Kwa zaka zoposa 10 ndaphunzira sayansi ya ethnobotany, yokhudzana ndi kugwirizana kwa anthu ndi zomera, ku Micronesia. Pano, m'mphepete mwa dziko lapansi, pazilumba za kumadzulo kwa nyanja ya Pacific, anthu am'deralo akugwiritsabe ntchito zomera m'moyo wawo watsiku ndi tsiku, kupitiriza miyambo ya makolo awo.
Malinga ndi akatswiri a ethnographer omwe adayendera dera zaka zana zapitazo, mafuta a kokonati ankagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri ndi anthu a m'banja lachifumu omwe ankalamulira dziko lino, choncho amatchedwa "mafuta achifumu". Pachikhalidwe, imagwiritsidwa ntchito kunyowetsa khungu ndikuteteza ku dzuwa. Mafuta a kokonati amathandiza kuti khungu likhale losalala komanso lokongola. Anthu wamba ankagwiritsanso ntchito mafuta a kokonati, kuonjezera mafuta ofunikira a zomera ndi maluwa onunkhira a m'deralo, ngakhale kuti ankasamalira matupi awo kawirikawiri. Kubwera kwa zovala za ku Ulaya pazilumbazi, kufunika koteteza khungu ku dzuwa lotentha la equatorial kunachepa kwambiri, ndipo patapita nthawi, mwambo wa tsiku ndi tsiku wopaka mafuta a kokonati pambuyo posamba thupi ndi tsitsi unatayika. Masiku ano, alendo odzaona malo amatha kugula mafuta a kokonati ongopangidwa kumene m’masitolo ndi m’malo ochitira chikumbutso ku Micronesia.
Pamene ndinkakhala pachilumba cha Pohnpei, ndinali ndi mwayi wophunzira kupanga mafuta onunkhira a kokonati. Chinsinsi chachinsinsi chinagawidwa ndi ine ndi Maria Raza, mkazi wodabwitsa wochokera ku chilumba cha Kusaie, yemwe amadziwika kuti ndi Mlengi wa mafuta onunkhira bwino a kokonati m'dera lonselo. Raza amagwiritsa ntchito maluwa a mtengo wa ylang-ylang, amene pano akutchedwa asseir en wai, kuti apereke fungo laumulungu ku mafutawo. Ndilo chinthu chokhacho chonunkhira chomwe chimagwiritsidwa ntchito popanga mafuta achikhalidwe ku Pohnpei ndi Kusai, komanso ndi imodzi mwazolemba zamaluwa zomwe zimatchuka kwambiri ku Chanel No. 5. Kusonkhanitsa mosamalitsa maluwa achikasu a ylang-ylang, Raza amalekanitsa pamakhala zonunkhira ndikuziyika mosamala pa nsalu yoyera. Kenako amatenga timitengo tating’ono tating’ono tating’ono ting’onoting’ono, n’kuviika m’mafuta a kokonati wamoto, n’kusonkhezera mpaka tinthu tating’ono tomwe timizidwa m’mafutawo. Pambuyo pa maola angapo, mafuta ofunikira omwe ali mumaluwa amaluwa amasamutsa fungo lawo ku mafuta a kokonati. Madzulo, Raza amachotsa mphikawo pamoto ndikusefa mafutawo kudzera muukonde wawaya kuti achotsemo tinthu ting’onoting’ono. Patapita masiku angapo, iye akubwereza ndondomeko yonse kachiwiri. Ndipo tsopano mafuta a kokonati okhala ndi fungo lonunkhira bwino ndi okonzeka. Momwe mungapangire mafuta achifumu Mukhozanso kukonzekera batala wachifumu molingana ndi maphikidwe achikhalidwe kunyumba. Ndi zophweka ndipo zidzakutengerani ndalama zochepa kwambiri. 1. Sankhani maluwa kapena masamba omwe mukufuna kuti fungo la mafuta likhale. Zingakhale zovuta kupeza ylang-ylang yotentha, choncho sankhani maluwa ena, monga maluwa. Mitundu yonunkhira kwambiri ya duwa ndi duwa la Damask, lomwe nthawi zambiri limagwiritsidwa ntchito muzonunkhira. Kuti mupange fungo lokhazika mtima pansi, mutha kugwiritsa ntchito masamba a timbewu tonunkhira kapena maluwa a lavender. Yesani ndi zomera ndi maluwa osiyanasiyana mpaka mutapeza fungo limene mumakonda. 2. Mu poto pamoto wochepa, tenthetsani makapu ochepa a kokonati mafuta abwino (omwe amapezeka m'masitolo ogulitsa zakudya kapena ma pharmacies). Ndikofunika kwambiri kuti kutentha kumakhala kochepa, apo ayi mafuta adzayaka. Ngati izi zikuchitikabe, sambani poto ndikuyambanso ndondomekoyi. 3. Chotsani poto kuchokera ku chitofu, onjezerani galasi la masamba odulidwa kapena masamba ndikusiya kwa maola 4-6. Ngati mafuta ayamba kukhuthala, tenthetsani pang'ono. Ndiye unasi kupyolera sieve. Bwerezani ndondomekoyi kangapo mpaka mutapeza kukoma komwe mukufuna. 4. Thirani mosamala mafuta omalizidwa mu galasi kapena botolo lapulasitiki. Langizo: Onjezani makapisozi amodzi kapena awiri a vitamini E (pokhapo popanda chipolopolo cha gelatin) ku botolo lililonse - izi zidzathandiza kupewa rancidity chifukwa cha okosijeni. Zindikirani: Ngati mafuta asungidwa pansi pa 25 ° C, amasanduka mafuta oyera oyera. Sungani mafuta a kokonati onunkhira mu galasi kapena botolo la pulasitiki, ndipo ngati wakhuthala pang'ono, tsitsani botolo pansi pa madzi otentha. Malangizo Otanganidwa: Ngati mulibe nthawi yopangira mafuta a kokonati onunkhira monga momwe amachitira, gwiritsani ntchito mafuta ofunikira m'malo mwa pamakhala. Onjezani madontho angapo amafuta omwe mumawakonda kwambiri pagalasi lamafuta a kokonati otenthedwa, gwedezani pang'ono, perekani pakhungu ndikununkhiza kuti muwone ngati mumakonda kuchuluka kwake.
Gwero: Kumasulira: Lakshmi