There is an old folk saying that "pigs don't pepper, sheep don't hope, cows don't leek, and meat doesn't ginger". Does this statement work in our cooking? Undeniably, the old sayings handed down from the past are still quite useful, such as "Augmented Xianwen" and "Disciples Rules", which are still very useful. So this sentence "Fish is not garlic, cattle is not leek, and meat is not ginger" is correct? Does this make sense?

If you want to find out, you have to find its source. I looked up a lot of information with curiosity, and I didn't find out where this sentence came from. Without the source, I naturally can't find the answer I want. There are many explanations on the Internet. In my opinion, some of them are very general and not specific, and some of them are too far-fetched, and their views are simply untenable.

Why can't you find the source of this old saying? Generally, those who can't find the source are basically folk. China is a vast country, with obvious differences in temperature and climate in many places, and different eating habits and customs. This is just like the saying that jiaozi is eaten in the north and sweet in the south, but not necessarily in the south. Therefore, it can be said that this sentence is true somewhere. But what about other places? It's hard to say. Or some braised pork is not suitable for pepper, which can be said in the past. For example, if you like the meaty taste of pork, it will naturally change if you put pepper in it. The smell of pork is sinking, but the smell of pepper is rising. In this case, if you put pepper, or the proportion of pepper is wrong, it is definitely a pig without pepper. Or people who don't like peppers are pigs who don't like peppers, which makes sense. I affirm this statement here, and then I deny it, a total denial.

Does "fish don't eat garlic" make sense? This may be because eating habits vary from place to place. Maybe garlic is not suitable for a dish. When we cook braised fish here, we will put green garlic seedlings and sometimes garlic. This is very common here.

Does it make sense to say "Chili is forbidden in pork"? In my opinion, this is nonsense. Why do you say that? I take Sichuan food as an example. Boiled pork slices without pepper or Sichuan cuisine? Can you still walk the rivers and lakes alone? In Suqian, Jiangsu, there is also a famous dish called pepper meat, which is also very delicious, very famous and delicious. Is all this illusory? Obviously, this statement will not work. I also specially asked a few friends who make a living with spoons (chefs). Is this statement reasonable? And the answer I got was almost one-sided, saying that I had heard this saying, but it was all in the clouds and fog, and the master didn't teach it or write it in the book. What "pork avoids Chili, mutton avoids aniseed" is a legend.

Does it make sense to say that "mutton should avoid aniseed"? In the word "fresh", sheep account for half. It can be seen that the most prominent thing about mutton is freshness, and it is also popular because of freshness. Take a bowl of mutton soup for example, both meat and soup are brought into full play in this freshness. Illicium verum (that is, Illicium verum) has a strong fragrance. If your aniseed continues, it will not only destroy the flavor and freshness of mutton itself, but also take away the whole bowl and pot of delicious food. Moreover, mutton soup is milky white soup, and the result of aniseed stew will release its own color (fading), and a whole pot of white and red soup will come out. This soup is absolutely disgusting. Stop, stop, stop, you stop. The mutton soup I saw has an enlarged material. Stop, stop, stop, you stop, of course I know there is amplification substance, but the dosage is very small, which can be described as negligible.

Does it make sense to say "cows have no leeks"? Many people in jiaozi have eaten beef and leek stuffing, right? Some steamed bun shops also have steamed buns stuffed with beef and leeks. Is there something wrong?

Does "meat is not ginger" make sense? I said I couldn't figure out why the meat was not ginger and I didn't know what it was.

Food culture and health culture? In China, there is a close relationship between diet and health preservation, which is called dietotherapy by Chinese medicine. For example, take "cows don't have leeks", which is true. Because beef and leeks are hair products, it is even worse to add hair. Oh! I have no qualifications in this field, so I can't talk about it. Let's call it a day!

Conclusion: Of course, nothing is absolute. Everyone's tastes are different, the living habits of each nation are different, and there will be huge dietary differences in different food cultures in each region. In this world of diverse tastes, anything is possible.