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During the Spring Festival, every day is filled with lavish meals, and a hearty soup is always needed to complement them. Drinking soup during the New Year is not only about taste but also about nourishing the body with auspicious soups. During the Spring Festival, it is inevitable to indulge in feasting while visiting relatives … Read more
Principles of Application for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Cuisine ——Nutrition Department for Your Knowledge Chinese medicinal cuisine is a special dietary practice that has health-preserving, disease-preventing, and therapeutic effects. Guided by traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theories, it combines various medicinal herbs and foods in a rational formulation, utilizing both traditional and modern scientific techniques to create … Read more
“Is medicinal cuisine just adding medicinal ingredients to food?” “Can the medicinal taste of medicinal cuisine be swallowed?” “Are there popular medicinal cuisine restaurants?” “Can black bean mooncakes lower cholesterol?” “Are sugar-free mooncakes suitable for diabetics?” Many people have these questions about medicinal cuisine. According to the “Zhou Guan”, the four officials below: diseases are … Read more
New Year’s Eve Dinner Recipes! Nine Spring Medicinal Dishes to Nourish You for the New Year The Spring Festival is a time for reunion and companionship. A sumptuous reunion dinner not only conveys beautiful meanings and blessings but also heals those busy days of life! Of course, the combination of nutrition and health cannot be … Read more
Medicinal dishes are delicious foods guided by the integration of medicine, culinary arts, and nutrition theory, where medicinal ingredients and food materials are strictly matched according to formula ratios. Traditional Chinese Medicine emphasizes “preventing illness before it occurs”; a good medicinal dish not only promotes health and prevents disease but also enhances appetite and leaves … Read more
Introduction What is the difference between traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and medicinal cuisine? Can medicinal cuisine replace medication? Medicinal cuisine is actually a knowledge that has been passed down for thousands of years. In simple terms, medicinal cuisine combines medicinal herbs with food ingredients, using cooking methods to regulate the body, primarily for health maintenance; … Read more
As the saying goes, “Food therapy is better than medicinal therapy.” Compared to taking medicine, many people prefer to strengthen their bodies and prevent minor health issues through dietary therapy. Therefore, many people have the habit of cooking medicinal soups in winter, and medicinal dishes should be a weekly necessity, or even a daily one! … Read more
With the development of the economy and the improvement of living standards, people’s awareness of self-care has gradually increased, leading to a focus on dietary nutrition and health. In recent years, terms related to health preservation such as nourishing health, dietary therapy, medicinal cuisine, the integration of medicine and food, and vegetarianism have become popular … Read more
1. Huai Shan Dang Shen Quail Soup Ingredients: Dang Shen (Codonopsis pilosula) 15g, Huai Shan (Chinese yam) 15g, 2 quails, 250g lean meat, 3 slices of ginger. Effect: Strengthens the spleen and benefits the stomach, effective for loss of appetite and indigestion due to spleen and stomach deficiency, with dietary therapeutic benefits. 2. Wu Zhi … Read more
【Dish Name】 Bai Ji Bing Tang Yan Wo (Bai Ji and Rock Sugar Bird’s Nest)【Characteristics】 Nourishes the lungs and yin, stops cough and bleeding. Suitable for hemoptysis due to pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis in the elderly, emphysema, and asthma.【Ingredients】 10g bird’s nest, 15g Bai Ji (Fritillaria)【Source】 Folk recipe【Preparation Process】 Prepare the bird’s nest as per … Read more