Pork is a food we eat almost every day, so do you know which foods should not be paired with pork? 1. Pork and Beef
"Yin Zheng Yao Zhi" (Important Principles of Diet and Hygiene) states: "Pork should not be eaten with beef." This is mainly considered from the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine. From the perspective of the medicinal properties of food, pork is sour, cold, and slightly cool, while beef is sweet and warm in nature, with the effect of stabilizing the middle burner and replenishing qi. The two are one warm and one cold; one nourishes the spleen and stomach, while the other is greasy and weakening. Their properties conflict, making them unsuitable to be eaten together. 2. Pork and Sheep Liver
Traditional Chinese Medicine says: "Eating pork and sheep liver together can cause a feeling of oppression in the chest." In terms of medicinal properties, they are not suitable to be combined.
Sheep liver has a gamy smell, and when stir-fried with pork, it is easy to produce a strange flavor. From a culinary perspective, they are also not a good match. 3. Pork and Soybeans
From the perspective of modern nutrition, soybeans are not suitable to be paired with pork because soybeans have a high phytic acid content, with 60%-80% of phosphorus existing in the form of phytic acid. It often forms complexes with proteins and mineral elements, affecting the availability of both and reducing their utilization efficiency. Because minerals in soybeans bind with minerals in lean meats like pork and fish, such as calcium, iron, and zinc, they can interfere with and reduce the human body's absorption of these elements. 4. Pork and Coriander
Coriander is acrid and warm, and it consumes qi and harms the spirit. Pork is rich and greasy, which promotes damp-heat and produces phlegm. One consumes qi, while the other provides no nourishment. Therefore, consuming them together is harmful to the body. Coriander, also known as cilantro, can remove the gamey smell and is suitable to be eaten with mutton.