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#中菜煮餸加薑加蔥其實隱藏大智慧
#試吓留意今日三餐中的食材屬性
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經典寒熱美食配搭
日常飲食中，有些食物配搭是經典得你不會質疑的，例如皮蛋配酸薑、苦瓜配牛肉等，仔細想想，這些配搭除了味道上互相補足，其實在食物屬性上都是一寒一熱的絕妙配搭！甚至香港人最愛的日本菜，亦有套用到中醫四氣「寒熱溫涼」的概念，你看壽司旁有驅寒功效的紫蘇葉和生薑就知道了。
✔皮蛋 配 酸薑
皮蛋性寒，酸薑性熱，一滑一爽，一酸一甘，是粵菜館的經典開胃前菜，懂得欣賞的人都有一定年紀吧！
✔苦瓜 配 牛肉
苦瓜性寒，牛肉性熱，加起來一起炒，味道苦中帶甘，是一道非常入屋的家常菜。
✔羊肉 配 馬蹄
羊腩煲你最愛吃的是甚麼？是羊腩還是作為配料的馬蹄？羊肉性熱，傳統做法會加入性寒的馬蹄和竹蔗同炆，以中和羊肉的燥熱。
✔蛇羹 配 白菊花瓣
食蛇羹有三寶：檸檬葉、白菊花瓣及薄脆，加入性涼的白菊花瓣，除了顏色漂亮，亦正好中和蛇肉溫熱特性，以及添加清肝明目的功效。
✔大閘蟹 配 薑茶
大閘蟹屬性寒涼，所以大閘蟹宴吃到最後都會飲用薑茶，有助驅寒暖胃。
✔壽司刺身 配 紫蘇葉及生薑
吃日本菜時，壽司刺身旁總會伴以綠紫蘇葉及一堆生薑片，它們不單是裝飾擺盤，更有食療作用，因為紫蘇葉和生薑性溫熱，可解生冷食物之寒濕，生薑同時可清除口中殘餘味道，有助吃出每款食物的真味。
Classic hot and cold natured combinations
There are some classic food combinations, such as century egg with sour ginger, bitter gourd with beef that you will not question. If you think more about it, these combinations are complementary to each other in taste. They are are also of wonderful match in terms of hot and cold nature. Even the Japanese cuisine that Hong Kong people love also applies the concept of Chinese medicine four nature theory, which is cold, hot, warm and cool. As an example, sushi is often served with basil and raw ginger that can dispel cold.
✔Century egg with sour ginger
Century egg is cold in nature. Sour ginger is hot in nature. They are smooth and chewy. Also sour and sweet. It is the classic appetizer in Cantonese restaurants. People who enjoy this might be of certain age already.
✔Bitter gourd with beef
Bitter gourd is cold in nature. Beef is hot in nature. This dish is bitter and sweet when fried together. It is common in home kitchen.
✔Lamb with water chestnut
What is your favourite ingredient in lamb brisket stews? Lamb brisket or water chestnut? Lamb is hot in nature. The traditional way to cook this dish is to add in water chestnut and sugar cane that cold in nature to balance with lamb that hot in nature.
✔Snake soup with white chrysanthemum petals
There are three side dishes for snake soup: lemon leave, white chrysanthemum petals and crisp. Adding in the white chrysanthemum petals, that cold in nature, makes the snake soup more good looking, and balance the snake's hot nature. It can also nourish liver and improve vision.
✔Hairy crab with ginger tea
Hairy crab is cold in nature. So we will drink ginger tea after having hairy crab to dispel cold.
and warm the stomach.
✔Sushi & sashimi with basil and raw ginger
You will find that there are some green basil and raw sliced ginger next to the sushi and sashimi in the Japanese restaurant. It is not only for decoration but also for healing. Basil and raw ginger are warm and hot in nature which can balance the cold and dampness from cold/raw food. Raw ginger can clear bad breath so you can taste the food taste better.
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