FONG WAN - Library

INTERIOR VIEW OF NEW SHANGHAI CAFE
Chinese Food is Universally Recognized as Ranking
Among the Best on Earth
In the dawn of Chinese civilization, its tastes in food and in cook-
ing- were originally classified under and based upon the five principal
elements of Nature: viz, Mineral, Veg-etation, Water, Fire and
Earth.
The genuine methods of the Ancient Chinese are adhered to by
the cooks in the New Shanghai Cafe in accordance with the instructions
of Fong* Wan, the most eminent herbalist in America. Its
divisions of food and taste are as follows:
1. Food that tastes bitter belongs to the Mineral Element, leading towards
the lungs.
2. Food that tastes sour, like vinegar or greens, belongs to the Vegetation
Element and attracts the action of the Liver and Gall.
3. Foods that taste salty belong 'to the Water Element and have an influence
upon the Kidneys.
4. Foods that taste hot, such as those containing liquor, belong to the Fire
Element. They rush to the head and influence the action of the Heart.
5. Food that tastes sweet belongs to the Earth Element. It is craved by the
Stomach and by the Spleen.
Equalization in the combination of foods is beneficial to all parts of the
human body.
The New Shanghai Cafe, 425 - 10th Street, Oakland, serves both
American and Chinese Foods. It is noted for its cleanliness, its
quiet, and its truly Oriental atmosphere. Its patrons are mainly
family parties and merchants who lunch there.
GALA FLOOR SHOWS
Public Invited to Dance Between Intervals of Floor Show
Dine, Drink, and Dance at this completely Equipped Cabaret
Our Specialty "Meals That Appeal" at Reasonable Prices
Featuring- the finest Chinese, American, and Sea Food Dishes
NEW SHANGHAI CAFE
425 TENTH STREET, OAKLAND
11:00 A. M. TO 1 A. M. SATURDAYS FROM 1 1 :OO A. M. TO 2 A. M.