🌿 Classification of Nutraceutical Dishes
Generally, nutraceutical dishes are classified according to ingredient properties and preparation methods, roughly divided into the following types:
? 1. Rice and flour dishes: Basic ingredients include rice and flour, made into steamed buns, noodles, rice, tangyuan, baozi, wontons, etc.
? 2. Side dishes: Main ingredients are meats and vegetables, processed into cold dishes, steamed dishes, stewed dishes, stir-fried dishes, fried dishes, braised dishes, etc.
? 3. Porridge dishes: Base ingredients are rice, wheat, beans, combined with other components such as goji berries, hawthorn, lily bulbs, boiled into semi-fluid foods.
? 4. Pastries: Prepared using pastry-making techniques, diverse in style. Examples include Poria cake, chestnut paste, walnut crisp.
? 5. Soups and stews: Main ingredients include meat, eggs, milk, seafood, cooked or stewed into thick soups.
? 6. Beverages: Medicinal herbs and foods soaked, pressed, decocted, or distilled into liquid intended for drinking. Examples: hawthorn juice, pear juice, radish juice.
7. Teas: Herbs directly infused to make liquids, e.g., chrysanthemum tea, cassia seed tea, hawthorn tea.
? 8. Candied fruits: Made from dried or fresh fruits or fruit peels, boiled in medicinal solution, then mixed with honey or sugar.