mu steamer kapena chitsulo colander chomwe chidzagwiritsidwe mu mphika wophimba. Ikani madzi otentha, kuphimba ndi nthunzi kwa mphindi pafupifupi 50, kapena mpaka mchifundo. Phala, purée mu blender kapena purosesa wa chakudya kapena muyika mphero.
Gwiritsani ntchito njira iliyonse yomwe ikuyitanitsa purue yamagazi.
Kuwiritsa: Pewani dzungu; chotsani mbewu, zamkati, ndi gawo lopanda. Dulani zidutswa zing'onozing'ono ndi peel. Phimbani ndi madzi opanda mchere komanso wiritsani kwa mphindi pafupifupi 25, kapena mpaka mutha. Phala, purée mu blender kapena purosesa wa chakudya kapena muyika mphero. Gwiritsani ntchito njira iliyonse yomwe ikuyitanitsa purue yamagazi.
Kufiira, supuni yatayidwa, utoto wosakanizidwa m'zitsulo zafriji, kusiya 1/2-inch headpace. Sungani kwa miyezi ingapo, ndipo thawirani mufiriji usiku wonse musanagwiritse ntchito.
Mphungu ya mapaundi asanu idzapereka zophika 4 1/2 za mashed, yophika. Mmodzi wokhoza wa dzungu, ma owa 15 mpaka 16, amapereka makapu awiri a dzungu losenda.
Mbewu Yopweteka Magazi
Nkhumba za dzungu, zomwe zimadziwikanso kuti pepitas , zimatha kuzikidwa ndi kuziwaza pa saladi ndi msuzi, zosakaniza muzophika kapena kudya monga chakudya chokoma. Pambuyo popereka mbewu, pikani mu colander ndi kutsuka bwino, kuchotsa zamkati. Ikani pa pepala lophika kuti muume (musagwiritse ntchito mapepala a mapepala ngati mbewu zidzamangirire). Njira yofulumira kwambiri yofesa mbewu ndikuyika mbewu pa pepala lophika mafuta ndi kuika mu uvuni wa 300 F kwa mphindi 30. Kenaka, ponyani mbewuzo ndi mafuta ndi mchere (ndi zina zomwe mumakonda) ndi kubwerera ku uvuni wa ovini kwa mphindi 20.