In both of the Eastern traditions that I’ve studied, it’s not only true that food itself is considered medicine, but it’s also true that
add healing foods to everyday favorites: this pizza has a white sauce made with cauliflower and garlic and is topped with sauteed spinach, fresh tomato, and healthy fats from a cashew-based cheese
medicinal herbs are often cooked into food and eaten rather than taken in isolated pills, powders, or brews. You may not have ever eaten Kitcharee, or Jook, but these traditional healing foods from India and China have a lot to offer you on your healing journey.
Today, in our continued discussion of home cooking, I’m going to talk about some basic recipes that you can start making in your own home. These are healing foods designed to give maximum nutrition with minimal burden on your body.
The recipes I’ll be teaching you include:
- Kitcharee
- Jook (or Congee)
- Burdock Pho
I’ll also be teaching about how to start using medicinal herbs in your cooking. The herbs we’ll talk about today include:
- Goji berries
- Burdock Root
- Astragalus Root
- Codonopsis Root
- Eleutherococus Root (Siberian Ginseng)
- Tumeric, Coriander, and Cumin
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Onions
I hope you enjoy your new adventures in cooking! Let me know what you discover and share any of your favorite ideas with our community in the comments.
