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surplus to their neighbors, who, being delighted with the new dish,
learned the sisters' process and passed
it on to others. Thus the
knowledge spread and the sprouts were eventually offered for sale,
fresh every day, in the markets.
At the present time, in all parts of the world wherever Chinese live,
Bean Sprout Chop Suey and Bean Sprout Chow Yoke are enjoyed by
persons of all nationalities. Besides being a most digestible food, bean
sprouts are very nourishing. When skilfully prepared, nearly every-
one finds this wholesome food inviting.
Residents of the Bay Cities may verify these statements with regard
to the food value and palatability of bean sprouts by ordering them at
the New Shanghai Cafe, 425 Tenth Street, Oakland, a beautiful, sanitary
eating place, where Bean Sprout Chop Suey and Bean Sprout Chow
Yoke are cooked with peanut oil (no substitute being used) by a first-
class Chinese cook, who was selected by the Fong Wan Herbalist.
LETTUCE
While lettuce belongs to the vegetation element, yet each kind of
vegetable has its own taste, color, and particular effect upon the system.
In China, the study of vegetables and plants differs widely from
the Occidental chemical analysis. In America, we often hear people
say that everyone should eat lettuce because it contains a high per-
centage of iron, which is very beneficial to the human body.
The Chinese analysis of the composition of any vegetable
is based
solely upon the five principal elements of Nature. For instance, the
colors of lettuce are green and white. Its taste is slightly sour and it
contains considerable water. Its sour taste has a tendency to contract
the air passing through the liver and gall bladder. Its color resembles
that of bile, the secretion of the liver. Therefore, both the sour taste
and green color of lettuce indicate that it belongs to the liver and gall
bladder, which also belong to the vegetation element.
The white color in lettuce is similar to the color of the lungs and the
large intestines. This white color belongs to the mineral element. The
lungs and their sub-organ, the large intestines, also belong to the min-
eral element. Consequently, the white portion of lettuce has a strong
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