Wine with Sprite: In hotels or restaurants, it's common to see people enjoyably drinking red wine mixed with Sprite. According to industry analysis, this trend is related to people's taste preferences. The Chinese palate tends to prefer sweet flavors, while wine, especially imported wine, has a dry and astringent taste. Mixing it with Sprite makes it more palatable for the average person. However, this practice destroys the aroma of the wine, which is truly a pity. Industry experts point out that the correct way to drink wine is to pour it into a clear stemmed glass to one-third or half-full, first observe its color, then gently swirl it to smell its aroma, and finally savor its taste.
Drinking strong tea after a meal: Some people mistakenly believe that drinking strong tea after alcohol can sober them up. In reality, the ethanol in the alcohol is circulated to the liver, where it is converted to acetaldehyde, then to acetic acid, and finally broken down into water and carbon dioxide, which are excreted by the kidneys. The theophylline in strong tea has a diuretic effect, which prompts unconverted acetaldehyde to enter the kidneys, causing damage. Furthermore, theophylline can inhibit the absorption of iron by the small intestine. Experiments have shown that drinking tea brewed with 15 grams of dry tea leaves after alcohol consumption can reduce the absorption of iron from food by 50%.
Coffee makes people excited: It is now common knowledge that coffee can refresh the mind and make people feel excited. This is because the molecular structure of coffee is very similar to that of a chemical substance in the human body that inhibits nerve impulses. However, people with different personalities and different types of work may have different reactions to coffee. For those who need to concentrate for long periods on simple tasks, coffee can stimulate the brain and improve work efficiency. For those who need to handle complex work and rely on short-term memory, drinking coffee can make them feel overly excited, followed by exhaustion.
Eating raw "drunken shrimp": Shrimp is a nutritious aquatic product, and many people have the habit of dipping live, "bouncing" shrimp in alcohol to eat "drunkenly," believing it to be fresher. In fact, this trendy way of eating raw food is unhygienic. The shrimp's body can be contaminated with the cysts of Clonorchis sinensis (liver flukes), which enter the human body when consumed raw. Under the action of gastric and intestinal digestive fluids, the outer wall of the cyst is digested, and the larvae enter the liver and bile ducts to parasitize. After about a month, they develop into adult worms and can begin laying eggs, causing clonorchiasis. The liver fluke can live for 10 to 35 years. After eating drunken shrimp, some people experience acute infection symptoms such as high fever, chills, pain in the liver area, jaundice, a significant increase in eosinophils in the blood, and the presence of eggs in the stool. In severe cases, symptoms such as upper abdominal bloating and loss of appetite may occur, and it can even lead to death due to liver failure. Therefore, shrimp should be cooked thoroughly before consumption.