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Legend has it that Zen food originated from vegetarian food in temples in the Tang Dynasty. At first, the Zen master made it from six kinds of cereals mixed with nuts. This kind of food is both natural and nutritious, and it can also strengthen the brain and improve intelligence. It is said that Wu Zetian, who once entered the palace as a nun, also loved Zen food very much, so she became a palace delicacy. Later, she was introduced to the courts of Japan and South Korea by Jian Zhen's master, and also spread to the courts of Japan and South Korea in China as a secret recipe for health preservation, and it has been popular ever since.
Zen food is of great benefit to the human body. It is a vegetarian, mainly composed of grains and nuts. The food is natural, the cooking is simple, the taste is light, and the natural flavor is preserved as much as possible. Moreover, the plant food used in meditation does not contain harmful substances that pose a threat to the cardiovascular system, so it can reduce the occurrence of vascular diseases. At the same time, the composition of Zen food contains a lot of cellulose, which can stimulate intestinal peristalsis, facilitate defecation, discharge harmful substances in the human body in time, reduce the damage of harmful substances to the intestinal wall, and reduce the risk of intestinal cancer to a certain extent.
Zen food not only pays attention to nutrition and health, but also pays attention to the purpose in the process of Zen food. It is said that before eating Gu Chan cuisine, the surrounding environment should be elegant, comfortable, peaceful and quiet. Before eating, the eater should be calm, don't talk when eating, need to be distracted, chew slowly, feel the taste of food and receive the spirit of everything in the world. The whole process of Zen food seems to have the same effect as meditation.
Conclusion: Zen food has the effects of strengthening brain, improving intelligence, beauty beauty, expelling toxin and preserving health, and it is a natural way to eat. At the same time, it is also rich in Zen's purport of "experiencing Zen from daily sitting, lying and walking" In today's fast-paced era, it is indeed worthwhile to experience Zen food and feel the feeling of returning to nature.