Incazelo yesichazamazwi ethi "umhluzi" uketshezi olunambithekayo olwenziwe inyama, inhlanzi, noma imifino ngamakhambi nezinongo. Ingasetshenziswa njengesisekelo sesobho, izitshulu, namasoso, noma isetshenziswe ngokwayo njengesobho elilula, elimnandi. Umhluzi ngokuvamile wenziwa ngokupheka izithako kancane kancane emanzini ukuze kukhishwe ama-flavour azo, bese kuhlungwa okuqinile ukuze kwakheke uketshezi olucacile, olubushelelezi. Izinhlobo ezihlukene zomhluzi zingasetshenziswa ekuphekeni okuhlukene futhi zingahluka ngokunambitheka, ukunotha, nokuthungwa kuye ngezithako ezisetshenzisiwe kanye nendlela yokupheka esetshenziswayo.