Lokacin da daidaiton ɗanɗanon 'ya'yan itace da na yaji ya yi daidai, "Ina son shi," wani abokin ciniki a wani gidan cin abinci na kayan zaki a Landan ya gaya mini yayin da muke jiran a yi mana hidima. Hannah, mai shekara 26, tana ziyartar Mango Twist a Seven Sisters a karo na uku. Gidan cin abincin yana ba da slushies da kwanonin 'ya'yan itace masu wahayi daga Kudancin Amurka. Ta zo nan, kamar ni, don gwada ɗayan zaɓuɓɓukan "fricy" (na 'ya'yan itace da yaji): slushie "Volcano", wanda shine sigar gidan cin abincin na chamoyada na gargajiya na Mexico, abin sha na mango da chili.
Hannah tana da dangi a Amurka, don haka ta saba da kayan zaki na Mexico waɗanda suka zama ruwan dare a can. Tun tana yarinya, ta kasance "mai sha'awar" waɗannan ɗanɗanon. Don haka lokacin da ta sami labarin Mango Twist, "Na yi kamar, 'Ina buƙatar zuwa nan,'" in ji ta.
Tabbas, muna da kafofin sada zumunta da za mu gode wa don kalmar "fricy," wadda ta haɗu da "swicy" (mai zaki da yaji) da "swavoury" (mai zaki da ɗanɗano) a cikin jerin sunayen da ke girma na kalmomin haɗaɗɗun abinci marasa ma'ana. "Wata kalma ce mara ma'ana," in ji Holly Thomson, editan abinci a gidan sayar da abinci na kan layi Sous Chef. "Amma tana juyawa zuwa tallace-tallace." Tallace-tallacen gidan yanar gizon na abin da Thomson ta kira "babban samfur" na yanayin fricy—cakuda lemun tsami da chili na Mexico Tajín—ya karu da kashi 19% a kowace shekara har zuwa yanzu a cikin 2026. A halin yanzu, Waitrose ta ba da rahoton cewa tallace-tallacen Mango Amba Sauce, wani kayan ɗanɗano na mango mai yaji daga abincin Yahudawan Iraqi, ya karu da kashi 30% a cikin shekarar da ta gabata. Kuma Stuart McAllister, manajan darakta na mai siyar da miya mai zafi Hot-Headz!, ya ce kamfaninsa ya ga karuwar tallace-tallace na miyar fricy a cikin watanni shida zuwa goma sha biyu da suka gabata, inda miyar mango da abarba mai zafi ta zama sananne musamman.
Lokacin da Volcano slushie na ya zo, yana da ban sha'awa sosai: ruwan 'ya'yan itace mai rawaya mai haske da mango da aka yanka sun bambanta da miyar chamoy ja, wadda aka yi daga 'ya'yan itace da aka tsince da chili. Hakanan yana da daɗi a ci. Ana tsoma bambaro a cikin alewar Tajín, kuma dole ne ka fitar da shi ka tauna ɗan rufin kafin ka fara sha, don yin rami don slushie ya wuce. Sha'awar gani na abin sha, wanda aka raba a TikTok da Instagram, ya kawo abokan ciniki da yawa zuwa gidan cin abinci, in ji Dominic Vargas, wanda aka haifa a Peru. Ya buɗe Mango Twist a 2024 kuma yanzu yana da rassa huɗu. Haɗin ɗanɗanon "mai tsami, yaji, zaki, gishiri," in ji shi, "abu ne da ba za ka samu a Burtaniya cikin sauƙi ba."
Tare da Volcano, na gwada "Mangonero" na Mango Twist—ainihin salatin 'ya'yan itace da aka rufe da chamoy da tamarind—da sabon samfurinsa, "Pine pop," babban guntun abarba da aka rufe da chamoy na gida. Dukansu abubuwan jin daɗi na fricy guda uku suna da girma sosai kuma suna da ɗan tsoro a ci, saboda yawan miyar ja mai haske da ke ɗigowa daga gare su da kuma gaskiyar cewa ina sanye da farar riga. Amma haɗin 'ya'yan itace na wurare masu zafi da miyar chili yana aiki: zafin yana sa ya zama mai ban sha'awa da jaraba fiye da wani abu mai zaki kawai. Yana tuna mini da wasu jita-jita da na ci daga abincin da "friciness" ba sabon abu ba ne—kamar salatin gwanda da chili na Vietnam, waɗanda suke jin daɗi saboda suna cika bakinka da sanyi mai sanyaya da zafi mai zafi a lokaci guda.
Ethan Pack, babban mai dafa abinci a Three Sheets a Soho, yana tunanin cewa shaharar ɗanɗanon fricy a Burtaniya wani bangare ne na haɓakar abincin Kudancin Amurka gabaɗaya. Ya lura da ƙarin pop-ups da aka yi wahayi daga wannan ɓangaren duniya da kuma ƙarin masu dafa abinci da ke gwada ɗanɗanonsa. Yana jin daɗin ƙara ɗanɗanon fricy a cikin jita-jita a gidan cin abincinsa, wanda ba ya mai da hankali kan wani takamaiman abinci ("abinci ne na mashaya mai daɗi kawai"). Na gwada abubuwan fricy guda biyu na Three Sheets: tumatur a kan gurasa, wanda aka yi masa hidima da miyar aji verde mai zafi ta Peru da aka yi daga coriander, tafarnuwa, lemun tsami, da chili....da kuma margarita na rasberi da chili. Dukansu suna da ban mamaki—suna da zaki ba tare da sun yi yawa ba, kuma 'ya'yan itacen sabo suna taimakawa daidaita zafin chili.
Lucy tana shan Volcano slushie a wajen Mango Twist a arewacin Landan. Hoton: Jill Mead/The Guardian
"Masu dafa abinci sun daɗe suna amfani da 'ya'yan itace a cikin jita-jita masu ɗanɗano, musamman a abinci kamar na Thai, inda ake haɗa 'ya'yan itace, chili, acidity, da gishiri akai-akai," in ji Luke Larsson, babban mai dafa abinci a gidan cin abinci na arewacin Thai Khao Bird. "Abin da ya canza shi ne, masu cin abinci sun fi buɗe ido ga waɗannan haɗe-haɗe yanzu kuma suna neman su da gaske."
Menu nasa a Khao Bird a halin yanzu ya haɗa da salatin kankana da aka gama da phrik laab chili powder, wanda ya zama sananne sosai yayin da yanayi ya yi zafi, in ji shi. Ba ya tunanin cewa suna mai jan hankali ga yanayin ɗanɗano kamar "fricy" yana da mahimmanci sosai, amma yana "ba mutane hanya mai sauƙi don yin magana game da su a kan layi." Idan waɗannan kalmomin haɗaɗɗu "sun ƙarfafa mutane su gwada wani sabon abu, wannan ba mummunan abu ba ne."
Da kaina, ban tabbata ba zan taɓa iya faɗin kalmar "fricy" a cikin zance ba tare da naɗa idona ba, amma idan wannan yanayin yana nufin ƙarin sabbin haɗe-haɗen ɗanɗano masu ɗanɗano, masu zafi, da ban sha'awa a kan menus a wannan bazara, to tabbas ina goyon bayansa sosai.
Tambayoyin da Aka Yi Yawa
Ga jerin tambayoyin da aka yi yawa game da yanayin ɗanɗanon fricy
Tambayoyi na Farko
1 Menene ainihin fricy?
Haɗaɗɗen kalmomi ne na 'ya'yan itace da yaji. Yana bayyana yanayin haɗa 'ya'yan itace masu zaki da ruwa da zafi daga barkono chili, Tajín, ko miya mai zafi.
2 Me yasa 'ya'yan itace masu yaji suka shahara a wannan bazara?
Yana da ban sha'awa sosai. Zaƙin 'ya'yan itacen yana sanyaya ka yayin da zafin ke haifar da jin ƙaiƙayi wanda ke tada ɗanɗanonka. Hakanan yana da kyau a ɗauki hoto kuma ya dace da abincin gefen tafkin.
3 Menene 'ya'yan itacen da aka fi amfani da su a girke-girken fricy?
Mango, kankana, abarba, da kokwamba sune zaɓuɓɓukan farko. Yawan ruwansu da zaƙinsu na dabi'a suna daidaita zafin daidai.
4 Shin fricy don abinci ne kawai ko zan iya sha shi?
Duka biyun. Za ka gan shi a cikin cocktails, mocktails, slushies, har ma a cikin salatin 'ya'yan itace.
5 Shin ina buƙatar sinadarai na musamman don gwada shi?
Ba lallai ba. Mafi sauƙin farawa shine matse lemun tsami, yayyafa Tajín, da ɗan gishiri a kan kankana ko mango sabo.
Tambayoyi na Tsakiya da Aiki
6 Wane chili ne mafi kyau don amfani da shi don fricy ba tare da ƙone bakina ba?
Fara da chili masu ɗanɗano masu laushi kamar Fresno ko Habanero. Don foda, yi amfani da Ancho chili powder ko Tajín. Ka guji ghost pepper sai dai idan kana son ƙalubale.
7 Yaya zan yi abin sha na fricy ba tare da ya zama ruwa mai ruwa ba?
Yi syrup mai sauƙi da aka saka da chili da 'ya'yan itace. Tafasa daidai gwargwado na sukari da ruwa tare da yankakken jalapeño da mango. Tace shi, sanyaya shi, sannan ƙara shi a cikin abin shanka. Wannan yana ba da zafi ba tare da rage ɗanɗanon ba.
8 Zan iya yin fricy a gaba don liyafa?
Ee amma akwai matsala. Salatin 'ya'yan itace za su yi ruwa. Don sakamako mafi kyau, ajiye 'ya'yan itacen da kayan yaji daban har sai lokacin hidima. Don cocktails, haɗa giya da syrup amma ƙara
