Ikhefi yebhikawozi ekhanyayo enethala elikhulu

Ekuseni ngo-Seollal ngathola “mega” cafe ngokungazelelwe

Ekuseni ngo-Seollal (uNyaka Omusha waseKorea), ngaphambi kokuvakashela umndeni ngakolunye uhlangothi nowokunye, ngangisasele nesikhathi esincane. Ngazibuza ukuthi ngiye kuphi, ngase ngikhipha ifoni ngasesha amakhefi aseCheongju. Ngibheka lokhu nalokhu, kwase kugqama indawo ebizwa nge-Ean Terrace Cafe. Ezithombeni ibonakala inkulu impela futhi nomoya wayo ubonakala umnandi. Njengoba kuyiholide, izindawo eziningi ziba zivalile, kodwa le yayithi ivuliwe—ngakho ngathi asihambe khona manje.

Uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, bengilindele isixuku esikhulu ngoba kuyiholide. Kodwa ngafika ngathola kuthule, kungekho msindo, kunendawo! Mhlawumbe abantu abaningi babesesekhaya benza izibingelelo zomkhosi. Lokho kwangenza ngikwazi ukuhamba ngikhululekile ngibuke yonke into. Ingabe le ndawo ifanele lelo gama lokuthi “ikhefi enkulu eshisa izikhotha” eCheongju? Ngizokutshela konke ngendlela eqondile kusukela manje.

Ukubukeka kwe-Ean Square kanye nopaka

Ngesikhathi ngifika, ubukhulu bayo bangishaya umxhwele. Ekuqaleni bengicabanga ukuthi mhlawumbe ikhefi “yasekhoneni” nje, kanti isakhiwo sonke esinebhodi elikhulu elithi ‘EANSQUARE’ yiso i-Ean Square. Emnyango kwakulengiswe nebhanela elinjengokuthi “WELCOME… wamukelekile”, bese ubona nokungena epakini ngaphakathi kwesakhiwo, akunjalo? Uma ubheka ipaki kuphela, uyabona ukuthi le ndawo ayigcini ngokuba ikhefi elincane.

Kamuva ngathola ukuthi kulesi sakhiwo akukhona ikhefi kuphela—kukhona nehholo lomshado kanye neresitela, okwenza kube indawo ehlanganisa izinto eziningi. Yingakho nopaka kuhlelwe ngobubanzi, kuhlanganise nezingqimba zesibili nesesithathu. Ngisho nangeholide, angizange ngikhathazeke nangokupaka.

Umnyango wekhefi kanye nomzila wokubheka amabhikawozi

Ngifike esitezi sesi-4, ngingena ngaphakathi, into yokuqala eyangibamba amehlo yindawo yokubonisa amabhikawozi. Phezulu kwakulengiswe izibani eziyindilinga ezikhanya kancane, bese ukukhanya kwemvelo kungena ngamafasitela amakhulu—kungenza indawo ibonakale ikhanya kakhulu.

Okunye okwehlukile lapha wukuhlelwa kwayo. Ngokuvamile uma ungena ekhefini, ikhawunta ivela ngokushesha noma isinkwa sibe maphakathi. Kodwa lapha, udlula uqale ubuke amabhikawozi uqonde phambili, bese kuphela lapho uya khona ekukhokheni. Ngamanye amazwi, bakwenza ukhethe isinkwa kuqala. Futhi ngithe ngiqonde—ngiyayithanda le ndlela. Njengoba uhamba uya ekukhokheni, uzithola usubuka konke, futhi noma ubungahleleli ukuthenga, amehlo awakwazi ukuzibamba. Ngakwesokudla ngangibona nendawo yokuthatha izithombe ehlobene nehholo lomshado, bese umuzwa jikelele uhlanzekile, uhle, futhi ubukeka usezingeni.

Ukubuka eduze i-vitrine yebhikawozi

Uma usondela, ubona amabhikawozi agcwele egazini le-vitrine egobile—acishe agcwalise yonke indawo. Kodwa lokhu okubonayo akusikho konke. Ngakolunye uhlangothi nakhona kuningi. Uma uthanda isinkwa namakhekhe, lapha uzizwa ujabule ngempela. Izinhlobo ziningi, futhi konke kubukeka kusha—kube sengathi ufuna ukuthatha konke.

Uhlelo lwamabhikawozi “asignesha” e-Ean Terrace

Ama-croissant nama-egg tart

Ama-croissant ayehlezi phezu kwe-rack yokupholisa sengathi asanda kuphuma kuhhavini. Uyabona izendlalelo? Kukhona naleyo nkazimulo yesinkwa esisha—kubukeka kumema ukuthi “ngidle manje”.

Ama-egg tart ayehlezi eduze kwama-croissant. Phezulu ku-egg tart kubonakala ingxenye e-caramelized—ikhombisa ukuthi kusanda kuphekwa.

Lena i-pain au chocolat—izendlalelo ziqinile futhi ngaphakathi kunoshokoledi. Umbala wayo ubumnyama, ngakho ngacabanga ukuthi ukunambitheka kuzoba “ku-rich” kakhulu.

Kule croissant, kukhona okugcwaliswe okuluhlaza okugoqekile ngaphakathi. Angizange ngiqiniseke ukuthi kuyini, kodwa indlela ekhazimula ngayo ikhombisa ukuthi isanda kuphuma kuhhavini.

Isinkwa se-corn mayo, ama-scone, namabhikawozi angajwayelekile

Kwakune-bacon edge, phezulu kunoshizi nommbila okuningi, bese kufafazwe ne-parsley. Uma ubuka nje, uyakwazi ukucabanga ukuthi kuzoba nosawoti kancane futhi kunambitheke kakhulu.

Lena i-scone enama-blueberry nommbila. Phezulu kufafazwe i-sugar powder emhlophe, ama-blueberry nawo ebukeka egcwele futhi emnandi.

Isinkwa esinodough omnyama phezulu sine-rucola namatamatisi amancane. Ngenxa yalowo dough omnyama, ukubukeka kwaso kwakuhluke kakhulu—kuyadonsa amehlo.

Ukuhlanganisa uchungechunge lwe-salt bread

Lena i-salt bread efafazwe i-black sesame. Phezulu kubonakala amakristalu kasawoti amhlophe, izendlalelo nazo zivele kahle. Ngenxa yokuthi dough yayo imnyama, ibonakala “unique” kakhulu.

Kwi-tray yokhuni kwakugcwele ama-salt bread. Phezulu kuyacwebezela, nosawoti uyakhanya—kucace bha ukuthi kusha nje.

Uyabona uphawu oluthi ‘plain soft bread’? Ama-salt bread abekwe ebhokisini lokhuni, futhi wonke abukeka “plump” futhi emuhle.

I-mocha salt bread ne-choco salt bread

Lena ‘mocha salt bread’. Inodough onsomi kancane, ifafazwe usawoti, futhi elinye isu lisikiwe kubonakala ingaphakathi eliphuzi. Umbala wayo wawuhlukile, ngakho amehlo ayehlala kuyo.

Lena i-salt bread enodough onsundu, ingaphakathi eliphuzi libonakala kancane. Ibukeka njengedough yoshokoledi, izendlalelo zicacile futhi phezulu kuyakhazimula.

Ngikhuluma iqiniso, bekunezinhlobo eziningi kakhulu kunalezi: ama-croissant amaningi, ama-tart, izinhlobo zesinkwa, ama-sandwich, namakhekhe—kugcwele kakhulu. Kodwa uma ngizokubonisa konke ngazinye, i-post izoba yinde kakhulu, ngakho (ngidabukile) ngizophela lapha. Uma ufuna ukubona okuningi, hlola isigaba solwazi lwekhefi esingezansi—imvamisa khona kukhona okunye.

Izihlalo zangaphakathi eduze kwewindi

Amatafula ayehlelwe ngomugqa eduze kwewindi elikhulu lengilazi. Izihlalo zokhuni zinama-cushion, futhi ngaphandle kubonakala ithala. Ukukhanya kwemvelo kungena kakhulu, ngakho uma uze emini, isimo sizoba sihle kakhulu. Umgwaqo osuka endaweni yebhikawozi uya ngaphakathi ububanzi, uphahla luphezulu, ngakho akukho nhlobo umuzwa wokucindezeleka. Nezikhala phakathi kwezihlalo zanele, uyakwazi ukuhlala kahle.

Indawo enkulu yokuhlala kanye nengaphakathi

Uma usudlule endaweni yebhikawozi ungene ngaphakathi, uthola indawo enkulu kakhulu yokuhlala. Uphahla luphezulu, futhi ukukhanya kwelanga kungena ngamafasitela amakhulu—umuzwa wokuvuleka ubunamandla kakhulu. Kukhona amatafula nezihlalo ezimhlophe ezihlelwe ngokunethezeka, kukhona namatafula amakhulu, ngakho amaqembu nawo angahlala kalula. Kukhona nengxenye enezitshalo ezilengiswe ophahleni, kanti ezindaweni ezahlukene kunezimbiza zezitshalo—kwaze kwanginika umuzwa wokuthi sengikwi-greenhouse, hhayi ikhefi nje. Njengoba kuyiholide abantu bebengabalwa, indawo ibonakale inkulu nakakhulu, kodwa ngezinsuku zaphakathi nesonto ngicabanga ukuthi iyagcwala.

Izihlalo zethala langaphandle

Uma uhamba uye phambili ngaphakathi kwekhefi, ugcina usuphuma ethala langaphandle. Isakhiwo sinendawo evulekile maphakathi, ngakho isibhakabhaka sibonakala sivulekile, futhi ngaphansi kophahla lwengilazi ilanga liyangena. Amatafula nezihlalo ezimhlophe zihlelwe ngokubanzi, kukhona nosofa ukuze uhlale ngokukhululeka. Kodwa manje kusebusika, ngakho ngaphandle kuyabanda kancane ukuze uhlale isikhathi eside. Uma isimo sezulu sesifudumele, ngifuna ukubuyela futhi ngihlale ethala—ngicabanga ukuthi kuzoba mnandi kakhulu. Noma kungaphandle, kuthi ngenxa yokuthi kunophahla, uthola ilanga kodwa ugweme umoya omubi.

Umbono wami wokugcina ngokuvakashela

Ngivakashele i-Ean Terrace Cafe eCheongju ekuseni ngo-Seollal, futhi ngagculiseka kakhulu kunalokho ebengikulindele. Indawo inkulu, izinhlobo zebhikawozi ziningi—uma uthanda isinkwa, lapha uzizwa sengathi usezulwini. Ikakhulukazi i-salt bread, kusuka ku-plain kuya ku-mocha naku-choco, kukhona okukhethayo okuningi. Izindawo zokuhlala zibanzi, ukukhanya kwemvelo kungena kahle, ngakho emini kumnandi ukuhlala uthokomele “nge-cafe time”. Futhi njengoba kunethala langaphandle, ngifuna ukubuyela futhi uma isimo sezulu sesihle.

Ngeholide bekuthule, kwaba lula ukubuka ngaphandle kokushesha, kodwa ngezinsuku ezijwayelekile ngicabanga ukuthi kuba nabantu abaningi. Uma ufuna ikhefi enkulu yebhikawozi eCheongju, ngicabanga ukuthi le ndawo uzoyithanda—ngeke uzisole.

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