Five-element recipes by element, season and body type
The recipes Haru suggests, with the five-element reasoning of each ingredient. Filter by element, season and body type.
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Baek-kimchi: a Cool Metal White Kimchi without ChiliKorean white kimchi with napa cabbage, radish and pear in a clear brine, no chili. How the tradition reads its white colour as Metal.Braised Lotus Root: a Cool Metal and Water Side DishGlossy Korean braised lotus root in 30 minutes with soy sauce and rice syrup. How the tradition reads its white root and salty glaze.Baesuk: Steamed Pear with Bellflower Root and HoneyA whole Korean pear filled with bellflower root, honey and peppercorns and steamed for 25 minutes. Why the tradition reads it as Metal.Beef and Radish Soup: a Metal and Earth Everyday BrothKorean radish and beef soup in 30 minutes: 200 g radish, 100 g beef, 5 cups of water. How white Metal and hearty Earth work together.