Ho ja lijo tsa qoqotho ho hlokahala hobane ho lumella 'mele hore o sebetse hantle esita le ha setho sa bohlokoa joalo se utloahala. Ketsahalong ena e thata, u tla thusoa ke lethathamo la lihlahisoa tse nang le lintlha tse phahameng tsa iodine, e leng hona joale e lokelang ho theha motheo oa lijo tsa hau. Lijo le qoqotho ea qoqotho li lumela lihlopha tse joalo tsa lihlahisoa:
- Lijo tsa Leoatle - squid, sea kale, tlhapi ea leoatle (ntle le sena le sebete sa cod).
- Liprotheine lihlahisoa - nama, chisi, chate ea cottage, lebese le mahe.
- Meroho - likomkomere, tamati, k'habeche, eggplant, litapole, konofolo, radish, lettuce, beet, lihoete, spinach, eiee.
- Litholoana - haholo-holo persimmon, prunes, currants, matsatsi, chokeberry, diapole, cherries.
- Lijoana ke buckwheat le nyalothe.
Ka ho etsa lijo tsa hau le lefu la qoqotho ho tsoa lihlopheng tsena tsa lijo, u ke ke ua senya 'mele.
Lijoe maloetse a qoqotho ea qoqotho: ho thibela
Bakeng sa ho boloka bophelo ba bona ka katleho, ho ja lijo tsa qoqotho ho lokela ho kenyelletsa lihlahisoa tse kotsi joalo:
- lihlahisoa tse nang le tsoekere e phahameng - li-cake, lipompong, mahobe, jujube, lero;
- li-peeled lihlahisoa - li-flakes tsa poone, raese e tšoeu, lihlahisoa tsohle tsa phofo e tšoeu, ho akarelletsa le bohobe bo tšoeu;
- nama e mafura le lihlahisoa tse tsuba, lihlahisoa tse nang le lik'hemik'hale - lisosose, lisekisi, likolobe tse omisitsoeng, joalo-joalo;
- leha e le efe tse monate, linoko, li-sauces le marinades;
- lijo tse ngata tsa letsoai le letsoai ka kakaretso;
- Kofi, tee le joala, haholo-holo matla;
- mefuta eohle ea lijo tsa makoti;
- margarine.
Ka tsela e bonolo joalo, u ke ke oa atamela feela lijo tse nepahetseng, empa lumella 'mele oa hao hore o sebetse ka khutso, o se na moroalo o sa hlokahaleng, le ho tsosolosa litho tsa mafu ka mokhoa o tsitsitseng ho feta ha o ba otla ka mor'a hore o otloe. Ho tloaeleha ho ja lijo tse joalo ho lokela ho ba butle-butle.