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Title

• The Elements of Life

Author

• Su-Mei Yu

Publisher

• Wiley

The Elements of Life

A Contemporary Guide to Thai Recipes and Traditions for Healthier Living

Overview

From the publisher

The traditional Thai philosophy of diet and health involves eating meals planned around your “home element” — earth, water, wind, or fire — as well as the weather, time of day, and other factors. In this book, award-winning author Su-Mei Yu explains this age-old philosophy and gives you information and recipes to help you prepare meals that will promote better physical, spiritual, and emotional health.

She describes the personal characteristics related to the each of the four home elements, as well as the tastes, flavors, aromas, and natural ingredients best suited to them. She shows you how to identify your home element and eat foods that accommodate it through different times of the year and different times of the day. Beauty treatments geared to your home element will help you to relax, rejuvenate, and feel renewed.

Selected contents

• Thai Curry Gaeng Koa
• Coconut Cream and Coconut Milk
• Black Sticky Rice Pudding with Mangoes or Peaches