1. Amazambane avela eNingizimu Melika. Abantu abaningi ngephutha babheka i-Ireland njengendawo abazalelwa kuyo. Itshalwe esitshalweni sasendle endaweni ehlanganisa inyakatho-ntshonalanga yeBolivia naseningizimu yePeru. Zalethwa eYurophu ngabanqobi baseSpain ekupheleni kwekhulu le-16.
2. Amazambane aqala umsebenzi wawo waseYurophu ngesiqalo esingamanga - abantu abangamakhulu ambalwa bokuqala abawadla bafa ngokuzumayo. Isizathu sasiwukuthi amatilosi aphakeme aletha amazambane avela eNingizimu Melika awazange acabange ukuchazela abantu basemaphandleni ukuthi kwakungewona amaqabunga neziqu ezidliwe - kodwa izimpande nezilimo eziyizigaxa. Ngokuqondene namaqabunga neziqu, zinobuthi ngempela.
3. Abantu sebeneminyaka eyizi-7,000 betshala amazambane. Ngisho nangezinye izikhathi, amaNdiya ayezikhulekela njengokungathi zingonkulunkulu, futhi ezibheka njengezidalwa eziphilayo.
4. Kunezinhlobo ezingaba ngu-4,000 zamazambane. Amazambane ahlukene afanele izitsha ezahlukene. Isizathu siwukuthi izinhlobo ezahlukene zinesitashi esihlukile. Amazambane ane-saturation ephakeme yesitashi angcono ukubhaka noma ukuthosa. Lezo ezinezinga eliphansi lesitashi azibilisi - okwenza zifaneleke kakhulu kumasaladi, amasobho nezitshulu.
5. Amazambane awomndeni owodwa nogwayi. Kuvela ukuthi umndeni wamazambane (Solanaceae) ubanzi kakhulu futhi uhlanganisa izitshalo eziningi - utamatisi, ama-eggplant, upelepele, i-tatula, i-petunia, ugwayi.
6. Amazambane aluhlaza akufanele adliwe. Uma izambane liphenduka libe luhlaza, kusho ukuthi liye lachayeka elangeni eliningi ngesikhathi ligcinwa futhi selakhe ubuthi obuncane be-solanine - obudala ubuhlungu bekhanda, isicanucanu kanye nokungezwani komzimba. Kwanele ukusika izindawo eziluhlaza, kanti okunye kungaphekwa kalula.
7. Ngaphansi kwezimo ezifanele, amazambane angagcinwa kuze kube unyaka owodwa. Nokho, ungalindeli ukuthi zihlale isikhathi eside kangako ekhaya. Ukugcina amazambane anjalo isikhathi eside, imishini eyakhiwe kahle kanye nesitolo esikhethekile sokuthengisa siyadingeka.
8. AmaInca ayesebenzisa amazambane ngezindlela ezihlukene. Namuhla, esikwenzayo ngamazambane ukuwadla. Kodwa amaInca ayenobuhlobo obubanzi nawo futhi ewasebenzisa ekwelapheni izifo ezihlukahlukene. Ikhambi elivamile lokuqaqamba kwamazinyo kwakuwukuletha izambane nawe (ngeshwa, akwaziwa kahle ukuthi yini okufanele yenziwe ngalo). Uma umuntu ezwa ubuhlungu emisipha noma emathanjeni, khona-ke umhluzi osele kumazambane abilisiwe wawusetshenziselwa ukwelashwa.
9. Amazambane ajwayelekile awahlangene nobhatata okuthiwa 'ubhatata'. Okuwukuphela kokuxhumana phakathi kwazo ukuthi ziyimifino enesitashi emila ngaphansi komhlaba. Kodwa nakuba amazambane engama-tubers, ubhatata empeleni yizimpande ezikhulisiwe zesitshalo. Ababona ngisho emndenini owodwa: amazambane avela emndenini wakwaPotato, kanti ubhatata ungowomunye umndeni.
10. Amazambane yimifino yokuqala etshalwe emkhathini. Ngo-1995, ingxenye yenqwaba yamazambane yathunyelwa nge-shuttle e-Colombia, futhi enye ingxenye yasala eMhlabeni. Ukuhlolwa kube yimpumelelo: kwakungekho umehluko obonakalayo phakathi kwamaqembu amabili amazambane.
