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The 6 Tastes/Rasas of Ayurveda: Pungent Taste

The 6 Tastes/Rasas of Ayurveda: Pungent Taste

Ariella's favorite new request at the dinner table…sriracha. This girl is spicy and she LOVES spicy food. Pungent taste is what we recognize as spicy or food with a kick. Of course, there are degrees and variances in pungency. Pungent taste is stimulating. It increases circulation and is warming. It thins [...]

The 6 Tastes/Rasas of Ayurveda: Pungent Tasteadmin2019-03-07T19:49:52+00:00

The 6 tastes/Rasas of Ayurveda: Salty Taste

The 6 tastes/Rasas of Ayurveda: Salty Taste

My husband has a salt phobia. Like sugar...society has a phobia of salt because restaurant and processed foods are SO overly salted and the salt used is cheap, unhealthy table salt. That said, mineral salt...like the other 5 tastes/rasas has its place in our diet (in moderation). SALTY taste stimulates secretions. It is a [...]

The 6 tastes/Rasas of Ayurveda: Salty Tasteadmin2019-03-07T19:55:32+00:00