Taro should not be eaten with gas-producing foods, including soybeans, green beans, sweet potatoes, potatoes, chestnuts, pumpkins, radishes, broccoli and cauliflower.

Because taro itself is a kind of food with high starch and cellulose, it is easy to accumulate and ferment in the gastrointestinal tract after eating too much, producing a lot of gas, causing bloating and fart increase. Eating food that is easy to produce gas at this time will aggravate these discomforts.

It is generally recommended to eat other gas-producing foods 2 hours after eating taro, or eat a small amount together, with each serving not exceeding100g.

2 indigestible food

Taro should not be eaten with indigestible food, including glutinous rice, Ciba, barbecue, fried food and so on.

Taro is not easy to digest after eating because of its compact meat, high cellulose content and low water content. If you eat those indigestible foods at this time, it is easy to increase the burden of digestion, leading to abdominal pain and indigestion, which is harmful to the health of the stomach for a long time.

3 green peppers

Green peppers are not suitable for cooking with taro.

Because taro must be cooked thoroughly, otherwise it is slightly toxic, and green pepper usually takes a short time to cook in order to keep its taste crisp and tender, so it is impossible to take care of both when cooking together. In addition, green peppers have an appetizing effect, and taro has a high starch content, which easily leads to excessive consumption of taro after eating green peppers, causing bloating and obesity.

What does taro go with?

Taro is suitable for eating with fatty meat, such as pork ribs, pork belly and bacon. Because taro is rich in starch, low in water content and firm in meat. Cooking with this kind of meat can absorb the oil in the meat, make the taro more glutinous and salty, and relieve the greasy feeling of the meat.

Therefore, common folk taro cooking recipes include steamed spare ribs with taro, steamed bacon with taro, steamed pork with taro and so on. In addition, it can also be made into chopped pepper taro, celery taro soup and other practices are also recommended, suitable for cooking small taro.

What are the benefits of eating taro?

1. Relaxation: Taro is rich in dietary fiber, which can promote intestinal peristalsis and increase the volume and water content of feces. It has a good laxative effect and is suitable for people with habitual constipation.

2. Enhance immunity: Taro contains a mucin, which can produce immunoglobulin after being absorbed by human body, which can improve human immunity and prevent the invasion of diseases.

3. Nutritional supplement: Taro contains carbohydrates, protein, carotene, nicotinic acid, vitamin C, B vitamins, saponins, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium, sodium and other ingredients, which can supplement the nutrients needed by the human body.

4. Protecting teeth: Fluorine in taro is beneficial to the utilization of calcium and phosphorus, accelerating bone formation, promoting growth and protecting teeth from dental caries.

5. Alleviate hunger: Taro is rich in starch and cellulose, which can provide energy for physical activities and alleviate hunger. In addition, during weight loss, low-calorie taro can also be used instead of rice as the staple food. Rich cellulose can form satiety and avoid excessive food intake.