Tag: Five Phases

Lore In the imperial courts and mountain monasteries of Saṃsāra, food is considered the primary vessel through which elemental harmony enters the mortal vessel, governed strictly by the Five Transformations (Gogyō). Kitchen-wardens and reincarnated onmyoji who dedicated their practice to the culinary arts developed specialized cooking implements to harmonize the Five Flavors—sweet, sour, bitter, pungent,…