1.

What is
YinYang ?
- The most prominent Philosophies
thought of Eastern countries.
- It derived from the ancient
Southeast Asian wet-rice
cultivation regions.
 1. What is
YinYang
According ?to ‘yin- yang theory’ , the two opposite but
complementary forces make up all aspects and phenomena of life.

Yin Yang
a symbol of earth, conceived of as heaven,
female, darkness, male, light, hardness,
softness, flexibility, inflexibility, activity, and
passivity, and penetration.
absorption.
“Công cha như núi Thái Sơn,
Nghĩa mẹ như nước trong nguồn chảy ra”
1. What is
YinYang ?
For examples:
Male – Female
Heaven – Earth
Hot – Cold
Bright – Dark
Day – Night
Active – Passive
Ascending – Descending

In harmony, the two are depicted as the

light and dark halves of a circle.
 Main Principles of Yin-Yang Theory

Nothing is completely yin, nor is it For Examples:

completely yang. All things in the “Trong cái rủi có cái may”
material universe contain the seed of “Người có lúc vinh lúc nhục”
their opposite force. “Sông có khúc đục khúc trong”

For Examples:
yin can become yang, and yang can also
“Trèo cao ngã đau”
become yin, though both yin and yang are
“Tham thì thâm”
needed for the whole to be complete.
“Sướng lắm khổ nhiều”

HARMONY & BALANCE

2. Practicing YinYang in Vietnamese
Cuisine
”Con gà cục tác lá chanh.
Con lợn ủn ỉn mua hành cho tôi
Con chó khóc đứng khóc ngồi
Bà ơi đi chợ mua tôi đồng riềng
Con trâu cười ngả cười nghiêng
Bà mua củ tỏi bà khiêng trâu về”

 The art of Vietnamese cuisine is always follows the

principle of yin-yang to ensure the harmony and
balance
2. Practicing YinYang in Vietnamese
Cuisine yang yin
The harmony and balance of
HOT COLD
yin and yang are expressed
in 2 aspects: GINGER TOFU
– The yin-yang balance of
ingredients in the dish. SALT WATERMELON
– The balance of yin and CHILLI SEA FOOD
yang between the food and
body organs LAKSA LEAVES DUCK’S EGG

CARROT CUCUMBER
 2. Practicing YinYang in Vietnamese
Cuisine + It also known as ‘traditional remedy’
Ginger Cold stomach
pain

yang yin

Ingredients:
+ Green Onion
+ Carrot
+ Perilla leaf
+ Pepper

Porridge Cold & Flu