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"Feng Shui and Food"
Q: Can I apply Feng Shui principles to how I cook and serve food to my family?
A: The ability to feed people with sumptuous, balanced meals represents wealth in Feng Shui, and you can achieve this balance by varying the color, aroma, and opposites in your foods.
Balancing Color. Each of the Elements (Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, Wood) is represented by a color, so varying the Elements brings balance. For example, if you start with a chicken breast and add mashed potatoes and cauliflower, you end up with a plate of all-white food and a pretty bland looking meal without any Feng Shui attributes. However, add a colorful stir-fry of red, orange, and green bell peppers, red tomatoes, and purple eggplant to the chicken breast and you have a much better Feng Shui choice.
Balancing Aromas. Aromatic seasonings are an important part of Feng Shui because they help address all of our senses. Seasonings like garlic, scallions, cayenne pepper, sage, dill, and ginger lend their flavors to the main ingredients, as well as their scents to the kitchen. Plus, these flavorful scents release negative energy from a home and fill everything with positive energy.
Balancing Opposites. The principle of “yin and yang” refers to balancing the opposites around you to create harmony. You apply this principle to your meals by mixing yin foods that are cool, mild, or bland with yang foods that are warm, bold, and spicy. You naturally find this balance in many Chinese recipes, including sweet and sour, hot and sour, and strong flavored dishes paired with plain rice, but you don't have to cook only Asian style to bring the benefits of Feng Shui to your table.
Tip of the month: Do you have a favorite burner on your stove? It’s time to start using the other ones as well. The stove is considered to be the center of wealth in Feng Shui and the burners are the "money generators,” so use each burner equally represents using all of your financial resources efficiently.
A: The ability to feed people with sumptuous, balanced meals represents wealth in Feng Shui, and you can achieve this balance by varying the color, aroma, and opposites in your foods.
Balancing Color. Each of the Elements (Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, Wood) is represented by a color, so varying the Elements brings balance. For example, if you start with a chicken breast and add mashed potatoes and cauliflower, you end up with a plate of all-white food and a pretty bland looking meal without any Feng Shui attributes. However, add a colorful stir-fry of red, orange, and green bell peppers, red tomatoes, and purple eggplant to the chicken breast and you have a much better Feng Shui choice.
Balancing Aromas. Aromatic seasonings are an important part of Feng Shui because they help address all of our senses. Seasonings like garlic, scallions, cayenne pepper, sage, dill, and ginger lend their flavors to the main ingredients, as well as their scents to the kitchen. Plus, these flavorful scents release negative energy from a home and fill everything with positive energy.
Balancing Opposites. The principle of “yin and yang” refers to balancing the opposites around you to create harmony. You apply this principle to your meals by mixing yin foods that are cool, mild, or bland with yang foods that are warm, bold, and spicy. You naturally find this balance in many Chinese recipes, including sweet and sour, hot and sour, and strong flavored dishes paired with plain rice, but you don't have to cook only Asian style to bring the benefits of Feng Shui to your table.
Tip of the month: Do you have a favorite burner on your stove? It’s time to start using the other ones as well. The stove is considered to be the center of wealth in Feng Shui and the burners are the "money generators,” so use each burner equally represents using all of your financial resources efficiently.
