Pork, this most common of meats, actually has dietary "antagonists". 1. Pork and Beef
"Yin Zheng Yao Zhi" states: "Pork and beef should not be consumed together." This is mainly from the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine. First, from the perspective of the medicinal properties of food, pork is sour and cold, while beef has a sweet and warm nature, with the function of pacifying the middle and replenishing qi. The two are one warm and one cold, one tonifying the spleen and stomach, the other cold and greasy, which weakens a person. Their properties are in conflict and should not 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, the combination is not suitable.
Sheep liver has a gamey smell. When stir-fried with pork, it easily produces an odd flavor. From a culinary perspective, it is also not suitable. 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 utilization efficiency; because minerals in soybeans bind with those in lean meats like pork and fish, such as calcium, iron, and zinc, they interfere with and reduce the body's absorption of these elements. 4. Pork and Cilantro
Cilantro is pungent and warm, which consumes qi and harms the spirit. Pork is greasy and nourishing, which promotes damp-heat and produces phlegm. One consumes qi, while the other provides no nourishment. Therefore, eating them together is harmful to the body. Cilantro, also known as coriander, can remove gamey flavors and is suitable to eat with mutton.