Carrot
For Chinese dietary therapy, Carrot (胡萝卜) is a food of Neutral nature and Sweet flavor. A sweet, neutral root and an everyday vegetable that harmonizes stews and stir-fries.
Traditional energetics
- Nature
- Neutral
- Flavor
- Sweet
- Affinity
- Spleen · Liver · Lung
- Direction of Qi
- Neutral · harmonizes the center
- Season
- All year
- Group
- Vegetables
How tradition reads it
A sweet, neutral root and an everyday vegetable that harmonizes stews and stir-fries.
Classic cooked in congees and gentle stews for digestion; pairs well with most recipes in the collection.
In the kitchen
Stewed, steamed, stir-fried, and grated raw.
Commonly available; no substitute needed.
Current nutrition note
Its beta-carotene is better absorbed when cooked and eaten with some fat.
Precautions
No general restriction; adapt texture for young children to prevent choking.
Recipes with this food
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