4. Take liquid food

吃流食

Soup, or a soup-based dish, is present at every Chinese meal, often in the form of a watery porridge, zhou. Western diets can be very dry, and nutritionists compensate by urging us to drink more water, which the Chinese would never do with a meal. Instead, they make a nourishing liquid food part of the meal.

汤或粥等汤汤水水的食物，在中餐里很常见。西方人的饮食往往都很干，因此营养学家建议人们多喝水来弥补。中国人吃饭的时候就不喝水，他们喝有营养的汤。

Holford says: "Thirst is often confused with hunger. Also, drinking does tend to fill you up. So soups help you control your appetite."

霍福德说：“口渴经常和饥饿搞混。而且，喝汤能让人有饱腹感，所以有助于控制食欲。”

5. Bring yin and yang into your kitchen

厨房里的阴阳概念

A good Chinese diet balances yin (wet and moist) and yang (dry and crisp) ingredients. Yin foods cool the body down, while yang foods – meat, spicy dishes, wine, coffee – heat it up. The sharing, multi-dish approach to eating in China means most meals contain yin and yang in equilibrium.

中餐讲究阴（潮湿）和阳（干脆）的平衡。阴性食物让身体凉下来，阳性食物（肉类、辣菜、酒和咖啡）让身体温热起来。中国人会一起分享多盘菜，每种菜都吃一些会让身体达到阴阳平衡。

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