As the saying goes: "Eating meat without garlic is like losing half the nutrition." There is a scientific basis for this. Dishes made from livestock are not only delicious and nutritious, but some, like braised beef and braised pork belly, have a unique flavor. When you eat these delicacies with a few cloves of garlic, your appetite will be greatly stimulated. From a nutritional standpoint, meat and garlic should indeed be eaten together.
Braised Beef
Among meat products, especially lean meat, there is a high content of Vitamin B1. Generally, Vitamin B1 does not stay in the human body for long and is quickly excreted in urine. However, if the Vitamin B1 in meat combines with allicin in garlic, a synergistic effect occurs. This not only increases the content of Vitamin B1 several times over but also changes its properties from water-soluble to fat-soluble, thereby extending its duration in the body. This plays a significant role in promoting blood circulation, improving the absorption rate of Vitamin B1 in the gastrointestinal tract and its utilization in the body, as well as alleviating physical fatigue and enhancing physical fitness. Therefore, when you eat meat, be sure to have some garlic.
If you cannot stand the smell of garlic, you can use scallions, onions, or chives as substitutes. Therefore, dishes like stir-fried pork liver with chives and dumplings with pork and chive filling are very scientifically balanced combinations. However, a word of caution: garlic is considered to have a "mild toxicity" and should not be consumed continuously in every meal. Two particular groups should be cautious: those with symptoms of constipation, bad breath, mouth sores, fever, or hot hands and feet, who have a "yin deficiency with excessive fire" condition, would find eating single-clove garlic like "pouring oil on the fire." The other group is people with eye problems or who are older, as single-clove garlic can have adverse effects on the liver and eyes. For the average person, it is best to eat no more than 3 cloves per meal and never overconsume.