Beef is the second largest meat food in China, second only to pork. Beef has a high protein content and a low fat content, so it tastes delicious and is deeply loved by people, enjoying the reputation of "the best in meat".

Beef is rich in protein, and its amino acid composition is closer to human needs than pork, which can improve human disease resistance. It is suitable for people who are growing and recuperating after surgery and illness, supplementing blood loss and repairing tissues. Eating beef in cold winter has the function of warming the stomach and is a good tonic in cold winter. Chinese medicine believes that beef has the effects of invigorating the middle energizer, invigorating the spleen and stomach, strengthening bones and muscles, resolving phlegm and calming wind, quenching thirst and stopping saliva. Suitable for people with stagnation of qi, shortness of breath, weakness of muscles and bones, anemia and long illness, and yellow complexion.

Beef should not be eaten often, once a week. Beef doesn't ripen easily. Put a hawthorn, an orange peel or a little tea when cooking, which is easy to rot. Stewed beef is more nutritious. The muscle fiber of beef is rough and difficult to digest, and the content of cholesterol and fat is also high, so the elderly, children and people with weak digestive ability should not eat more, or eat some tender beef properly. Western modern medical research believes that beef belongs to red meat, which contains a malodorous acetaldehyde, and excessive intake is harmful to health. People with skin diseases, liver diseases and kidney diseases should be careful to eat.