Nestled in the South China Sea is Taste of Life's next destination: Singapore. We'll take you on an exotic and delectable tour of the diamond shaped island. We'll introduce you to the county's incredible diversity of people, take you through the traditional markets as well as share ancient Chinese culinary/medicinal secrets, at the Imperial Herbal Restaurant. Later you'll be in awe at the beauty and spirituality in Singapore as well as its Western influences, like the renowned Singapore-style Maxim's Restaurant, replicated from its famous Paris counterpart.

Imperial Herbal Restaurant

At Imperial Herbal Restaurant, we believe in serving the finest Chinese cuisine available. However, for us, the finest cuisine is not just defined by how good the food tastes, but also what the food does for your health. Blending the secrets of traditional herbal medicine along with the culinary skills of master chefs, Imperial Herbal Restaurant prepares great food that is good for you.

For over five millennia in China, herbal doctors have been preached daily diet as the source of good health. Qi, the universal energy of life, peaks when there is a proper balance of yin and yang, the dual forces controlling the life systems of the body. The right herbs can greatly control this balance, rejuvenating and restoring our bodies to pristine health. At Imperial Herbal Restaurant, we have incorporated this ancient philosophy into a unique dining experience cuisine that fully satisfies todayís desire to eat healthy without sacrificing gourmet taste.

Food creates one of four directional reactions; outward, inwards, upwards and downwards. For example, outward food like chilies can induce fever-cooling perspiration. To insure that herbs affect the right organ with the desired, specific foods like carrots for the eyes serve as vehicles to transport the herbs.

Food energy is classified in terms of a particular foodís capacity to generate sensations in the body. The five classifications are hot, cold, warm, cool and neutral, dependent by the foodís inherent qualities and the way that it is cooked.

Different flavors act on different organs of the body. In the Chinese diet, there are five flavors; bitter foods that affect the heart; sour the liver; sweet the spleen and stomachí pungent the lungs; and salty the kidneys.

All foods possess certain properties that influence the yin & yang equilibrium. When there is an imbalance, illness results. In Chinese herbal medicine, the root cause and not just the symptoms must be identified and treated with a diet that restores the equilibrium.