There’s a recipe in the Song Dynasty classic Mountain Home Light Diet, which uses plum blossoms and sandalwood powder to make wonton wrappers. This recipe for…
Tangerines are sweet and sour, and cool in nature. Chinese medicine believes they have the effect of stimulating the appetite, regulating qi, quenching thirst, and…
The lotus root is slightly sweet and exudes a unique fragrance. It also contains tannins, which can increase the appetite. It’s rich in trace elements…
Osmanthus flowers fall on the moon, and the heavenly fragrance spreads beyond the clouds. —Song Zhiwen, Tang Dynasty When osmanthus flowers exude their fragrance in…
When other plants drop their leaves, like autumn’s jewels, chrysanthemums bloom proudly. Ancients used Chrysanthemum to express their spiritual pursuits of transcendence, elegance, and integrity.…