A Spoonful of Ginger A Spoonful of Ginger

A Spoonful of Ginger

Irresistible, Health-Giving Recipes from Asian Kitchens: A Cookbook

    • $14.99
    • $14.99

Publisher Description

From Nina Simonds, the best-selling authority on Chinese cooking, here is a groundbreaking cookbook based on the Asian philosophy of food as health-giving. The 200 delectable recipes she offers not only taste superb but also have specific healing properties according to the accumulated wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine.

The emphasis is on what's good for you, not bad for you. It's primarily a question of balance: eating in harmony with the seasons; countering yin, or cooling, foods (spinach, tomatoes, asparagus, lettuce, seafood) with yang, or hot, foods (ginger, garlic, hot peppers, beef) and neutralizers like rice and noodles.

Feeling tired? Ms. Simonds offers a spoonful of ginger in her hearty chicken soup. A cold coming on? Try Cantonese-Style Tofu (to sweat out the cold) in Black Bean Sauce (healing to the lungs and digestion). Your immune system needs building up? Wild mushrooms (a cancer deterrent) are tossed with soba noodles (a stress reliever). Concerned about cholesterol and clogged arteries? Instead of giving up all the foods you love, indulge in Yin-Yang Shrimp with Hawthorn Dipping Sauce.

Whatever your health concerns may be, you will find the right restorative and satisfying recipes. Babies and toddlers have special needs, as do adolescents, pregnant and menopausal women, the aging--and all of these are addressed with specific recommendations. The wealth of information Nina Simonds offers here derives from her extensive research into the evidence amassed over three thousand years by practitioners of Chinese medicine, and from her interviews with leading experts today in food as medicine, who offer their firsthand testimony.

It is all here in this remarkable book. But, above all, it is the range of dishes, from the exotic to the earthy, that will convince you that you can enjoy marvelous food every day--relishing its good taste and knowing it is good for you.

GENRE
Cookbooks, Food & Wine
RELEASED
1999
April 20
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
336
Pages
PUBLISHER
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
17.6
MB

More Books Like This

Simple Asian Meals Simple Asian Meals
2012
All Under Heaven All Under Heaven
2016
Ching’s Fast Food Ching’s Fast Food
2011
Ching's Everyday Easy Chinese Ching's Everyday Easy Chinese
2011
The Malaysian Kitchen The Malaysian Kitchen
2017
Build-a-Bowl Build-a-Bowl
2018

More Books by Nina Simonds

Spices of Life Spices of Life
2005
Simple Asian Meals Simple Asian Meals
2012