Can sea cucumber and shrimp be eaten together? These foods that cannot be eaten together should be understood
Sea cucumber, also known as spiky sea cucumber, is a prized seafood commonly found in the crevices of deep-sea reefs or on rocky bottoms. Like bird's nest, shark fin and ginseng, it is known as a world-class delicacy. Many people now like to use it for making soup, stir-frying and so on. So can sea cucumber and shrimp be eaten together? What foods cannot be eaten together?
1. Can sea cucumber and shrimp be eaten together?
Sea cucumber and shrimp can be eaten together, and the dish made from the two, shrimp with sea cucumber, is a traditional famous dish of Guangdong, with effects of enhancing immunity and nourishing yin and blood. The specific method is as follows:
Shrimp with sea cucumber
Ingredients: sea cucumber, shrimp, scallion, ginger, salt, white sugar, cooking wine, pepper powder, soy sauce, starch
Method:
1. Soak the sea cucumber until rehydrated, take out the intestines and wash clean, cut into strips and set aside. If using dried sea cucumber, it is best to soak it 3 to 4 days in advance to make it easier to use later.
2. Put the prepared sea cucumber on a plate and use scallion and ginger water to remove the off-flavor.
3. Pour oil into the wok and heat it. When it is 70% hot, add scallion and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, then add sea cucumber and shrimp and stir-fry, then add salt, cooking wine, soy sauce, pepper powder and other seasonings and stir-fry over high heat.
4. Mix the starch with water to make a thin slurry, then add it to the wok to thicken the sauce and it is ready to eat.
2. What foods cannot be eaten together with sea cucumber?
| Sea cucumber | Persimmon | Sea cucumber contains rich protein, and persimmon contains tannic acid. Eating the two together will produce indigestible precipitates, causing symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting. |
| Olive | Sea cucumber contains a large amount of protein and calcium, and olive contains tannin substances. Eating the two together will cause indigestion such as abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting. | |
| Pomegranate | Sea cucumber contains a large amount of protein and calcium, and olive contains tannin substances. Eating the two together will cause indigestion such as abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting. | |
| Glycyrrhizic acid | Sea cucumber contains protein, and glycyrrhizic acid is an acidic substance. Eating the two together will cause the protein to lose its activity and lose its nutritional value. |
3. What foods cannot be eaten together with shrimp?
| Shrimp | Pork, chicken | Eating shrimp with pork and chicken will cause liver and kidney failure. |
| Pumpkin | Eating the two together will cause dysentery. If eaten by mistake, licorice and black beans can be used to counteract the toxicity. | |
| Soybean | Eating the two together will cause indigestion symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea. | |
| Golden squash | Eating the two together will cause dysentery and harm your health. | |
| Red dates | Shrimp contains arsenic, and red dates contain vitamins. Eating the two together will produce a poison similar to “arsenic”, causing poisoning. | |
| Fruit juice | Eating the two together will increase the vitamin C content and cause poisoning. | |
| Foods rich in vitamin C | Shrimp cannot be eaten with foods rich in vitamin C such as citrus and lemon. Eating the two together will produce a poison similar to “arsenic”, causing acute arsenic poisoning. | |
| Foods with higher tannic acid content | Shrimp cannot be eaten with fruits with higher tannic acid content such as persimmon, pomegranate, hawthorn and grape. Eating the two together will produce indigestible precipitates, causing vomiting, dizziness, nausea and other symptoms. |
4. How much sea cucumber is appropriate to eat at one time?
1. Healthy adults: for medium-sized sea cucumber, generally about 70g a day; for dried sea cucumber, generally one piece (50 to 100g) a day is appropriate.
2. Children: generally one every 3 to 5 days is enough.
3. People with the three highs (high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high blood lipids): generally one a day is enough.
In summary, sea cucumber and shrimp can be eaten together, and have the effect of enhancing immunity and nourishing blood. However, because there are particular ways to eat sea cucumber and shrimp, when eating sea cucumber try not to eat it together with pomegranate, olive or persimmon, and when eating shrimp try not to eat it together with pork, chicken, pumpkin, soybean, red dates, fruit juice and so on, so as to avoid physical discomfort.