Eddie Shepherd: “Chakudya chamasamba chikanakhala chotopetsa, sakadaperekedwa m’malesitilanti abwino kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi”

Eddie Shepherd wopambana mphoto ndi katswiri wophika zamasamba ku Manchester. Chifukwa cha njira yake yatsopano komanso yoyesera kuphika, adapatsidwa mutu wa "Heston Blumenthal Vegetarian Cuisine". Chifukwa chiyani wophika wina wa ku Britain adasinthiratu zakudya zochokera ku mbewu komanso momwe zimakhalira kukhala wodya zamasamba pamalo odziwika bwino omwe nyama ndi yomwe imakonda kwambiri. Ndinasiya nyama ndili ndi zaka 21 pamene ndinali kuphunzira filosofi ku yunivesite. Kunali kuphunzira filosofi komwe kunandipangitsa kuzindikira kuti panali “chinachake cholakwika” pakudya nsomba ndi nyama. Poyamba, sindinkasangalala kudya nyama, choncho posakhalitsa ndinasankha kusadya zamasamba. Sindikhulupirira kuti ichi ndiye chisankho chokhacho choyenera kwa aliyense ndi aliyense, komanso sindikukakamiza kukana nyama kwa aliyense wozungulira. Lemekezani maganizo a ena ngati mukufuna kuti maganizo anu azilemekezedwa. Mwachitsanzo, bwenzi langa lachibwenzi ndi achibale ena amadya nyama, organic komanso kuchokera kwa ogulitsa odalirika. Komabe, ndikuwona kuti izi sizikundikwanira, choncho ndimapanga chisankho changa. Momwemonso, anthu ambiri amapita ku vegan, zomwe sindinakonzekerebe. Ndimayesetsa kupeza zinthu zamkaka mwamakhalidwe komanso mwadongosolo momwe ndingathere. Mwa njira, chinali ndi zamasamba kuti chikondi changa chophika chinabwera. Kupeza china cholowa m'malo mwa nyama ndikusintha zakudya zanu kuti zikhale zopatsa thanzi komanso zokoma zinawonjezera chisangalalo komanso chidwi pakuphika. M'malo mwake, ndikuganiza kuti izi ndi zomwe zidandiyika panjira ya wophika yemwe ali wokonzeka kuyesa zinthu ndi njira zophikira. Zinali zovuta nthawi zina nditangoyamba ntchito yanga yophika. Komabe, muzochitika zanga, ophika ambiri sakhala ngati "otsutsa zamasamba" monga momwe amasonyezedwera m'ma TV. Ndikuganiza kuti 90% ya ophika omwe ndagwira nawo ntchito alibe vuto ndi zakudya zamasamba (mwa njira, iyi ndi imodzi mwa luso la wophika bwino). Ndinayamba ntchito yanga mu lesitilanti kumene ankaphika nyama yambiri (panthawiyo ndinali kale wodya zamasamba). Inde, sizinali zophweka, koma ndinadziŵiratu kuti ndikufuna kukhala wophika, kotero ndinayenera kunyalanyaza zinthu zina. Komabe, ngakhale pamene ndinali kugwira ntchito m’lesitilanti yoteroyo, ndinatsala ndi chakudya changa. Mwamwayi, pambuyo pa malo angapo a "nyama", ndinapeza mwayi wogwira ntchito kumalo odyera zamasamba ku Glasgow (Scotland). Kunena zoona, nthawi zambiri ndinkasowa zosakaniza za mkaka, koma nthawi yomweyo, kuphika mbale kuchokera ku zomera zokha kunakhala kovuta kwa ine. Ndinkafunabe kuphunzira zambiri, kuwongolera luso langa, kuyamba kupanga mbale zosayina ndikukulitsa kalembedwe kanga. Pa nthawi yomweyi, ndinaphunzira za mpikisano wa Chef of the Future ndipo ndinaganiza zolowa nawo. Chifukwa cha zimenezi, ndinakhala wopambana nawo mpikisanowo, ndipo ndinalandira ndalama zolipirira maphunziro a ophika akatswiri. Izi zinandipatsa mwayi watsopano: zokumana nazo zosiyanasiyana, kupatsidwa ntchito, komanso kubwerera kwathu ku Manchester, komwe ndidapeza ntchito kumalo odyera odziwika bwino amasamba. Ndizomvetsa chisoni, koma malingaliro olakwika akuti zakudya zopanda nyama ndizopanda pake komanso zosasangalatsa zikadalipo. Inde, izi sizowona konse. Malo ena odyera abwino kwambiri padziko lapansi amapereka zakudya zamasamba pamodzi ndi mndandanda waukulu: zingakhale zachilendo ngati oyang'anira ophika akukonzekera zachilendo, potero akunyoza ulamuliro wa bungwe. Kuchokera kumalingaliro anga, anthu omwe ali ndi chikhulupiriro ichi sanayese kuphika mbale zokoma zamasamba, monga momwe amachitira tsopano m'malesitilanti ambiri. Tsoka ilo, lingaliro lomwe lakula kwazaka zambiri nthawi zina limavuta kwambiri kusintha. Zimatengera momwe zinthu zilili komanso momwe ndiliri. Ndimakonda zakudya zaku India, makamaka zaku South Indian chifukwa cha mtundu wake komanso kukoma kwake. Ngati ndikuphika usiku, wotopa, ndiye kuti zidzakhala zosavuta: pitsa yopangira kunyumba kapena Laksa (- yosavuta, yachangu, yokhutiritsa.

Siyani Mumakonda