Kuchařka podle pěti elementů – Temelie Barbara (2018)

A great guide for anyone interested in healthy nutrition as well as Chinese medicine. First and foremost, you will find a wealth of recipes, categorized as follows: Chinese rice porridge, breakfast dishes (spicy and sweet), grain dishes, vegetarian soups, salads and dips, vegetable dishes, tofu dishes, vegetarian dishes made from legumes, Asian nut sauces for vegetables and meat, meat, fish, sweet dishes, cakes, bread, beverages (mainly teas, but also others). At the end of each recipe, the healing properties of the dish and recommendations in accordance with the principles of traditional Chinese medicine are provided. Other chapters of the book include: What is illness? The thermal effects of foods. The five elements. Tastes. Cooking in harmony with the seasons. 21 rules of digestibility. The book includes a clear poster and an alphabetical list of foods, indicating which element the food belongs to and what its thermal effect is. "The largest part of the diet we consume as part of balanced nutrition is thermally neutral, refreshing, or warm; unlike warm foods, which occur in minimal volume and are used in limited amounts due to their strong effects. We utilize combinations of foods with three moderate effects throughout the year."