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What are the taboos about eating mutton in winter?

Asked by:Angelica

Asked on:Mar 31, 2026 09:55 AM

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  • Magnolia Magnolia

    Mar 31, 2026

      Although mutton has many benefits, you should be careful when eating mutton in winter.

      Reasonable combination to prevent internal heat. Mutton is warm in nature and can easily lead to internal heat if eaten regularly. Therefore, when eating mutton, you should pair it with cool and sweet vegetables, which can cool down, detoxify, and remove heat. Cooling vegetables generally include winter melon, loofah, spinach, cabbage, enoki mushrooms, mushrooms, wild rice, bamboo shoots, etc. When eating mutton, it is best to pair it with tofu. It can not only supplement a variety of trace elements, but the gypsum in it can also clear away heat, purge fire, relieve restlessness, and quench thirst. When mutton and radish are made into a dish, the coolness of radish can be fully utilized, which can eliminate stagnation and resolve phlegm and heat. In addition, mutton pinellia and calamus should not be used together.

      Not suitable to be eaten with vinegar, tea and pumpkin

      "Compendium of Materia Medica" states that "eating mutton with vinegar hurts people's hearts." Mutton is very hot, vinegar is sweet and warm in nature, and is similar in nature to wine. When the two are cooked together, it is easy to cause fire and activate blood. Therefore, vinegar should not be added to mutton soup. Mutton is rich in protein, and tea contains more tannic acid. Drinking tea immediately after eating mutton will produce a substance called tannic acid protein, which can easily cause constipate If eaten with pumpkin, it can easily lead to jaundice and beriberi sick.

      The taste of mutton should be moderate. Mutton is sweet and warm. Excessive consumption will promote the development of some lesions and aggravate the condition. In addition, for people with liver disease, if they consume a large amount of mutton, the liver cannot effectively complete all metabolic functions such as oxidation, decomposition, and absorption of protein and fat, which will increase the burden on the liver, which can lead to frequent mouth and tongue erosion, Eye Redness, bitter mouth, irritability, dry and sore throat, swollen and painful gums and diarrhea No one should eat too much.

      Avoid using copper utensils for cooking. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that "cooking mutton in copper utensils will damage the Yang of men, and the physical properties of women will be so different that we must not be aware of it." ”The reason for this is that when copper encounters acid or alkali and is in a high-heat state, it can undergo chemical changes to form copper salts. Mutton is a high-protein food. When cooked in copper utensils, certain toxic substances will be produced that are harmful to the human body. healthy , so it is not suitable to cook mutton in a copper pot.