What does the saying: 'Fish without garlic, cattle without leeks, and sheep without ginger' mean? After reading it, I have gained knowledge again.

China has a long history and culture, which embodies the charm and wisdom of ancient times, and also reflects all aspects of life, such as daily food.

We have always been very focused on our diet. If we want to make a delicious food, we need to master many methods. The combination of ingredients is also important. For example, which foods are more nutritious together, and which foods will be restrained, these are all things we should consider before cooking.

Regarding the skills in this area, the ancients summed up a sentence: fish without garlic, cattle without leeks, and sheep without ginger. What does it mean? let us see.

fish without garlic

The so-called fish without garlic means that when making fish, you can't put too much garlic, because the fish is basically wild, and now most of the fish are farmed fish, so the fish smell is very strong.

Garlic itself is a pungent seasoning, and adding it to the fish will destroy the deliciousness of the fish itself.

Nowadays, fish are made in various ways, and the added seasonings are gradually increasing, and sometimes garlic directly becomes an irreplaceable seasoning.

There are many kinds of garlic when cooking fish, such as garlic leaves, garlic kernels, and garlic straw. As long as you pay attention to the method and order, the fish will taste better. When grilling, seasonings such as chili and garlic are usually added. In addition, after steamed fish and braised fish are cooked, some garlic will be added as a seasoning, which can reduce the fishy smell in the fish.

Cow garlic

The so-called beef without leeks means that you should not put some leeks when cooking beef, because the beef feels delicious and tender, and the leeks taste very spicy and rich. The combination of the two will make the beef taste worse. Putting leeks, now this statement, this statement has been spread to the present, although reasonable, it is obviously not applicable.

You always like to add some leeks to stir-fry beef, which can increase appetite and color. Even so, you need to remind you to fry leeks as little as possible, because beef is a high-protein food and has the effect of qi and blood, and leeks are aphrodisiac food. The combination of the two is Together, it can irritate the body, causing mouth sores, swollen gums, and pain.

sheep without ginger

Lamb was popular in ancient times, especially in cold weather, and a cauldron of lamb stewed was delicious and quenched the cold.

The mutton has a delicate texture and a smooth taste, but it also has the effect of nourishing the body. It is often used to rinse hot pot to eat, or put it into the pot to simmer slowly over a low heat. It is not greasy or firewood, and it tastes very good.

When making mutton, a lot of seasoning will be added, otherwise the taste will have a fishy smell, but the most taboo of the ancients is not to use ginger, the taste of ginger is very strong, and it is easy to cover the fresh taste of mutton.

The combination of the two is easy to nourish too much. Mutton itself is a nourishing food. Ginger will also make the body angry, make the body angry, and bring discomfort to the body.