In Vietnamese cuisine, chicken is not just a dish, it is also an important food to treat guests and friends, used on important holidays. Nowadays, with economic development, chicken is used more often. However, because of that, we can eat chicken with many other foods and also eat chicken in many different dishes.
Chicken is a very nutritious meat, from protein to minerals, vitamins. However, do not combine chicken with the following foods that can be harmful or reduce the effectiveness of the dish:
Avoid eating chicken with raw garlic and onions:
Many people like to slice raw onions, especially purple onions or garlic, into a salt bowl to dip boiled chicken. But according to Eastern medicine, chicken is sweet and warm, while garlic is hot, and onions are cold. Combining them will increase heat, or cause a clash of hot and cold, damaging the blood. Combining them in a dipping sauce may not have any consequences, but if you eat raw onions with chicken, it can damage the blood.
Avoid eating chicken with shrimp
Chicken and shrimp, when combined, can cause itching all over the body, because both foods have cooling properties.
Avoid eating chicken with mustard greens, garlic
Chicken has a cooling nature, while mustard greens are also cooling. Therefore, when used together, the heating property will increase and create more heat for the body.
Avoid eating chicken with Vietnamese coriander
Vietnamese coriander is very good for muscle strengthening and vision. However, the consequence of eating a lot is to reduce male libido. When combined with chicken, they create a substance harmful to the digestive system.
Avoid eating chicken with dog meat
Chicken has a neutral and mild nature, while dog meat and dog liver are also neutral and heat. Combining them together will cause diarrhea.
Avoid eating chicken with sesame salt
Chicken belongs to the wind-wood nature. If eaten together with sesame salt and various herbs, it will affect the gallbladder, causing dizziness and trembling.
Avoid eating chicken with carp fish
Chicken has a neutral and mild nature, while carp fish has a cold nature. When combined, they can cause pimples.
Especially, avoid eating chicken with basil
Chicken has a neutral and mild nature, belongs to the wind-wood category, while basil has a hot and spicy nature. When eating these two foods together, it can cause itching and numbness.
Although eating a small amount of each food is not enough to cause a reaction, you should be cautious in case of eating a lot or for people who are sensitive when combining such foods can easily cause harm.
Moreover, frequent combination may not show immediate external signs, but they silently destroy the benefits of chicken.
Chicken with lime leaves is the perfect combination to prevent toxicity.
Chicken with lime leaves is the perfect combination in terms of both taste and health. According to Eastern medicine, chicken is considered neutral, with a sweet taste, while lime leaves have a spicy, cooling nature, with the effect of resolving phlegm, treating coughs, and having antimicrobial properties. Using lime leaves with chicken not only adds aroma to the dish but also helps prevent diseases and detoxify the body. Lime leaves have essential oils that stimulate the taste buds, so when you eat it, it tastes more delicious. Moreover, chicken can cause allergies and chicken skin contains many bacteria, so lime leaves help relieve congestion, purify, and have antimicrobial properties, resisting the bloating caused by eating chicken, especially for people who are sensitive. Lime leaves have many functions such as disinfection, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-fungal, digestive support, reducing bloating, reducing gas accumulation in the digestive system. Therefore, combining chicken with lime leaves helps make the dish safer for the health of the consumer.