Okra is generally not a taboo to eat, but because of the cold nature of okra itself, eating too much or people with deficient cold spleen and stomach easily cause gastrointestinal reactions, leading to physical discomfort, so okra is best not to eat with cold food, especially not with cold food in large quantities.
1. What cold staple foods can't be eaten with okra
Okra is mostly eaten as vegetable on the table. Because of the cold of okra, it is better to choose some hot food on the staple food. Okra is eaten together with hot staple food. It can adjust the cold nature of okra appropriately, so as not to cause deficiency of the spleen and stomach.
Cold staple food: millet (millet), wheat, barley, buckwheat, Coix seed, mung bean.
2. What cold meat can't be eaten with okra
Okra cold, belongs to cold food, so it is not suitable to cook or eat with other cold, cold meat food all the time. It is easy to cause spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, causing diarrhea and other uncomfortable reactions.
Cool meat: buffalo, duck, rabbit, horse milk, frog meat (frog), fish, abalone.
Cold meat: duck eggs (slightly cold), horse meat, otter meat, crabs, sea crabs, clams (sand clams, sea clams, clams), oyster meat, snails, earthworms, snails, clams (river worms), mullet, octopus.
3. Which cold vegetables can't be eaten with okra
Okra itself belongs to cold food, so when eating okra, it is better not to eat other cold, cold vegetables.
Cooling vegetable: tomato (cool), celery, water celery, eggplant, rape, camphor, fennel, amaranth, Malan head, chrysanthemum head, spinach, broccoli (yellow cauliflower), lettuce (lettuce), cauliflower, medlar head, artemisia, tofu (tofu skin, dried tofu, tofu milk), gluten, lotus root, winter melon, sweet potato, ground melon Luffa, cucumber, celery, mushroom and Flammulina velutipes.
Cold vegetable: Cigu (slightly cold), Portulaca oleracea, Potamogeton (hollow cabbage), Auricularia auricula (watercress), Brassica oleracea, Brassica campestris (asparagus), Chinese cabbage, bamboo shoots (slightly cold), ladyberry, vegetable melon, kelp, laver, seaweed algae, Ear, straw mushroom, balsam pear, water chestnut.
4. What cold fruits can't be eaten with okra
After eating okra, the stomach is mostly in a state of asthenia and cold. At this time, it is not appropriate to eat cold and cool fruits, which can easily lead to indigestion and diarrhea.
Cool fruit: apple (cool sex), pear, citrus, orange, strawberry (cool sex), mango, loquat, grosvenor, rhombus, lotus seed core, lily.
Cold fruit: persimmon, persimmon, grapefruit, banana, mulberry, yangtao, fig, kiwifruit, sugar cane, watermelon, melon (cantaloupe).
5. Other cold foods not suitable for eating with okra
When eating okra, attention should also be paid to avoiding the following other cold, cool food, especially after eating cold, cool tea and so on.
Cool food: green tea, honey, Royal jelly, hops, Sophora (Sophora japonica), chrysanthemum, mint, fat sea, Paeonia lactiflora, ginseng, American ginseng, cassia seed.
Cold food: soy sauce, paste, salt, honeysuckle, balsam pear tea, Kuding tea, thatch root, reed root, alum.
Cautions for eating Okra
1. Okra is suitable for gastritis, cancer, gastric ulcer, anemia and indigestion, especially for young and middle-aged people, athletes, skincare ladies and men. But okra belongs to the vegetable with cold taste. People who have weak stomach and intestines, poor function and frequent diarrhea should not eat more.
2. Okra contains more potassium, people with kidney disease should use less, not over-consumption, and should be scalded before eating.
3. Don't cook or dress Okra in copper or iron utensils, otherwise it will change color quickly. Although harmless to human body, the taste will be discounted and not beautiful.
4. Okra is easy to turn black and dry at room temperature. It needs to be wrapped in white newspaper and refrigerated.
5. When chopping and frying okra, there will be mucus. Some people will wash the mucus before frying in order to make the dishes beautiful. In fact, it is absolutely not recommended to do so. Okra's mucus is the essence of its nutrition, so don't be afraid of sticky, sticky is nutrition.
6. Okra must not be stir-fried with water. Stir-fried in high heat can change color. Raw is better than stir-fried. Eat raw, so don't worry. Nutrition is lost after frying for a long time.