These are the offerings for the Kitchen God :
a) 3 amber incense sticks
b) 2 red candles
c) 3 small cups of chinese tea
d) 3 small cups of rice wine
e) 1 pair of chopsticks
f) 8 fruits (Eg. 8 oranges, 8 apples, 4 apples or 4 pears etc)
g) 8 sweets
h) vegetarian dish of fried vegetables
i) spiritual money paper
j) 8 mochi (glutinous rice cakes), plain or with sweet fillings. These are offered to the Kitchen God so that when he tastes the sweet cake, he will say some sweet things about the family to the Jade Emperor. (This sounds a little bit like a bribe!)

This is the order for the ceremony of making offerings to the Kitchen God:

a) set up a small shrine for the Kitchen God in the kitchen. Make sure that:

• it is not near any doors or windows (so the chi will not escape)
• it is not under any pillars
• it is not facing the door (the chi will be too strong)
• it is not facing the toilet
• it is not facing anything with sharp angles or corners
• it is not positioned under the stairs
• it is not positioned with the stairs behind it.

By avoiding these 7 problems you will ensure that the shrine is much more effective. These are Feng Shui tips that will help in setting up any type of shrine.

b) put the offerings in front of the small shrine
c) light the 2 red candles
d) light the amber incense and put them in the incense holder
e) visualise the offerings multiplying to fill up the whole sky
f) place your hands palms together and make a number of wishes eg. for the business to be successful, good relationships, good health, no accidents whatsoever etc.
g) burn the money paper. That is the end of the ceremony.