Sour vinegar has an astringent effect and is not conducive to the growth of Yang Qi in the body. Eating it with mutton will greatly reduce its warming and tonic effect.

There are also the following taboos when eating mutton:

1. Avoid eating it with tea

Tea is the "nemesis" of mutton. This is because mutton is rich in protein, and tea contains more tannic acid. Drinking tea when eating mutton will produce tannic acid protein, which will weaken intestinal peristalsis and reduce stool moisture, thus inducing constipation.

2. Avoid eating it with watermelon

Eating watermelon after eating mutton will easily "damage your vitality". This is because mutton is sweet and hot in nature, while watermelon is cold in nature and is a raw and cold product. After eating, it not only greatly reduces the warming effect of mutton, but also hinders the spleen and stomach.

4. People with certain symptoms should not eat mutton.

Those who often suffer from mouth and tongue erosion, red eyes, bitter mouth, irritability, dry and sore throat, swollen and painful gums, or diarrhea, or take Chinese medicine. Those with Pinellia ternata and Acorus calamus should avoid eating mutton.

5. It is not advisable to eat mutton with pumpkin

There are also records in ancient Chinese medicine books that mutton should not be eaten with pumpkin. This is mainly because mutton and pumpkin are both warm foods, and if eaten together, they can easily "get angry". For the same reason, when cooking mutton, you should also use less hot and spicy condiments such as chili, pepper, ginger, cloves, and fennel.

Extended information:

Benefits of drinking mutton soup as a tonic in winter

Mutton is sweet and warm in nature, and enters the spleen, stomach, kidney, and heart meridians; it warms and nourishes the spleen and stomach. , used to treat nausea, emaciation, and chills caused by deficiency of spleen and stomach; warming and nourishing the liver and kidneys, used to treat soreness, weakness, coldness, pain, and impotence in the waist and knees caused by kidney yang deficiency; nourishing blood and warming menstruation, used Cold abdominal pain caused by postpartum blood deficiency and cold menstruation.

Mutton is rich in protein, fat and vitamins. According to measurements, lean mutton contains 68% moisture, 17.3% protein, 13.6% fat, and 0.5% sugar. The content of other inorganic salts, vitamins, thiamine, etc. is also higher than that of other carnivores.

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