  
Singapore, South Asia (Episode #2)
Nestled in the South China Sea is Taste
of Life's next destination: Singapore. We'll take you on an exotic
and delectable tour of the diamond shaped island. We'll introduce
you to the county's incredible diversity of people, take you through
the traditional markets as well as share ancient Chinese culinary/medicinal
secrets, at the Imperial Herbal Restaurant. Later you'll be in awe
at the beauty and spirituality in Singapore as well as its Western
influences, like the renowned Singapore-style Maxim's Restaurant,
replicated from its famous Paris counterpart.
     
Imperial Herbal Restaurant
At Imperial Herbal Restaurant, we believe in serving
the finest Chinese cuisine available. However, for us, the finest
cuisine is not just defined by how good the food tastes, but also
what the food does for your health. Blending the secrets of traditional
herbal medicine along with the culinary skills of master chefs,
Imperial Herbal Restaurant prepares great food that is good for
you.
For over five millennia in China, herbal doctors have been preached
daily diet as the source of good health. Qi, the universal energy
of life, peaks when there is a proper balance of yin and yang,
the dual forces controlling the life systems of the body. The
right herbs can greatly control this balance, rejuvenating and
restoring our bodies to pristine health. At Imperial Herbal Restaurant,
we have incorporated this ancient philosophy into a unique dining
experience cuisine that fully satisfies todayís desire to eat
healthy without sacrificing gourmet taste.
Food creates one of four directional reactions; outward, inwards,
upwards and downwards. For example, outward food like chilies
can induce fever-cooling perspiration. To insure that herbs affect
the right organ with the desired, specific foods like carrots
for the eyes serve as vehicles to transport the herbs.
Food energy is classified in terms of a particular foodís capacity
to generate sensations in the body. The five classifications are
hot, cold, warm, cool and neutral, dependent by the foodís inherent
qualities and the way that it is cooked.
Different flavors act on different organs of the body. In the
Chinese diet, there are five flavors; bitter foods that affect
the heart; sour the liver; sweet the spleen and stomachí pungent
the lungs; and salty the kidneys.
All foods possess certain properties that influence the yin &
yang equilibrium. When there is an imbalance, illness results.
In Chinese herbal medicine, the root cause and not just the
symptoms must be identified and treated with a diet that restores
the equilibrium.
 www.asiapage.com/imperial-herbal/home02.html
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here for the recipe "Quick Fried Egg & Scallops"
click
here for the recipe "King Prawns with Walnuts and Chinese Wolfberries"
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