The foods and recipes listed here are crispy or light with a strong, aromatic or spicy taste. Warm and dry food stimulates the body and mind, creates a feeling of warmth and lightness. These recipes are especially suitable for people diagnosed as “cold and humid”. Hence the use of these recipes is usually indicated for conditions such as obesity, fatigue, chronic diarrhoea and depression. Care must be taken with such foods, especially in hot and dry climates. These foods and recipes are best used in winter and early spring.