You should also achieve a yin and yan balance in your food which is done through balance of flavors. A feng shui and yin yan harmonic dish would contain strong flavors as well as delicate ones balanced through use of different colors. There should not be one strong element predominating too much over others. The food, colors and smells should all be in balance.

It is also important to pay attention to food smells as well. You should like smell of your food and it should be appealing to you. Every sense which is part of eating process should be paid attention to and in balance with dish as a unity. All process, through which food goes, from where they are originated to when we eat it, is very important and should be followed carefully.

After selecting right type of water, boiling water is next important step. Cai Xiang of Song dynasty said in his tea book Cha Lu that “To boil water is most difficult task. Foams will show up if water is not ready. Leaves will fell to bottom if water is over boiled…” When boiling water for brewing tea, people should use high heat to bring water to rapid boiling. Over boiled water is not suitable for brewing tea.

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