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Disclaimer: The information provided is for general educational purpose only and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for personalised care or if you have any health concerns.

Fruit and Cheese Platter

The Flavour and Nature of Food Around Us  

Sour - stimulate contraction and absorption, gathering

Trout (Hot)​

Bitter - drains and dries, downward through the body

Chicory (cool)

Sweet - slowly harmonises all the other flavours

Aubergine (cool), Beetroot (neutral), Carrot (neutral), Swiss Chard (cool), Chinese Cabbage (cool), Courgette (cool), Cucumber (cold), Jerusalem Artichoke (neutral), Lotus Root (cold), Marrow (cool), Mung bean Sprout (cold), Button Mushroom (cool), Plantain (cold), Potato (neutral), Pumpkin (warm), Spinach (cool), Summer Squash (cool), Winter Squash (warm), String Bean (neutral), Sweet Potato (neutral), Waterchestnut (cold), Yam (neutral)

Pungent - disperses stagnation and promotes circulation of blood and energy, sending energy upwards and outwards

Coriander leaf (warm), Fennel Bulb (warm), mustard Leaf (warm)

Salty - Softens, Moves inward and downward
Seaweed (cold), Oyster Shell (cool) 
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