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five tastes

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five tastes
pungent, sweet, sour, bitter and salty; a classification for Chinese herbal medicines.


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The herbs used in Chinese medicine are classified according to four energies (hot, cold, warm and cool) and five tastes which all affect their healing properties.
It is a prized food product because it contains all the five tastes of the Chinese diet.
The group estimated that although fat itself does not have a strong taste, it serves to complement and deepen the other five tastes.
 
 
 
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