Autumn study menu
A full autumn day for studying the dryness repertoire: pears, roots, lily bulb, and seeds in meals that grow warmer as temperatures fall.
A full autumn day for studying the dryness repertoire: pears, roots, lily bulb, and seeds in meals that grow warmer as temperatures fall.
Ingredients (1 servings)
- Millet and pumpkin for the morning porridge Millet Pumpkin
- Lotus root for the midday stir-fry Lotus root
- Chinese yam and chicken for the evening soup Chinese yam Chicken
- Asian pear for dessert Asian pear
- Lotus seeds and jujube for the sweet soup Lotus seed Red jujube
Preparation
- Breakfast: millet and pumpkin porridge. The center’s mild sweetness opens the day in harvest season.
- Lunch: stir-fried lotus root with rice and steamed egg. A seasonal root and neutral protein in a still-light midday meal.
- Afternoon: poached pear with jujube or lily-and-lotus-seed sweet soup. The classic "moistening" dessert of dryness study.
- Dinner: chicken soup with Chinese yam. Long cooking returns at day’s end, announcing the winter repertoire.
Traditional reading
Autumn is associated with Metal and the Lung, and its climate with dryness: tradition brings in "moistening" foods such as pear, lily bulb, and honey, alongside harvest roots, and gradually restores longer cooking.
Variations
- Plant-based version: swap the chicken for shiitake and black soybeans in the dinner soup.
- In dry autumns, add honey to the pear; in cold autumns, a pinch of cinnamon.
Precautions
A study menu, not a personal plan. Allergen present: egg; handle raw chicken with strict hygiene and cook thoroughly. Never give honey to children under one year, and peel the yam with gloves if it irritates your skin.
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