Fall is the Season of Dryness
This season also corresponds with the TCM organs: Lung and Large Intestine. That means that the Lungs are especially susceptible to being attacked, which means vulnerable to getting sick. Booooo…
The Lungs and Large Intestine are also known as the metal element. The metal element corresponds with the emotions of grief. So if you’re feeling a little more weepy or emotional, experience them. Let them happen. And then, as the Large Intestine does, let it go.
To eat for the season, pungent foods are the best. Pungent foods (onion, garlic, turnip, ginger, horseradish) all help to build immunity and clear mucus. Eat warm soups made with well cooked root vegetables. Drink warm tea.
One of the best soups you can make is Korean Radish Soup.
Take some beef brisket (1/2 lb) and cook it in some sesame oil. Get an Asian radish (daikon) peel then cut them up in quarter inch slices. They don’t have to be very thin but it’s best if they were large bite sizes. Add the radish to the cooked beef and add water (7 cups). Add minced garlic, large cuts of green onion, soy sauce and salt and pepper to taste (measure these ingredients with your heart). Cook until radish is easily cut with a spoon. Eat it with some rice. Yum!
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