this is a list for various basic ingredients you might want to mix and match to make your own muesli. they are listed according to the elements they are associated with in the 5-elements cuisine (see this post for more info). there are some minor things to pay attention to should you wish do follow the 5-elements order:
- it does not matter which element you start with as long as you keep the order in which they are listed. should you forget to add something, just start over, adding more to each element, but don't skip ahead.
- once you've added all your ingredients belonging to one element, stir thoroughly and only then proceed to the next element.
- there must be at least one ingredient for each element - just a pinch does it, e.g. salt for the element water!
with some fruit it makes a difference if they are dried or fresh. a fresh fruit may belong to one element but once dried it could belong to another. i've added specialties to be noted next to the ingredient in question.
WOOD
FLAKES & GRAINS
spelt(flakes)
wheat(flakes)
FRUIT & BERRIES
blackberry/bramble
raspberry
strawberry
blueberry
red & black currant
cranberry
apple - sour
plum - fresh
cherry - sour
SPICES
lemon zest
FIRE
FLAKES & GRAINS
rye(flakes)
buckwheat(flakes) - but particularly nice to eat when whole and dry-roasted
amaranth
FRUIT & BERRIES
elderberry
SPICES
cocoa
poppy seed
orange zest
EARTH
FLAKES & GRAINS
millet
barley(flakes)
corn(flakes)
FRUIT & BERRIES
mango
apricot - fresh & dried
fig - fresh & dried
plum - dried
dates - dried
grapes red/white
sultanas
rasins
apple - sweet
pear
banana
NUTS & SEEDS
coconut
walnut
peanut
hazelnut
almond
sesame
pine nut
pumpkin seed
sunflower seed
cashew nut
pistachio nut
SPICES
vanilla
cinnamon
SWEETENERS
brown sugar/cane sugar
white sugar/beet sugar
honey
all kinds of syrup/sirup
METAL
FLAKES & GRAINS
oat(flakes)
rice(flakes)
SPICES
ginger - fresh & dried
cardamom
nutmeg
cloves
WATER
salt
i hope i've done well enough thinking of every possible ingredient anyone might possibly want in their muesli - i've listed all the muesli-worthy ones i found on the original list, anyway. if you want to add chocolate drops or chips - chocolate is not on the list as it's made of various ingredients already but i think you could place it with cocoa under "fire" or just add your chocolate chips to your serving right before you eat it.
you can dry-roast ingredients such as flakes and nuts before you add them if you wish, it adds a lovely flavour.
enjoy!