The five flavors in traditional Chinese medicine should actually be seven flavors. In addition to the above, there are two flavors: "light and astringent", because light is attached to sweetness, that is, light sweetness; The astringency is attached to the acid, which is sour. This "persistence" makes life have a different and unforgettable taste.
I wonder which of these five flavors do you like best in life? In fact, fine products and five flavors are indispensable delicacies.
1, Xin, into the lungs. Most pungent, the most typical are pepper, ginger, garlic, onion, fennel, cinnamon and so on. These things can spread the lung and promote qi, dredge meridians and activate blood vessels. People also like it because these ingredients stimulate taste buds, promote the secretion of digestive juice, stimulate appetite, and taste delicious.
In my life, when my body is cold and wet, it is really good to eat some ginger, garlic sauce and scallion. Three slices of ginger, two cloves of garlic and two slices of onion are eaten alternately in the morning to stimulate appetite, promote qi circulation and dissipate stomach cold and body moisture.
The spicy taste varies from person to person. Not everyone can eat casually. Use with caution for those who are weak and hot. Many elderly friends will also be afraid to eat spicy ingredients because of the basic diseases of the elderly. Because of its strong irritation, you will feel uncomfortable after eating, so you should also eat it carefully. Some acute diseases and postoperative friends had better follow the doctor's advice, and spicy ones must be avoided and ignored.
2, sweet, into the spleen. Sweetness is a sugar food with starch as the main ingredient. How sweet it is, the spleen likes it, and the taste buds will feel its delicacy. Sweetness has the functions of nourishing, harmonizing and soothing. Proper consumption can relieve spleen and stomach weakness and deficiency cold, because sweetness is good for spleen and stomach. Dr. Li Zhouxuan talks about "nourishing meat with sweetness", which is true. Sweetness makes people "gain weight".
Eating sweets properly can make people feel comfortable and relieve anxiety and tension. But if you eat too much of this stuff, it will easily cause many problems and diseases, so you should be temperate.
I have a good taste, so be careful when eating sweets. Middle-aged and elderly people should not eat cakes, chocolates, cream cheese, ice cream and other desserts that young people like, but it is good to eat honey, brown sugar, rock sugar and original sweets appropriately.
It varies from person to person, and the right amount is the most important.
I once read a report that an old man ate 2-3 small pieces of rock sugar every day, and his blood sugar was not high. When the reporter asked her the secret of longevity, she said, "I love rock candy."
Natural ingredients such as jujube, medlar, longan, apple and mango are all sweet series, which are much better than processed products with a lot of sucrose, and will not gain weight if eaten properly.
3, sour taste, into the liver. Sour taste has astringent effect, and eating spleen and appetizing in moderation is also good for nourishing the liver.
Such as hawthorn, lemon, white vinegar, rice vinegar, aged vinegar, etc. Moderate consumption helps to strengthen the spleen and promote digestion, help the liver to detoxify and promote metabolism.
It is worth noting that the sour taste must not be too sour, but it may hurt the spleen and stomach, causing "pantothenic acid" and discomfort. In particular, do not advocate "drinking vinegar", but eat less in moderation.
Personally, I prefer eating hawthorn. Every autumn, when it is on the market, I will buy a lot of slices to dry, and eat two or three fresh fruits or a few slices of water every day to help digestion. I also like aged vinegar, one spoonful a day, which has a good laxative effect.
4, bitter taste, into the heart. Bitter taste can clear diarrhea, reduce heat and reduce fire. But the bitter ingredients are all cold. Therefore, cold constitution should be carefully selected.
For example, green tea is slightly bitter and cool, which can clear away heat and relieve annoyance; Bitter gourd and chicory are cool, which helps to detoxify and purge fire; Dandelion tastes bitter and cold, which is helpful for clearing away heat and toxic materials, reducing swelling and diuresis, clearing liver and improving eyesight.
I realized in my life that bitter ingredients are still very nutritious. However, for people with weak physique, bitter ingredients must be accompanied by warm food, which should not be eaten every day. The principle is intermittent, and it is better when necessary.
People with cold constitution, spleen and stomach weakness, deficiency cold and frequent diarrhea should try not to eat it, otherwise it will aggravate physical discomfort.
It's summer. Eating a little bitter gourd and chicory is helpful to clear away heat, but we should also pay attention to its cold and cool properties. After frying, it tastes much milder and feels more comfortable.
5, salty, into the kidney. Eating salty food properly has the functions of eliminating food accumulation, diminishing inflammation and sterilization, clearing away heat and toxic materials, and improving blood coagulation function.
However, the salt should also be "just right". Don't overdo the daily intake of salt. Eating too much is also harmful.
People with high blood pressure really can't eat more salty. For example, my father has high blood pressure. He used to like salted duck eggs, tofu, mustard tuber and so on. Now when he eats salty food, his eyelids and lower limbs begin to swell. Since the year before last, he has had hypertensive nephropathy (hypertension has been going on for more than 20 years). The doctor demanded strict salt control. Now after medication and self-discipline, his symptoms have eased.
Salt is one of the important substances to regulate human metabolism, and it is also the key condiment to promote appetite and delicious food. The intake should vary from person to person, and we should not only pay attention to the taste without considering the needs of the disease.
For people who need to control salt, especially those with "three highs", it is very different to put salt before cooking, and it will be better to put salt after cooking, with less salt on the surface and the same taste.
Some experts have warned: excessive qi dispersion, excessive qi stagnation, excessive acid spasm, excessive pain and diarrhea, excessive salty blood stasis.
The "excessive" here refers to excessive and excessive.
Therefore, we should grasp the degree of "five flavors" according to our own physique in life, but "but" but delicious food is the master of life.
There is a lot of knowledge in the kitchen. Health is closely related to taste. Eating delicious food is not the purpose. Reasonable diet and scientific diet are the "experts" of life.
Be good at tasting life from the "five flavors" of life, so as to cultivate health in a virtuous circle. With health, you will continue to cultivate your own flowers of happiness throughout the year.
The ups and downs of life are the source of happiness and delicacy, and they are indispensable.
Personal views are for reference only.