Zemathingthupui (Asparagus)

Mizo Chawhmeh zingah chuan Zemathingthupui, a sap hming Asparagus hi a ngaina mi tan chuan a tui hle. Thingthupui pangngai ai hian a rim a na lo zawk a, a kha lo deuh zawk bawk. Kum khatah vawikhat chiah a awm ṭhin. Ka ei hmasak ber leh ka ngainat ṭanna chu hman kuma Tualchenga Hnahlan Pastor Bial Inkhawmpui kha a ni. Ka thlennaten chawhmehah an siam a. A tirah chuan ka ei ṭha duh lo a, a hnuah chuan ka ka khan a duh ta zek a ni ang chu, ka ei ta ṭeuh mai! A hnu leh zelah chuan ka chhungten an ei pawha ei duh ngai lo kha ka ngaina chho ta a, ka chhungte chuan an ei chang tawh ngai meuh lo! Kan khaw ramah a awm lo a, Tualcheng ram leh Pamchung ramah a awm ṭhin. April thla laihawl aṭangin lei tur a awm ṭan ṭhin. Tualcheng/ Pamchung khua ka chah ṭhin. Hmuh a harsat avangin a man a to!

ZEMATHINGTHUPUI (ASPARAGUS)

 ZEMATHINGTHUPUI ṬHATNATE

1. Calories a hniam. Vitamins te, Mineral te, Antioxidant, heng Vitamins C leh E, Flavonoids and Polyphenols te a awm. Hun rei tak awh chi natna vengtu a ni.

2. Dietary Fibre a awm avangin Lung natna te, BP sang te, Zunthlum te a veng.

3. Folate (Vitamin B9) a awm avangin naupai lai tan  Neural tube ṭha lo insiam tur a veng thei.

4. In-diet-nan a ṭha hle.

ASPARAGUS (LALTE CHAW)

- CL Ruala

Asparagus hi France lal King Louis XIV han kum tluana chawhmeha hman a duh vangin a huan enkawltute Green House Asparagus chin nan a siam tir a, chuta ṭang chuan ‘Lalte chaw’ (Food of Kings) tia hriat lar a lo ni ta a ni. Europe ramah leh USA-ah chuan vawiin thleng hian chawhmeh man to leh mi ngaihhlut a ni chho ta a ni.

Asparagus hi mihring hriselna atan a ṭhatna ni a an hriatte chu tunlai finna leh research-te hian a nemnghet mal niloin, a ṭhatna thar an hmuchhuak belh zel a. Cells reproduction atana ṭangkai Folacin tam tak awmna a ni tih hmuhchhuah a ni a. Folacin chu kan taksa a tissues chhia repair-na atana ṭangkai leh blood cells siamtu pawimawh tak a ni. Folacin hi Vitamin B tia hriat a ni bawk. National Cancer Institute chuan Asparagus hi glutathione siamtu, antioxidant chak tak leh Cancer fighter ṭha tak a ni an ti. Asparagus a]angin kan taksa Protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin B leh Vitamin C te Carbohydrates, Calcium leh Iron-te kan nei thei a ni. 

ZEMATHINGTHUPUI

Asparagus hi hman aṭangin ramhnuaiah ram hnim anga ṭo a ni a, Lal Isua khawvela a lo kal lai aṭangin Egypt-ah leh East Mediterranean-ah te an lo ching (cultivate) ṭan tawh a. Mizoramah pawh khawchhak tlang sang deuhah chuan a tualṭo hmuh tur a tam a ni. Mizote hian taksa tana a hlutna hre lem lo pawhin chawhmehah kan lo hmang nasa ve khawp mai.

A hming hi Chiahpui khua chuan Thingribuk an ti a, Tualcheng khuaah chuan Zemathingthupui an ti. Vanbawngah chuan Arake an ti a, Champhaiah chuan Arkebawk an ti ve thung, mi ṭhenkhat chuan, Arke-zung bawk an ti bawk. Asparagus hi USA-ah California State-ah te, New Jersey-ah te an ching uar hle, 1999 khan New Jersey-ah chuan USA dollar nuai 20.2 man an thar a ni. Asparagus chi kûi ṭiaha phun leh hian a kum thumna-ah a tuai a lak theih ṭan a, chuta ṭang chuan chin nawn leh ngai lovin kumtin thla 9-10 chhung vel chu a tuai a lak reng theih a ni.

Kum 1999 khan USA aṭangin a chi lain (Mary Washington Hybrid, Green Variety) Durtlanga ka huanah ka ching ṭan ve a, chung aṭang chuan a chi pawh a lak ve leh theih tawh.

A CHIN DAN

Asparagus chi (seed) hi darkar 24  aṭanga darkar 48 tuiah chiah phawt tur a ni. Chu mi hnuah seed bed, a chung zar neiah kûi tur a ni. A chi kûi aṭanga ni 14-21 ah a lo ṭiak ang a. A ṭiak chu chawlhkar 12-14 hnuah ni eng dawng theiin inches 3-5 dan lek lekah phun tur a ni. Kum khat hnuah a phunna tur dik takah khur laia leiṭha dahin inches 18  danah phun tur a ni. Kum 3-na March thla aṭangin a tuai chu ei turin i la hmiah hmiah thei tawh ang. A tuai lak hun chu a hmawr pencil hmawr anga zum a nih laia lak a ṭha ber. Vegetable tui tak a ni. America-ah chuan Asparagus 1 Kg US Dollar 6 man.

(Copy from: ZORAM LONEITU, JULY- SEPTEMBER, 2003)