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Autumn Foods and Cooking Styles
Autumn Foods
Autumn is the season in which you can often feel a little depressed, lethargic, and indecisive.
The ancient Chinese discovered that autumn relates to the lungs and large intestine. You can regulate the intestines, tone the lungs, cleanse the blood, and increase stamina by emphasising the following foods in your diet during the season:
Brown rice, miso, lentils,tofu, tempeh, sturdy greens & root vegetables, varied seaweed vegetables, cooked seasonal fruits, ginger, onions, and garlic.
As the lungs and large intestine are nourished, you’ll notice that your thinking becomes clearer, you have more energy, and feel more optimistic.
Cooking style for Autumn
With the seasonal change from late summer to autumn, we tend towards heartier and richer dishes. A little more sea salt and oil, which warms the body, is used, along with fewer raw foods. Salads are lightly boiled, and vegetables are cut into larger chunks for longer cooking.
Rice, which is harvested around this time, is the most suitable grain. Stews, deep-fried vegetables, soups, and longer sauteeing dishes are all ideal ways to get in tune with the season. |
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